The number of coronavirus cases in Germany remains strikingly high.
The infection rate is hardly going back.
There is criticism for the relaxation at Christmas.
Further developments in the news ticker.
The
corona virus
* continues to challenge Germany - now the partial lockdown is being extended.
The
Corona-case numbers
stagnate, according to the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) at a high level.
A trend reversal does not seem to be in sight.
You can find
further developments on the subject of
Corona in Germany
here.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from November 26th, 5:17 pm
: "The hospitals are running full," said Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Thursday in Munich.
The first clinics in Bavaria sent emergency signals.
Intensive care units across Germany are filling up with corona patients.
3,822 Covid-19 patients
currently have to be treated in an intensive care unit (previous day: 3,781), of which
2,291 are artificially ventilated
(previous day: 2,214).
This emerges from the DIVI intensive register.
Update from November 26th, 3:40 p.m
.:
Bavaria
has
spoken a word of power
on the subject of
skiing over Christmas
: In the future,
day trips to Austria
and other
neighboring countries classified
as
risk areas
will also be subject to
quarantine requirements.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) * has been urging for days to stop ski tourism in the coming period - the ski lifts in Bavaria are also not allowed to open for the time being.
Update from November 26th, 3:18 p.m
.: Pink alert!
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has
introduced a new color
for a
hotspot in Germany
:
the Hildburghausen district
is pink.
Update from November 26th, 9:28 am
: "From a medical and epidemic point of view, it is madness to open
up and relax again
at
Christmas
,"
warned
Frank Ulrich Montgomery
in the
SWR
.
The World Doctors' President fears that “two to three weeks after Christmas the death rate will rise.
Christmas
becomes a festival with a risk of death for some people. "
From a psychological point of view, he understands the easing over the holidays.
The
people would also need contacts over Christmas
, but it was important to find a balance.
“The virus doesn't know Christmas or Ramadan.
It looks for its victims every day where it finds them, ”says Montgomery.
Christmas becomes a death risk for some people.
World Doctors President Frank Ulrich Montgomery
Montgomery has no sympathy
for the
relaxation over New Year's Eve
.
A lot of alcohol is involved on New Year's Eve.
People would celebrate together and hug each other.
“These are wonderful sources of infection.
The virus is happy and cheering, ”said Montgomery.
+
World Medical President Frank Ulrich Montgomery (archive photo).
© Hauke-Christian Dittrich / dpa
Update from November 26th, 9.25 a.m
.: Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a government statement in parliament on the Corona measures for December.
Corona in Germany: Protests in the Corona hotspot Hildburghausen
Update from November 26th, 8.10 a.m.:
During the
protests
against the new infection control rules in the
Corona hotspot district of Hildburghausen
, the police
used
pepper spray
on Wednesday evening
.
Multiple communicative attempts to get the participants to leave the
demonstration have
failed, the
police
said
on Thursday night.
According to the information, there were no injuries.
The protests ended at around 8.45 p.m.
Contrary to the current Thuringian
Infection Protection Ordinance
and the
general decree
of the
Hildburghausen
district
, around 400 people gathered on the market square.
Videos on Twitter show people walking through the city center and singing "Oh, how nice it is".
The police found
numerous violations
of the applicable regulations.
According to the announcement, minimum distances were not observed, masks were not worn and their own apartment was left without good reason, it said.
A total of
more than 30 reports were
filed.
#Hildburghausen is THE corona hotspot in Germany.
Incidence value: 527. Same place, tonight: Quite a few people singing through the city center without any gaps.
How irresponsible, self-centered and lacking in solidarity can you be?
I want to throw up.
pic.twitter.com/3NLGWENJsq
- Sophia Maier (@_sophiamaier) November 25, 2020
Thuringia's Prime Minister
Bodo Ramelow
appealed to the people in
Hildburghausen
to adhere to the new infection protection rules.
These demonstrators had given the signal that they were
not interested
in the
infection process
in their circle.
"You are in the district with the highest infection rate in all of Germany, but you signal that you are more likely to reject the measures to prevent the infections," said Ramelow on Wednesday.
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Corona in Germany: RKI reports more than 22,000 new infections and almost 400 deaths
Update from November 26th, 6.54 a.m.:
The number of reported
new corona infections
within one day was
22,268
on Thursday
.
This comes from the data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
A week ago on Thursday, 22,609 cases had been reported.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the RKI has
counted
a total of
983,588
detected infections with the
coronavirus
in Germany.
In addition, the RKI reported
389 new corona deaths
within 24 hours.
The maximum value within one day was reached on Wednesday with 410 new
corona deaths
.
Since the pandemic began, a total of
15,160
people in
Germany have died
in connection with the virus.
Corona in Germany: Protests against regional lockdown in hotspot Hildburghausen
In
Corona hotspot Hildburghausen
in Thuringia have
about 400 people
against the new infection protection rules in the county
protested
.
According to the police, people gathered on Wednesday on the
market square of
the city of Hildburghausen.
The protests took place during the deliberations of the Prime Minister with Chancellor
Angela Merkel
.
The Hildburghausen district
currently has the
highest 7-day incidence value
nationwide
, with significantly
more than 500 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants
in the past seven days
.
A
regional lockdown
with exit restrictions and closed schools and kindergartens
has been in effect there since Wednesday
.
Corona in Germany: Federal and state governments agree to extend the measures
Update from November 25, 10:50 p.m.: The
federal and state governments
decided
on
Wednesday evening
to extend and further restrict
the existing
corona measures
until December 20.
While
schools
remain open, private
contacts are
limited to five people and the
mask requirement
in public spaces is intensified.
Special regulations should apply
over the
Christmas holidays
.
You can find an overview of the resolutions here.
Corona in Germany: R-value continues to decrease - incidence in German hotspot rises over 500
Update November 25, 21:05:
In
Germany
were 18,633 on Wednesday morning
infections
with
coronavirus
reported that have been registered in the past 24 hours.
Compared to the previous week, the increase in
new infections
every
day seems to
flatten out.
This is also indicated by the
R value published
by the
Robert Koch Institute
in its
situation
report published
daily in the evening
.
Compared to the previous day, the
7-day R fell
from 0.90 to 0.87.
Thus, in the past seven days, one
person infected with corona infected an
average of 0.87 other people.
The
4-day R
, which is more strongly influenced by daily fluctuations, also drops from 0.87 to 0.67.
Corona hotspot
of Germany remains the
Hildburghausen
district
in Thuringia.
There the
7-day incidence rose
again significantly and is
now given
by the
RKI
at 526.9.
The day before, the
incidence
value was 482.6.
Corona in Germany: Corona outbreak in a retirement home in Wilhelmshaven
Update November 25, 16:55:
In a retirement home in
Wilhelmshaven
in Lower Saxony is an outbreak of
coronavirus
come.
A total of 49 people tested positive for the
coronavirus
.
Including both residents and
nursing staff
, as reported by the
Hannoversche Allgemeine
.
Three
infected people
are said to be in
hospital
for treatment
.
A resident who also tested positive for
Sars-CoV-2
died on Tuesday.
The responsible
authorities
had already issued a
ban
on
visiting
the retirement home
at the weekend
.
As the number of cases continues to rise,
the threshold of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants
in
Wilhelmshaven has been
exceeded for the first time in the last seven days.
Corona pandemic: study reveals deadly consequences of Covid-19
Update from November 25, 3:55 p.m.:
During the first
lockdown
due to the
coronavirus pandemic
, the number of fatal
strokes
increased.
This is suggested by a study by the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (
AOK
).
According to this, 740 AOK patients died within 30 days of a cerebral infarction or cerebral haemorrhage in the spring.
An increase of 26
deaths
compared to spring 2019.
Corona in Germany: More fatal strokes during the first lockdown
The number of
deaths was also
higher
than in spring 2018
and is therefore not considered a statistical outlier by the AOK.
“The fear of a
Covid 19 infection
could have prevented patients with milder complaints from going to the
hospital
,” explains Jürgen Klauber, the managing director of the AOK's scientific institute.
This concern must "be taken away from the patient, because
every minute really counts
in the treatment of
heart attacks
and
strokes
".
# Quality monitor: During lockdown there were more deaths in patients with #cerebral infarction or #cerebral hemorrhage.
Jürgen Klauber from #WIdO appeals: If you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, you should dial the emergency number directly.
https://t.co/rqOyouEgbk pic.twitter.com/7QL9SY9txt
- AOK Federal Association (@AOK_Politics) November 25, 2020
Overall, according to the study, significantly fewer patients with symptoms of their heart attack or stroke could
be
treated
in
hospital
.
According to the evaluation in spring, the number of
patients
with mild stroke symptoms fell by 35 percent and those with severe symptoms by 15 percent.
Corona pandemic: Ten year old in England dies after corona infection
Update from November 25, 3:15 p.m.:
The
second wave of the coronavirus pandemic
is not only
hitting
Germany
hard.
In Bradford, England, a ten-year-old boy dies with
Covid-19
.
The city laments many
corona deaths *
.
Corona pandemic in Germany: Frankfurt Zoo wants to protect its great apes from Covid-19
Update November 25, 14:43
: fear for monkeys because Corona - the
Frankfurt Zoo
wants its approximately
30 apes
before an
infection Corona
protect.
For this, precautionary safety precautions have now been taken.
Even if no case is known so far, these animals could “probably also get Covid-19.
Still, we have to be very careful, ”said curator Sabrina Linn.
Even a supposedly “harmless” flu virus could kill a young animal.
The
bonobos
,
gorillas
and
orangutans
only have contact with their keepers, who wear so-called FFP2 masks in the ape enclosure.
The city announced that the food for the residents will be delivered through a sluice.
The Frankfurt Zoo is home to
bonobos that are
important for the European breeding program
.
"It would not only be dramatic for us personally if they died of a corona infection, but also for the European bonobo population," says Linn.
+
Zoo wants to protect great apes from Corona.
The archive photo shows a female gorilla with twin offspring in the Frankfurt Zoo.
© Winfried Faust / dpa
Update from November 25, 12.49 p.m
.:
Corona risk groups
should get cheap
FFP-2 protective masks
.
In total, it should be
27.35 million people
, according to a statement made by the German Press Agency.
The Federal Joint Committee of the Health System with representatives from doctors, clinics and health insurance companies has drawn up a requested definition of the groups with risks for serious and fatal courses.
Corona risk groups therefore include
23.7 million people over the age of 60
, as well as other people with
previous illnesses
,
high-risk pregnancies
or
overweight
.
FFP2 masks for 27 million people with a high corona risk
The statement should now be the basis for a regulation with which the Federal Ministry of Health wants to regulate the specific implementation.
The goal remains
to begin
with the
issue of masks in the course of December
, as it was said.
According to a decision by the federal and state governments,
a total of 15 FFP2 masks per person
- arithmetically one per winter week - should be available for “a small personal contribution”.
+
Cheap FFP2 masks for corona risk patients in Germany.
© picture alliance / dpa
Corona in Germany: the incidence value in Hildburghausen jumps over 500
Update from November 25, 11:13 a.m
.: The
incidence
value
in
the Hildburghausen district
(Thuringia) cracked the
500 mark
on Wednesday.
As reported by the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI), the 7-day incidence is currently
526.9
.
But the incidence has also skyrocketed in other cities and counties (see list).
According to the RKI, the 7-day incidence across Germany is currently 139.6 (previous day: 142).
Corona hotspots in Germany (data status: November 25th, midnight)
Hildburghausen district (Thuringia) - 526.9
District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (Saxony) - 364.4
Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate) - 360.0
Passau (Bavaria) - 352.3
Berlin Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg - 329.7
District of the Erzgebirgskreis (Saxony) - 311.1
District of Günzburg (Bavaria) - 311.0
District of Bautzen (Saxony) - 300.2
Freyung-Grafenau district (Bavaria) - 287.1
Kaufbeuren (Bavaria) - 283.8
District of Hof (Bavaria) - 283.7
Offenbach (Hesse) - 279.4
District of Kronach (Bavaria): 247.2
District of Cloppenburg (Lower Saxony) 245.5
Corona crisis in Germany: Lauterbach names the main reason why the lockdown does not bring enough
Update from November 25th, 9:29 am
: "It works about half as strong as we expected," said
Karl Lauterbach
on Wednesday morning on
ARD
- "Morgenmagazin".
Partial lockdown
lowers the number of corona infections far less than expected, admits the SPD politician.
In his opinion, the reason for this is new sources of infection in schools, for example.
In order to make a common Christmas possible, everyone should “pull themselves together”, recommended the doctor.
Specifically, this means a pre-quarantine before the holidays and "not shopping as much".
“The gift has to be ourselves and not what we bring with us,” said Lauterbach.
Christmas shouldn't be remembered as the festival when they lost loved ones because of the virus, he warned.
On Wednesday afternoon, the federal and state governments will discuss the next steps to combat the pandemic.
Update from November 25, 8:42 a.m.:
The car manufacturer
Opel
has offered the states of
Hesse
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
and
Thuringia
to
set up
regional corona vaccination centers
in its plants in
Rüsselsheim
,
Kaiserslautern
and
Eisenach
.
"With large factory halls and parking areas as well as good connections to the local public transport network, our locations have excellent logistical prerequisites to specifically support and facilitate the
vaccination process
as soon as a
vaccine is
available," said Opel boss
Michael Lohscheller
on Wednesday.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports maximum number of deaths
Update of 25 November, 6:25:
On the day of
Corona summit
between federal and state governments have the health authorities in
Germany
the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
in one day
new 410 deaths
associated with the
coronavirus
reported.
A
new high was
reached
on Wednesday
.
The total number of deaths rose to 14,771.
The previous record was reported in mid-April with 315 new deaths within 24 hours.
The number of reported
new corona infections
was
18,633
on Wednesday
,
around 1000 cases more than a week
ago
.
The RKI has counted a total of 961,320 detected infections with the
coronavirus
in Germany
since the beginning of the pandemic
.
Corona in Germany: current case numbers from the RKI (data status: November 25, 12 a.m.)
Corona cases since the beginning of the pandemic | 961.320 |
---|---|
Deaths related to Sars-CoV-2 | 14,771 |
New corona infections within 24 hours | 18,633 |
active corona cases in Germany | 309,849 |
genesis | approx. 636,700 |
Corona in Germany: Numbers still at a high level
Update from November 24th, 8:03 p.m.:
There
is also no trend reversal
in the number of
reproductions
.
According to the RKI situation report on Tuesday evening, the
so-called
seven-day R
was
0.90
.
On Monday, the R value was 0.97.
This means that an average of 100 people who are infected with Sars-CoV-2 infect around 90 more people.
The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.
If it is below 1 for a long time, the infection process subsides.
First report from November 24th:
Munich - Germany has been in
partial lockdown
for a good three weeks
.
The number of corona cases is still high in the second wave *.
The increase in new corona infections has flattened out
since the second
week of
November
, according to the current Covid-19 situation report from the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI), but the situation remains tense.
The European health authority ECDC doubts the corona measures in Germany.
A current long-term forecast does not bode well.
Stricter measures are needed.
The federal and state governments are apparently in agreement.
At the Corona summit on Wednesday (November 25), a new Corona strategy for Christmas is on the agenda.
Coronavirus in Germany: The most important indicators in the pandemic
The
7-day incidence
* is currently
143
.
The number of new infections in the past seven days per 100,000 inhabitants leveled off at 140 in the past week.
In
Bavaria
(178.0),
Berlin
(197.8),
Bremen
(143.6),
Hesse
(171.4),
North Rhine-Westphalia
(158.9) and
Saxony
(193.5) the 7-day Incidence above the nationwide total incidence.
According to the RKI, in most federal states the increase has slowed down or slightly reversed since November 9th.
There
is also no trend reversal in
the number of
reproductions *
.
According to the RKI situation report from Monday evening, the
so-called
7-day R
is 0.97 (previous day: 1.03).
This means that an average of 100 infected people infect around 97 other people.
The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.
If the 7-day R is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection process subsides, according to the experts.
Corona in Germany: RKI case numbers (data as of November 24, 12 a.m.)
13,554 new corona cases
and 249 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours (data status: November 24, 12 a.m.).
So far,
942,687 people
in Germany
have been proven to be infected with Sars-CoV-2.
14,361 deaths
have been recorded in Germany since the start of the corona pandemic.
The RKI estimates that 636,700 people have survived a corona infection.
Coronavirus: Where do people get infected in Germany?
According to the RKI, the high number of nationwide cases is mostly due to a
vague event
.
"For a large proportion of the cases, the infection environment cannot be determined," says the RKI management report.
Corona outbreaks therefore occur in households, community facilities, old people's and nursing homes as well as in the professional environment and at religious events.
But there are also smaller outbreaks in hospitals, facilities for asylum seekers and refugees and religious events that are driving up the number of corona cases.
Funerals are particularly difficult in Corona times.
In Bremen, the police broke a memorial service with 400 family members.
The mourners would have violated hygiene rules, but showed themselves to be "insightful".
Corona in Germany: the positive rate of the test is higher than ever - material in the laboratories is scarce
According to the data from the Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM), the
positive rate
for the corona tests * carried out continues to rise and is
9.6 percent
for the 47th calendar
week (
November
16-22
)
(previous week: 9.2 Percent).
It was the highest weekly value since ALM data collection began, it said on Tuesday.
The participating laboratories carried out about as many PCR tests for Sars-CoV-2 as in the previous week.
But the material is scarce.
“We all fall back on manufacturers who are active on the world market.
That doesn't make it any easier for us, ”said Evangelos Kotsopoulos, director of the ALM.
As pleasant as it is that
corona vaccines are
currently being
developed and already being produced
at
high pressure
: The need for plastic materials, for example, is thus increasing.
(ml with material from dpa)
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network
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