Corona alarm in NRW: Reker calls on Cologne residents to help - "Contagion can no longer be traced"

In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the number of corona cases is growing rapidly.

In Baesweiler, the incidence value soared above the 300 mark.

In Cologne, chains of infection are no longer traceable.

• In North Rhine-Westphalia

  (NRW), the Corona * infection numbers are increasing massively.

• The entire

  Ruhr area

  is currently already a corona risk area.

  The situation remains tense.

  A new hotspot in North Rhine-Westphalia recorded incredibly high values.

• This

  News ticker

  is updated regularly.

Update from October 24th, 1:59 p.m

.: The

reported

new infections with the coronavirus

for North Rhine-Westphalia on Saturday

within 24 hours - plus

related to

.

The seven-day incidence for the state has now increased to

.

Update from October 23, 1.40 p.m.:

The

(non-party) addresses the citizens in a serious address.

The new infections in Cologne have not only risen sharply, the mayor said in a press conference on Friday.

The

, the infection process could currently no longer be fully understood.

It is no longer possible to identify and inform all contact persons.

The situation is serious.

"We can't do it without the help of the people of Cologne."

Reker specifically appeals to families: "Only close family contacts are possible." In Cologne, infections with the

have risen sharply in all areas.

There are significantly more new infections, more corona sufferers in the clinics, more Covid 19 patients in the intensive care units, in

and among the nursing staff.

The

city's

are already preparing to resume normal operations in order to take in more patients in the future who have become infected with the highly contagious virus.

The 7-day incidence in Cologne was 120.1 on Friday.

“We don't have many options,” said Reker.

The key, "to avoid a lockdown, lies in restricting contacts," warned the Cologne mayor.

Corona in NRW: Baesweiler sad frontrunner in new infections

Update from October 23, 11:56 a.m

.: The

is still the sad leader in the Corona crisis.

The 7-day incidence on Friday morning was

(previous day: 321), announced the Aachen city region.

There are currently 97 active corona cases in Baesweiler (previous day: 92), the Aachen city region announced.

Stricter measures have been in place in the Corona hotspot since Friday morning

.

Sports fields and gyms are closed until October 31.

Events such as concerts have to be canceled.

The number of people is limited to ten at weddings and funerals.

The Muslim communities voluntarily waive Friday prayer until October 31.

In the entire Aachen region, the 7-day incidence is 140, the authority announced.

Due to the high incidence of cases, the urban region is announcing further measures shortly.

So far, the so-called "hazard level 2" has already applied there.

NRW has 2,740 new corona infections

Update from October 23, 9.25 a.m

.: In

(NRW),

and

registered

in the past 24 hours

, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday morning (data status: October 23, midnight).

The 7-day incidence in the entire state is currently 74.5.

Hotspots in

colored

dark red

on the

.

In ten cities and municipalities, the incidence value is over 100 or just under the 100 mark.

• Solingen - 162.6

• Herne - 131.0

• Gelsenkirchen - 129.0

• Düren district - 124.3

• Cologne - 120.1

• Remscheid - 115.0

• Aachen - 111.7

• Recklinghausen district - 105.5

• District of Unna - 99

• Düsseldorf - 97.6

The city of Baeseweiler (North Rhine-Westphalia) is now trying to get the infection process under control with strict measures.

The 7-day incidence has been well over 300 for days. The 27,000-inhabitant city belongs to the city region of Aachen and is at the top of the ten municipalities with a value of 321.

The authorities attribute the corona outbreak in Baesweiler to the fact that people were infected at private meetings and then infected with larger families.

In Baesweiler, sports fields and gyms as well as the leisure pool will be closed from this Friday (23 October), announced the Aachen city region.

Mayor Dr.

Willi Linkens appeals to the population to limit their contacts and to adhere to the hygiene rules.

This also applies to "all activities in connection with 'Halloween' on October 31, 2020!" Announced the Aachen city region in a press release on Friday.

The moves to Sankt Martin have already been canceled.

All concerts or events will be canceled until the end of the year (December 31, 2020).

Until the end of the year, only

allowed

at weddings and funerals

.

The city has also announced that it will monitor the quarantine and also advises that heavy fines will be imposed.

Corona record in NRW: numbers are increasing massively - small place cracks incidence of 321 and is now a hotspot

Update from October 22nd, 12:52 p.m

.: The

(NRW) is still THE corona hotspot in NRW.

The 7-day incidence hits the 300 mark for the second day in a row.

In Baesweiler, the number of

has risen

(previous day: 84), the Aachen city region announced on Thursday.

The

is therefore unchanged at

.

According to the mayor of Baesweiler, Willi Linkens (CDU), family celebrations caused the number of infections to skyrocket.

At a funeral in another city, several people were also infected and then family members at home, the mayor said in the WDR.

The city of 28,000 is part of the Aachen city region.

The total 7-day incidence has grown to 127 (previous day: 117).

Because of the

With a high case incidence of over 100, the city region and city of Aachen will shortly order further measures, according to the city region.

Corona in NRW - RKI reports 2,623 corona infections

Update from October 22nd, 6.56 a.m

.: In

(NRW) there are

within 24 hours

(Wednesday morning: 2,189) and

(Wednesday morning: seven) according to the

(RKI) (data from October 22, 12 midnight).

Corona in NRW: health authorities at the limit

The NRW health authorities are slowly reaching their limits.

As

reports, contacts from infected people can sometimes no longer be followed up promptly.

“If I've called ten contacts, there are 40 new ones in my field.

And that goes on all day.

At the moment, I have the feeling that this system of contact tracking is collapsing, ”an employee of a NRW health department told

.

However, this is also due to the organization in some authorities.

In the absence of digital equipment, a lot would still be done by fax or files.

According to

research, there is actually no

uniform system for

tracking contacts in

NRW

.

Local health authorities decide whether and which software is used.

Corona in NRW: Mask requirement in schools also in class until Christmas

Update from October 21, 4:23 p.m.:

In

,

must

wear

a

again

at their

in

after the autumn

.

As the Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday, the regulation should

apply

.

The country also announced a special program to improve

.

According to NRW construction minister

50 million euros for

.

The extension of the

- it usually applies to the corridors of schools, among other things - has proven itself after the

, according to the ministry.

At that time the obligation for two weeks was introduced.

This time it is much longer, until December

.

The

should offer "additional protection for all those involved" and "ensure more security and stability in the classroom", the ministry said in a message to all schools.

NRW introduces compulsory masks in schools, from the 5th grade up to the Christmas holidays.

Regulation applies to the start of school after the autumn vacation, said School Minister #Gebauer in Düsseldorf.

#school #corona

- ZDF State Studio North Rhine-Westphalia (@ZDFnrw) October 21, 2020

As in summer,

will in future always have to wear a mask if they

cannot

keep the

of 1.5 meters.

Even if the lessons require it, they can at least temporarily stop them.

are

from the requirement to wear a mask in the classroom

.

The

recommends that the classrooms be

every 20 minutes

- as well as "cross-ventilate wherever possible" and "ventilate during the entire break".

Corona crisis in NRW: 7-day incidence in Ort near Aachen over 300

+

Red to dark red: on the RKI dashboard, the violent infection rate in NRW can be clearly seen - also in the city of Baesweiler.

© Screenshot RKI Dashboard on Wednesday October 21

First report from October 21:

Aachen - dark red, a new spot is marked on the dashboard of the

(RKI).

It is a small town in

(NRW) - with just under 30,000 inhabitants.

According to the health authorities, the 7-day incidence * is 321 (previous day:

.

The new Corona hotspot is the city of

near Aachen.

"There are only 75 corona cases, but every single case worries me," said Willi Linkens, Lord Mayor of Baesweiler on Tuesday evening on WDR.

Most probably got infected at private parties.

Despite the high corona numbers, there should be no

at the place

, such as in the Berchtesgaden * district (Bavaria).

Will that remain a special case?

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) warns with urgent words * not to take Corona lightly in the Bavarian state parliament on Wednesday.

Since

belongs to the Aachen Kreis urban region, only the health department can impose a lockdown.

According to the authorities, there are currently

in the city

.

As of Wednesday morning, the

jumped

from 299 to

.

The 7-day incidence in the Aachen city region is therefore

(previous day: 113).

According to the RKI, the value is 106.6 (data status: October 21, 12 a.m.).

"There are only 75 corona cases, but every single case worries me"

Willi Linkens, Lord Mayor of Baesweiler

The Lord Mayor of Baesweiler hopes that the corona numbers will drop again by October 31.

As the WDR reports, there are now quarantine controls in the city.

Police officers check whether all people who tested positive for Corona remain in quarantine as prescribed.

Coronavirus in NRW - extreme situation in the most populous federal state

In

(NRW) there are

within 24 hours 

(previous day: 2,150)

and seven deaths according to RKI data (data as of October 21, 12 a.m.) have been recorded.

In 

 (104.5), 

 (101.4), 

 (113.2), 

 (100.1), 

 (137.5), 

 (133.6) and in the 

 (106, 6) the 7-day incidence is over 100. For the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia, the RKI gives a 7-day incidence of 62.2 (data status: October 20, 0:00 am).

In NRW, two thirds of the population (18 million inhabitants) now live in a

, reports the news agency

.

Around 12 million people live in cities or districts that are above the critical threshold of 50 new infections, according to figures from the

(RKI) on Wednesday.

with around

was therefore the only larger city that remained below the figure of 50 with 33 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.

The most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia has almost 18 million inhabitants. 

The coronavirus numbers in Germany are alarming.

The increase in new corona infections is rapid.

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