Corona: Red alert in Hamm - trigger for second wave makes OB riot: "It can't be ..."

Germany has a new corona hotspot: The trigger for this second corona wave is causing trouble.

The mayor announces fines and penalties.

• How is Germany doing in terms of Corona containment *?

• While the Federal Republic is doing well in a European comparison, one city is causing concern.

• The government has postponed a policy change for returning travelers.

Update from September 24th, 9.11 a.m

.: Red alert is in the

(North Rhine-Westphalia).

On the RKI map, the city is a

on the Covid-19 map of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

The

is according to RKI figures at

(as at: September 24, 9:20).

The city of Hamm gives a value of

and points out that the RKI would publish figures with a delay.

Corona in Germany: Trigger for second corona wave in Hamm causes trouble

Lord Mayor

found clear words about the situation in the Westphalian city in a video message on Monday.

He was particularly

outraged by

the

.

"I am extremely upset that the situation

arose

from a

," says Mayor Hunsteger-Petermann in the Facebook video.

The wedding celebration took place three weeks ago in Dortmund, said Hunsteger-Petermann.

It would be difficult to track and break the chains of infection now.

The city announced that more than 100 of the current 179 corona infections in Hamm are related to the wedding.

300 wedding guests are under quarantine.

A family celebration now has drastic consequences for the city of 182,000.

For two weeks there are strict contact restrictions, a mask requirement in schools and a registration requirement for private parties.

An absurdity for the mayor.

“It cannot be that a

then essentially

affects

significantly,” says the mayor in the video.

"We will also take

here with all legal options that we have,

" emphasizes Hunsteger-Petermann in the video message.

“We are in the process of finding out who are responsible and are examining how we can hold them accountable,” a city spokesman explained to the dpa.

Fines or damages are conceivable.

Corona virus in Germany: RKI reports more than 2,000 new corona infections

Update from September 24, 8:14 a.m

.: In the past 24 hours, the health authorities in Germany have reported

and

to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) (data as of September 24, 12 a.m.).

There are currently

.

• So far, 278,070 people in Germany

  have been shown to have contracted the

  Sars-CoV-2

  virus

  .

• According

  to the RKI, the

  number of

  deaths

  in connection with a corona infection is

  9428

  .

• Around

  246,900 people

  survived the infection according to RKI estimates.

Corona in Germany: is Germany threatening a lockdown again?

Answer from Lauterbach surprised

Update from September 24th, 7.30 a.m

.:

considers

like at the beginning of the pandemic to be

despite rising corona numbers in

, reports the dpa news agency.

“I consider the probability of experiencing a lockdown like a few months ago to be zero,” Lauterbach said to the news portal watson.de.

Most of the population will do what is necessary to avoid a further lockdown voluntarily.

“I'm absolutely sure of that.” The general public was too alarmed and sensitized to the issue, said Lauterbach.

"She has understood how dangerous Covid-19 can be, the long-term damage that threatens after the illness, and accordingly people will be ready to take prompt action to prevent the worst."

Update from September 23, 10:46 p.m.:

Most recently, a larger proportion of the

carried out in Germany were

.

The so-called positive rate in calendar

week

38 was

(previous week: 0.86), as the

(RKI) wrote in its management report.

That is the highest value in more than ten weeks.

According to the RKI, around 1.086 million tests (previous week around 1.121 million) were made in Germany in calendar week 38.

Around 12,900 tests were positive, in the previous week it was significantly fewer with around 9,700.

Update from September 23, 2:05 p.m.:

With regard to the continued high number of infections in

status

, the federal government rejects easing the

.

There are fewer and fewer counties without cases, an increase in hotspots and “diffuse events”, said Chancellor Helge Braun on Wednesday in Berlin at a press conference on the occasion of the 100-day balance of the Corona app.

For this reason, "there is no reason to think about further easing".

Rather, one must continue to talk about clear restrictions "so that the whole process can be further contained".

In the coming week, the federal and state governments want to meet again to discuss the restrictions.

Coronavirus in Germany: RKI management report - R value falls below one - 1769 new infections

Update from September 23, 11:15 a.m.:

The

reported

within one day

.

According to the

the

number of

on

Wednesday morning was 9409, which corresponds to an increase of 13 on the previous day.

According to RKI estimates, 245,400 people have survived the infection, 275,927 have been proven to have been

infected

with the

(data status 23.9., 0.00 a.m.). 

Last Saturday (September 19) the highest number of

since April was reached.

In the management report, the RKI writes: "After a temporary stabilization of the number of cases at an increased level, a

in transmissions in the population in Germany can

currently

be observed." An overview: With more than 6000 new infections at the end of March / beginning of April, the numbers were down at a peak.

After the numbers fell, they rose again in June.

In August the number of cases was once over 2000.

According to the RKI report, the

on Tuesday was 0.92 (previous day: 1.06), which means that an infected person infects slightly less than another person on average .

This value depicts the infection process about one and a half weeks ago.

The seven-day R-value was 0.99 (previous day: 1.04).

It shows the infection process from 8 to 16 days ago.

+

Returning travelers must currently be tested.

© Markus Scholz / dpa

Coronavirus in Germany: Government wants to replace compulsory testing for returnees from risk areas with compulsory quarantine

Update of 23 September, 7:55:

The federal government wants the

for

from

by a

replace.

The starting point for this project should actually be October - but the change in strategy has now been delayed by a month.

This is reported by the

citing government circles.

The reason for this: The health authorities should be technically able to track returnees from risk areas.

This can only be realized from November.

This means that a

is still sufficient

for travelers during the autumn holidays

to bypass the quarantine.

Meanwhile, the health authorities

registered

on Wednesday

.

Could there be a second lockdown?

The chairwoman of the German Ethics Council has declared such a measure to be disproportionate.

said in the

on Tuesday evening: "All experts agree that we will not need a second lockdown and I do not assume that that will happen," says Buyx.

"We can now deal better with the diseases and treat them better."

• Since the beginning of the corona pandemic,

  275,927 corona cases have been

  registered

  in Germany,

  reports

  the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) (data as of September 23, 12 a.m.).

• 9,409 people

  died in connection with Sars-CoV-2.

• The RKI estimates that around 243,700 Covid 19 patients survived the virus infection.

• 22,818 active corona cases

  in Germany.

Corona in Germany: Death numbers are increasing

Update from September 22nd, 8:15 p.m.:

The spread of the

has been

up speed again for weeks, the number of

remains at a consistently high

on Tuesday

.

As n-tv and focus.de now

report,

citing the

in

, the number of new infections remains consistently high on Tuesday.

Accordingly, around 1,839 people had tested positive for the corona virus in the past 24 hours.

According to this,

in particular should be affected

with around 521 new infections and

with around 448 people who tested positive.

After the number of new infections had remained at a constant level in the past few weeks, the number of deaths is now skyrocketing.

As Focus.de reports, the health authorities recorded 13 more

in Germany

on Tuesday

, all of which are said to have died of or with Corona.

In the past few weeks, the health authorities in Germany recorded daily death rates in the lower single-digit range.

The actual number of new infections for Tuesday will be found out on early Wednesday.

The

reports the official Corona numbers for Germany in the early morning hours.

Corona in Germany: is there now a nationwide lockdown for NRW?

Update from September 22, 5:30 p.m.:

The 180,000-inhabitant city of

in

has developed into the new

in Germany.

The so-called seven-day incidence there was 87.1 on Tuesday lunchtime and thus significantly above the critical value of 50 as currently nowhere else in Germany, which resulted in new contact restrictions.

The head of the

(CDU), also urged the citizens to be cautious with insistent words: "Now the population needs to be disciplined."

Meanwhile, the

(CDU)

spoke out

against a nationwide tightening of the corona requirements despite the increasing number of infections.

"We do not want a

in

Rhine-Westphalia," said Laschet on Tuesday at the moated castle Anholt in Isselburg.

So far, the chains of infection are traceable.

It will therefore continue to react locally, such as in Hamm, where the requirements have been tightened.

According to Laschet, there is no need for new rules.

"But it would be good if everyone adhered to the rules," said the Prime Minister. If there were violations - as in Hamm - an administrative offense would have to be responded to. "If there are problems in Hamm, you don't need people in the Eifel and Sauerland to suffer for it. "

Our first report: Corona in Germany: 116 infected people after wedding - new hotspot drastically tightened measures

Hamm - The

in Germany are rising again.

After the pandemic curve had flattened two months ago to around 500 new infections per day, up to four times as many cases are currently recorded.

Within the past 24 hours, the health authorities reported 

.

Before the weekend, this value was sometimes above the 2,000 mark.

According to the Robert Koch Institute *, there are currently 

 in Germany.

These are distributed across the whole of

, but are most strongly represented in five federal states.

The seven-day incidence * is, according to the RKI on Monday, "in

and

very clearly, in

,

and

well above the national average." A total of three of the 401 German rural and urban districts exceeded this currently the critical threshold of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

The city of Munich, which was also heavily hit by Covid-19, is just below the mark at 49.3.

7-day incidence in Germany (as of September 22, 3 p.m.)

City of Hamm

: 87.1

City of Würzburg

: 61.0

District of Cloppenburg

: 56.1

Corona in Germany: New hotspot in North Rhine-Westphalia - Hamm tightened measures

Meanwhile, one place is of particular concern: the

.

In the North Rhine-Westphalian city of 182,000 inhabitants, a total of 164 people are acutely

infected

with

.

116

are related to a wedding, 99 wedding guests or relatives are currently infected.

309 wedding guests are in quarantine.

After

the incidence value as 70.9 on Monday, it jumped to 87.1 a day later.

Because of the significant increase in corona, the city tightened its pandemic requirements on Tuesday.

Only five people or people from two households are allowed to come together in public spaces.

In addition, it is again mandatory to wear a mask in class at secondary schools.

The regulations initially apply for two weeks, as reported by wa.de *.

Hamm

 had already tightened the first corona requirements with immediate effect on Monday.

For example, private celebrations with a sociable character, such as special birthdays, weddings and anniversaries with 25 or more participants, are notifiable.

From 50 participants up to the upper limit of 150 participants, celebrations must be approved by the city.

Also, only a maximum of 150 spectators are allowed at sports events, a Sunday shopping was canceled.

The number of corona infections is still increasing in #Hamm.

That is why the #StadtHamm has decided to take further measures: From tomorrow, # contact restrictions and #masking in class will apply (except primary schools).

All information: https://t.co/idLT1I7R0U pic.twitter.com/vAiEBBxKEs

- City of Hamm (@hamm_stadt) September 22, 2020

Corona in Germany: Situation relaxed compared to neighboring countries

All in all, the situation in

currently very difficult to assess.

On the one hand, the number of cases is rising again significantly, on the other hand, the

just as clearly better off than many other states.

In comparison with the nine German neighboring countries,

appears

to be managing

the

properly.

This is shown by a look at the 14-day incidences in Europe compiled by the WHO.

After the three inglorious front runners

(544 cases per 100,000 inhabitants),

(480) and Spain (216), two neighboring German countries, the Czech Republic and France, follow.

Germany comes to a value of 26 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and is ahead of eight of its nine neighboring countries.

The 14-day incidence in neighboring German countries (source: WHO, as of September 22, 3 p.m.)

Czech Republic: 206

France: 198

Luxembourg: 157

Netherlands: 119

Belgium: 115

Austria: 105

Denmark: 90

Switzerland: 67

Poland: 23

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