According to the latest status (04/02/2020, 6 p.m.) there are now two corona deaths in Göttingen and an increase in infected people. Sartorius also supports corona research as a supplier.
- To date, there are a total of 270 Corona cases in the city and district of Göttingen (as of April 2, 2020).
- There are 73 corona cases in the city of Göttingen and 197 corona cases in the district.
- In the region around the city of Göttingen , the animal shelters are very concerned about the Corona crisis .
Update from Thursday, April 2, 2020, 7:16 p.m .: City and district of Göttingen complain about two Corona victims . A 78-year-old died in the Helios Clinic Herzberg / Osterode as a result of the illness. In Göttingen, a 92-year-old person also succumbed to the disease. Both were very old and had previous illnesses.
So far, 270 people (as of April 2, 6 p.m.) in the city and district of Göttingen have tested positive for the new corona virus. The health office for the city and district of Göttingen announced this on Thursday afternoon, April 2, 2020. 73 of them live in the city of Göttingen, 197 in the district. The number of suspected cases also increases and is currently 1,601.
Corona in Göttingen: Sartorius supports coronavirus research
Despite the corona pandemic, business continues for Sartorius AG. The group from Göttingen supplies companies that are leaders in corona research *.
They have excellent, long-standing customer relationships with companies such as CureVac in Tübingen, which are leaders in corona research . They obtain cell analysis instruments from the Sartorius laboratory division and also fermentation products and purification systems from the bioprocess division.
Corona in Göttingen: Alleged corona infected rioted in bus
Update from Thursday, April 2nd, 2020, 5:06 pm: A 36-year-old man from Göttingen, allegedly Corona infected , rioted in a bus and attacked a police officer. At the office in Göttingen , he then admitted that he was not infected with the corona virus.
The health department then initiated a test that was negative. Now the 36-year-old has to answer for the attack on the police and pay a bill from the police department in Göttingen in the amount of around 415 euros.
Corona in Göttingen: Over 250 infected people in the region
Update from Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:13 p.m .: According to the Göttingen Health Department, 254 people in the city and district are now affected by a corona infection. 68 of the Corona infected live in the city of Göttingen , 186 in the wider district.
That is 25 more people than on Wednesday (April 1st, 2020). The reporting location has not yet been recorded for three people.
Corona in Göttingen: care for animal shelters
Update from Thursday, April 2nd, 2020, 11.50 a.m .: According to Petra Broistedt, Social Affairs Director of Göttingen, the clinics in the region have not yet reached their capacity limit * despite the corona crisis. In an interview with the HNA, she explained that the work in the city's crisis team worked well. Göttingen is in a moderate zone, the occupancy in the clinics is "in the green".
Coronavirus in Göttingen: Animal shelters in great concern
Update from Thursday, April 2nd, 2020, 8.15 a.m .: The shelters in the Göttingen region are very concerned about the spread of the coronavirus *. You expect fewer donations because of the reduced number of people.
This could lead to problems with the care of the animals, because animal shelters are largely financed through donations, says Sabine Kober, director of the Göttingen animal shelter . Rumors that animals can transmit the corona virus are contradicted by the press spokeswoman for the German animal welfare association Hester Pommerening. This has been scientifically refuted.
Corona in Göttingen: Number of infected people is increasing - schools should cancel open house
Update on Wednesday, April 1st, at 4.15 p.m .: 234 people in the city and district of Göttingen have so far been tested positive for the new corona virus. This is the status on Wednesday, April 1, 4 p.m.
63 of the infected live in the city of Göttingen, 171 in the district. The number of suspected cases also increases and is currently 1,573.
Due to the risk of infection in the Corona crisis , the city of Göttingen advises against the open day at schools. It is currently not foreseeable which development the current situation will take. Therefore, the city of Göttingen advises to cancel the open days planned for May 2020 in secondary schools. A corresponding recommendation was made to the schools.
Corona in Göttingen: Third retirement home with a corona outbreak
Update on Wednesday, April 1st, at 4.15 p.m .: A third old people's home in the Göttingen region is affected by several corona infections. In the old people's and nursing home in the village of Holzerode, two people have so far been tested positive for the corona virus. The district administration confirmed this on Wednesday.
After an employee tested positive for Corona , all 48 residents and 38 employees in the facility were tested. A corona infection was found in another person.
The infected were then isolated. According to the district management, they are doing well according to the circumstances. A visitor stop was imposed for the old people's home.
A few days ago, several corona infections had been reported in a nursing home in Herzberg and in a GDA residence in Göttingen .
Update on Wednesday, April 1, at 2:18 p.m .: The catering operators in the Göttingen region are trying not to let the Corona crisis * get them down. The restaurants and cafes around Göttingen are trying to compensate for the loss of income caused by the Corona crisis with creative ideas such as setting up a delivery service or pick-up service.
Update on Wednesday, April 1, at 12.01: 229 women and men in the city and in the district of Göttingen are affected by the corona virus on Wednesday (April 1, 2020). That is 21 more cases than on Tuesday (March 31, 2020). 63 of them live in the city, 166 in the district, reports the health office for the city and district of Göttingen.
The focus of the infections is in the Altkreis Osterode (towns of Osterode am Harz, Bad Lauterberg in the Harz, Herzberg am Harz and Bad Sachsa, as well as the municipality of Hattorf am Harz and the municipalities of Bad Grund (Harz) and Walkenried). There are currently 130 cases.
Corona Falls in the Göttingen area
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Corona in Göttingen: focus areas of the virus
In the area of the old district of Duderstadt (city of Duderstadt, Gieboldehausen community), including the complete community of Radolfshausen, 6 infected people are reported. In the area of the Altkreis Hann. Münden (city of Hann. Münden, Samtgemeinde Dransfeld and municipality of Staufenberg), there are still 17 cases.
There are 13 infected people in the area of the former district of Göttingen (Bovenden district, Rosdorf, Gleichen and Friedland municipalities - without the city of Göttingen) and Adelebsen district.
Corona in Göttingen: Many companies will resort to short-time work
Update on Wednesday, April 1st, at 8:00 a.m .: The Corona crisis does not leave the companies in Lower Saxony without a trace. The employment agency expects that around 2000 companies in the counties of Göttingen and Northeim will apply for short-time work due to the current economic situation. According to Klaus-Dieter Brille, head of the employment agency in Göttingen, compared to the current corona crisis *, the economic and financial crisis in 2008/2009 only received 979 applications.
Corona in Göttingen: old people's home affected again
Update on Tuesday, March 31 at 9:54 p.m .: InGöttingen, six residents of an old people's home have been infected with the corona virus. This was announced by the health department of the Göttingen region on Tuesday evening. Employees were also tested positive. Appropriate measures to contain the infection in the facilities have been taken.
Corona in Göttingen: Food for the needy
Corona in Göttingen: young people stranded in Uganda
Update on Tuesday, March 31, at 2:06 p.m .: 30 young volunteers from the Weltwärts development project are currently stuck in Uganda due to the corona pandemic, which limits air traffic. 15 of them were posted by the ASC Göttingen . This was confirmed by Jörg Schnitzerling, chair of the Göttingen sports club. The youngsters are doing well in the African country. They are looked after on site by employees of the Weltwärts project. Weltwärts is a volunteer program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Since Uganda is not yet part of the federal government's return program, there are problems organizing the return of the participants. Several flights by the group from the capital Kampala were canceled due to the corona pandemic. At the moment they are "in good hands" in East Africa, said Schnitzerling. Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil and Bundestag Vice President Thomas Oppermann have already been asked for help to speed up the group's return.
Corona in Göttingen: over 200 infected
The number of people infected with corona has exceeded the 200 mark in the Göttingen region. A total of 208 people in the district and city of Göttingen were infected on Tuesday. 52 of the cases are reported in the city of Göttingen. So far, 13 of the 208 infected people have been cured.
Update from Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 1:46 pm: The corona virus paralyzes almost everything - the people of Göttingen stay at home. As a result, restaurants not only lack revenue, they also have cold stores full of perishable goods. Doesn't matter, then you cook for free, some chefs think.
Lower Saxony: Corona cases in old people's homes
Update from Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:14 p.m .: Corona cases have been confirmed in more and more nursing homes in Lower Saxony - now also in the Altkreis district of Osterode. 17 residents and 7 employees were infected with the novel corona virus. Two patients are treated in the hospital.
Update from Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:23 am: The corona virus is affecting the cultural scene in Göttingen. Many institutions, local artists and musicians in Göttingen fear for their existence due to the crisis.
The cultural life of the city of Göttingen is temporarily placed in a kind of artificial coma. The Musa Cultural Center and the Exil Music Club are also concerned about their future.
Coronavirus in Göttingen: organizers hope for solidarity
In addition to the emergency aid from the federal government, many organizers hope for the solidarity of concert goers. They have the option of not refunding their tickets they have already bought or donating their tickets.
Update from Sunday, March 29, 2020, 5:08 p.m .: A major outbreak of corona infections has now also occurred in a nursing home in southern Lower Saxony. In the city of Herzberg in the district of Göttingen, 17 residents of a nursing home were infected with the corona virus. The THW moved in protective suits, the residents are now all isolated.
Seniors are particularly at risk from corona infection. Last week, 17 people died in a nursing home in Wolfsburg.
Update from Sunday, March 29th, 2020, 1:55 pm: On Sunday, March 29th, 2020, (as of 1:15 pm), the health office for the city and district of Göttingen reports 158 people who are infected with the new corona virus. 50 of them live in the city of Göttingen, 108 in the district. The number of suspected cases also increases and is currently at 1341.
The city also announced that it had bought 49,000 FFP2 protective masks for half a million euros. This would equip emergency services and facilities with Covid 19 cases in the city and district if they report the need for it.
Corona in Göttingen: protective masks requested from the state of Lower Saxony
In order to cover the need for protective masks, disposable gloves, protective gloves, protective coats and disinfectants at medical facilities, the city had also requested material from the state of Lower Saxony. A delivery from the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior had arrived on Saturday.
"Thanks to this support from the state government, we can now also supply nursing homes and hospitals with protective masks or disposable gloves, for example, if they can no longer procure material themselves," emphasizes Petra Broistedt, Head of Department at the City of Göttingen and Head of the Staff for Unusual Events. Nevertheless, it is foreseeable that the demand will continue to increase and additional deliveries from the country will be necessary.
Corona in Göttingen: Police take stock after first week of contact ban
Update from Saturday, 28.03.2020, 5.43 p.m .: The police in southern Lower Saxony drew a first balance after around a week of bans on contact and exit restrictions due to the corona pandemic and this is largely positive in the Göttingen police department.
So far, 48 administrative offenses and 13 criminal complaints have been initiated for violating the "general decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs". In about 850 cases, the officials had to provide information about the contact restrictions or relocation. A noticeable change in behavior can be seen, said Göttingen police chief Uwe Lührig.
Corona in Göttingen: number of infected people increased again
Update from Saturday, March 28, 2020, 11:05 a.m .: The first violations of the Infection Protection Act land in court in Göttingen. Shopkeepers, teenagers are accused. In times of corona, even a sneeze can be dangerous.
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 5.45pm : The number of corona infected people in Göttingen is increasing. The health department Göttingen announced the new numbers.
There are now a total of 127 confirmed Corona cases in which the test for the novel virus Sars-CoV-2 was positive. There are 45 cases in the city of Göttingen and 81 in the district.
Coronavirus in Göttingen: "Number against grief" advises adolescents in crisis
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 4:23 pm: The child and youth telephone number against grief in Göttingen under the free number 0800/111 0 333 can be a good way for young people during Corona * to address concerns and problems relieve. Children and adolescents are dependent on encounters with friends and, thanks to Corona, they are no longer possible.
20 volunteers are currently advising callers on the Göttingen children's and youth telephone from Monday to Friday. Four young people take over the telephone service on Saturdays. Two volunteer advisors take care of incoming mails.
Corona in Göttingen: First proceedings for violations of the Infection Protection Act
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 2:45 pm: Most citizens in Göttingen adhere to the regulations for protection against the corona virus * - but not all. That is why the public prosecutor's office in Göttingen has now initiated the first investigation into violations of the Infection Protection Act.
Among other things, an investigation is aimed at several young people and adults who are said to have met to play football on a sports field in the Northeim district. Alerted police officers dissolved the event with a total of seven people and filed criminal charges for violations of the Infection Protection Act due to Corona .
Coronavirus pandemic in Göttingen: Steak house restaurant starts social media challenge
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 11:39 am: Steak house restaurant Timberjacks is starting a social media challenge * in Göttingen due to the corona pandemic *. In Corona times, many restaurants have to close.
Therefore, the restaurant chain Timberjacks in Göttingen and Kassel has considered a challenge in which special moments can be shared with the restaurants on Instagram. Other restaurateurs and restaurants are also invited to do so.
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 10.30 a.m .: Two schools in Göttingen start a campaign despite Corona *: "Easter in a shoe box" has been part of the fixed program of the Voigtschule in Göttingen for years. The New IGS (Integrated Comprehensive School) is also there.
The students from both institutions are again packing numerous Easter packages for people supported by the Tafel Göttingen . The needy should be supported, especially in times of Corona .
Coronavirus in Göttingen: Ski instructors from Göttingen in quarantine
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 9.45 a.m .: Felix Rohde from Göttingen got infected with Corona * while working as a ski instructor in Ischgl. Since then he has been in quarantine in a house in Kappl.
The 18-year-old had symptoms such as cough, runny nose, mild headache and difficulty breathing. But now he was symptom-free. He assumes that he has been infected by a colleague who also works in a bar.
Corona in Göttingen: No waste paper collection
Update from Friday, March 27th, 2020, 6.45 a.m .: Due to the current corona situation, the local fire brigades in Göttingen will not collect any waste paper in April. This was announced by the Göttingen health office. As soon as the situation improves, the waste paper collection is started again.
Corona in Göttingen: District administrator in quarantine
On the recommendation of the Health Office, the district administrator in Göttingen Bernhard Reuter (SPD) has been in voluntary quarantine in the home * due to the corona pandemic since Wednesday *. The head of administration attended a meeting at which a person who had now tested positive for Corona was present for a short time.
The district administrator was informed of this finding by the Göttingen health department, said a spokesman for the district administration. On this occasion, the advice was given that the district administrator should be tested for an infection with the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 .
Coronavirus in Göttingen: District administrator has no symptoms
It is a precaution. District Administrator Reuter belongs to the risk group given his age (65). The district administrator is fine, he does not feel symptoms.
The message from the health department has no effect on the environment in the district administration. According to the district administration of Göttingen, hygiene requirements and distance rules based on corona are consistently implemented in the district house.
For information on the # Corona virus: The Lower Saxony state government is now providing a new, central #Hotline from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. It can be reached on phone number +49 (0) 511 120 6000. @NdsLandesReg
- radio ffn (@radioffn) March 26, 2020Coronavirus pandemic in Göttingen: This is how the Sars-CoV-2 infected spread
In the meantime, the corona infection with the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 is also spreading in Göttingen . On Thursday, March 26th, 2020, the health department published the following figures:
- City of Göttingen: 37
- District of Göttingen: 78
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