The situation in Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia is getting worse and the number of people infected with the coronavirus continues to rise.
Meanwhile, more details come to light.
Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia currently has the highest corona numbers * in all of Germany.
A wedding and a previous party are considered the trigger.
The mayor now reports details and is appalled by the behavior of the relatives.
Update from September 25, 2020, 4:10 p.m.:
After a
wedding in Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia
caused a mass outbreak of the virus, 20 people have now also
tested positive for the corona
virus after a
family celebration in Bielefeld
.
As the city explained on Friday, there were nine schoolchildren among those infected who would attend five different schools.
The
health department
will now
contact
all
contact persons
of the persons concerned
over the next few days
.
It is not yet known how many people will have to go into quarantine.
The celebration is said to have been a private celebration in private rooms.
Corona in Germany: The situation in Hamm is coming to a head - the value climbs to 99.9
Update from September 25, 2020, 3:30 p.m.:
With a current
seven-day incidence
of 95.5, Hamm headed the list of
hotspots
in Germany
on Friday morning
.
But the number of people infected with the corona virus in the district continues to rise.
While
around 200 people tested positive for the virus
on
Friday morning
and around 2,500 people had to be temporarily quarantined, the number is now increasing.
As the city explains at noon, 207 people have now tested positive for
Corona
.
That is 23 new infections more than the day before.
The number of people subject to quarantine is also increasing.
2681 people in the district are therefore currently not allowed to leave their own four walls.
The seven-day value climbs to 99.9.
Coronavirus in Germany: 26 infected people in meat operation - around 500 people are now being tested
Update from September 25, 2020, 2.30 p.m.:
While the
Hamm district in North Rhine-Westphalia
became the current
Corona hotspot
in Germany
after a wedding three weeks
ago
, a mass test is now starting in
Emsdetten
in the Steinfurt district.
A
few days ago,
26 employees of a
meat processing company
tested positive for the virus, and now all around 300 employees are to be tested.
Around 200 other people from the employees' environment should also be tested, according to n-tv.
Results are expected on Saturday at the earliest.
In the
hospital in Buchholz in the Harburg district in Winsen
, staff are also said to
have been infected
with the
corona
virus.
As the TV broadcaster further reports, four employees tested positive for the virus.
The emergency care in the clinic is not restricted by this, but some operations that were not urgently necessary have been postponed.
The infected people are said to be a doctor and three contact persons.
There should also be another suspected case in the clinic.
Corona in Germany: Health Minister Spahn calls for holidays in Germany
Update from September 25, 2020, 10.30 a.m.:
The
corona
virus continues to spread strongly in Germany towards the end of the week.
As the Robert Koch Institute explained on Friday, 2,153 new infections were registered across Germany in the past 24 hours.
NRW
recorded the highest increase
with around 598 new infections.
But
Bavaria
, 365 new infections, Baden-Württemberg with 252 new infections and Berlin with 238 new infections also continue to report consistently high numbers.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Jens Spahn once again urges a prudent handling of the virus during the holiday season.
Spahn told ZDF that it had already been shown in the past few months that those returning from traveling had dragged the virus to Germany.
"I think we should learn from this together for autumn, winter and Christmas holidays," said the Minister of Health.
The increasing numbers of infections keep the countries of the EU in suspense.
At the same time, there is resistance to new corona measures.
Corona hotspot Hamm: “Outbreak has overwhelmed us!” 2500 people in quarantine - outrageous details come to light
Original article from September 25, 2020:
Hamm - The Corona situation * in Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) is getting worse.
After a wedding in the district three weeks ago caused a mass outbreak, the situation now does not seem to be contained by measures already taken *.
The 7-day value, which is important for the assessment, climbed to 95.5 infected people per 100,000 inhabitants on Thursday.
This makes Hamm the current hotspot in Germany.
Corona in Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia: The situation is getting worse - the number of infections continues to rise
While the
Lord Mayor Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann is
angry about the behavior of the wedding party and had already announced that legal steps will be examined, the situation in Hamm is now getting worse.
At least 100 people tested positive for the coronavirus * immediately after the wedding; according to
focus.de,
around 196 people in the district have
now
tested positive.
Among them are almost 40 children, as the dpa had already
reported
on
Thursday
.
As the portal further reports, there are currently 2,500 people in
quarantine
.
“I am angry about this incident.
A single family brought the whole city into this situation and thus puts the coexistence of the different compatriot groups under stress, ”the mayor ventured towards the WAZ.
As the portal further reports, the trigger was a henna festival on the eve of the wedding.
Two women were infected
, but 44 other women were guests
at the
henna festival
.
The next day the
big wedding
took place
with around 309 participants.
Corona in Germany: Wedding causes over 100 infected people - but how many are still tested positive?
According to the
picture,
it is now being checked who
can be held
accountable
.
This could affect the bride and groom or the operator of the location, among other things.
Opposite the portal, Mayor Hunsteger-Petermann confirms once again: “This outbreak overwhelmed us and it also makes me angry.
Because at the henna festival, the
minimum distances are
guaranteed not to be observed. "He told Spiegel that following up the contacts was so difficult because the wedding was celebrated three weeks ago.
Corona in Germany: Employees are apparently trying in vain to check contacts
But another point that would make tracking difficult is the incompleteness of the
contact lists
.
City spokesman Tom Herberg told the Westfälischer Anzeiger: "Contact and attendance lists sometimes did not match".
The employees of the authority would therefore experience little willingness to help from those affected.
As the newspaper further reports, the relatives are even said to be "solidly bricked up".
How many people
were infected
by the wedding and the previous
party
must now be checked further.
As a further consequence, the city of Hamm is now banning the first family celebrations.
Following a general decree from the city, two hen parties and one engagement party have already been prohibited.
Accordingly, private celebrations with 51 to 150 participants must be approved, celebrations with 25 to 50 participants must be reported, as reported by
rp-online
.
Accordingly, around 70 applications should have been received by the city by Thursday.
But what is currently still allowed and what is not?
These questions are answered in an overview from wa.de *.
In order to finally be able to stop the corona pandemic *, experts worldwide are researching a suitable vaccine *.
Researchers in the UK want to deliberately infect around 2,000 people with the virus for this reason.
* Merkur.de and wa.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.