Germany has a new corona hotspot: The trigger for this second corona wave is causing trouble.
North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Laschet joins the issue debate.
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.
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Corona in Germany: Laschet calls for a new type of risk assessment - and Austria wants to emulate
Update from September 25, 6.59 a.m
.: While the debate about renewed
Corona restrictions is
heating up, the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister
Armin Laschet
proposes
a different type of
before the federal-state conversation next Tuesday with
Chancellor Angela Merkel * (CDU)
Risk assessment
before.
"Learning to live with Corona primarily means keeping a close eye on all developments.
We shouldn't just look at the pure infection numbers, ”said the
CDU politician to
the
Handelsblatt
.
Laschet called for the capacity of the hospitals and the number of
intensive
care and ventilated
Covid-19 patients to be included
more in the assessment of the situation.
The same applies to the proportion of traceable infections, the number of tests and the
proportion of positive test results
.
“We need standardized
corona monitoring
for the whole of Germany
, which maps the pandemic development to the specific community,” said Laschet.
He stood behind the proposal of his
Corona Expert Council
, which advocates a
"traffic light" system
.
The Council cites
Austria
as an example
.
The council also includes the virologist
Hendrik Streeck
, who a few days ago also
pleaded
for a
change of strategy
and warned against only
looking
at the pure
infection
numbers
when assessing the situation
.
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Armin Laschet (CDU)
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Corona in Germany: Hundreds of school classes in Baden-Württemberg close - alert level in Hamm
Update from September 24th, 10:22 p.m.:
Federal
Minister of
Health
Jens Spahn
has
spoken
out against a
nationwide mask requirement
in public places.
"From my point of view it makes sense that it actually happens locally, regionally, after the infection," said the CDU politician on Thursday evening in the
ARD Tagesthemen
.
It always depends on what the source of increased numbers of
infections
is.
"We knew that with the easing that has taken place over the past few weeks and months, the number of infections may rise again," said
Spahn
.
“The important thing is that we now mainly see where they happen.
They don't happen in retail, not especially in
day-care centers
and
schools
, but mainly when partying. ”That is why it is right that the cities and regions where the number of infections has risen particularly strongly have taken local measures.
Corona in Germany: Hundreds of school classes in Baden-Württemberg close
Update from September 24th, 5:58 p.m.:
Almost two weeks after the start of the new school year,
172 school classes
in
Baden-Württemberg have been
removed from
classroom
teaching.
At
128 locations
, the classes are
temporarily only taught distance learning
because of an infection with the
coronavirus
or suspected infection, as the Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday.
Three schools in
Ulm
,
Friedrichshafen
and
Schorndorf
are completely closed for the time being.
The
Stuttgarter Zeitung
had previously
reported.
In Baden-Württemberg there are around 67,500 classes at 4,500 schools.
The state greens are calling for a scientifically supported
model test for air filters
in order to reduce the risk of infection in schools and daycare centers.
"The minister of education now has to do quick preparatory work before more school classes have to stay at home in the winter months," said the faction's technology policy spokesman, Thomas Poreski, on Thursday.
You have to find out to what extent air purifiers are suitable
for effectively improving the air
in
classrooms
and
daycare rooms
.
Corona in Germany: New quarantine rules for entry from risk areas
Update from September 24, 5:15 p.m.:
At the same time as the
introduction of
digital registration
for people entering Germany
planned
for
October 15,
the federal states are to adopt new
quarantine rules
.
Only those who have previously been in a
corona risk area
need to register via the new online portal
.
The new test strategy for travelers "will be introduced on the basis of a new legal basis," said the spokesman for the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Steve Alter, on Thursday of the
German press agency
.
For this purpose, the Ministry worked together with the Ministry of Health to
develop
a new
model quarantine ordinance
, which the Länder then have to put into effect on their own responsibility.
"For this reason, the digital entry registration will also only be introduced at this time - on October 15th".
According to
dpa
information, anyone who enters their details in the portal receives a confirmation that they should show during a control - for example at the airport by the federal police.
At the same time, the data is also sent to the responsible health department.
Anyone who does not meet their obligation to register risks a
fine
.
There should still be exemptions for commuters and other travelers in so-called small border traffic.
Corona: Red alert in Hamm - Stadt corrects the number of cases up again
Update from September 24, 2:42 p.m
.: Maximum value in Germany: In the city of
Hamm
(North Rhine-Westphalia) the 7-day incidence increases to
95.5
, the city announced on Thursday.
The RKI, which publishes the numbers with a time delay, gives this value with 88.2, can be read on the website of the city of Hamm.
The RKI does not publish the current figures until midnight.
The number of new infections in Hamm has grown by 22 in the past 24 hours, so 196 corona cases are currently active.
13 people have to be treated in the hospital, one Covid-19 patient in the intensive care unit.
With this value,
Hamm
is currently THE
corona hotspot
in Germany.
The trigger: a wedding celebration
(see update from September 24th, 9.11 a.m.)
.
The district of Dingolfing-Landau (Bavaria) has currently exceeded the critical value of 50 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days - the so-called 7-day incidence.
In Dingolfing-Landau (Bavaria) there have been more than 30 corona cases at BMW * and its logistics service provider.
Why
the numbers of infections * are rising so rapidly
in
Munich
is initially unclear.
In the Bavarian capital, there has been a stricter ban on contact and a mask requirement since Thursday.
In the
district of Cloppenburg
(Lower Saxony), according to media reports, private parties and violations of hygiene concepts in the catering industry are said to be the reason for the increase in corona infections.
In
Remscheid
(North Rhine-Westphalia), the infections could mainly be attributed to families who have returned from vacation, according to the RKI management report (September 23).
Several schools and kindergartens are affected.
Corona hotspot | 7 day incidence |
City of Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) | 95.5 |
Dingolfing-Landau district (Bavaria) | 64.44 * |
Munich City (Bavaria) | 45.12 * |
District of Cloppenburg (Lower Saxony) | 44.9 |
Remscheid (North Rhine-Westphalia) | 43.2 |
* Case numbers from the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL), as of September 24, 8 a.m.).
Corona in Germany: Berlin plans to ban alcohol like Munich
Update from September 24, 12:38 p.m
.:
There are currently
two
corona hotspots
in Germany: The
city of Hamm
(
North
Rhine-Westphalia) and the Bavarian district of
Dingolfing-Landau
are marked in red on the overview map of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
Munich is an orange spot on the Covid-19 map, as is
Berlin
.
In order to slow down the number of infections, the Governing Mayor Michael Müller (SPD) announced
new corona rules
on Thursday
.
"I assume that we will
actually have to make restrictions again
, especially at these celebrations in public spaces, that will not be allowed," said Müller on Thursday in the ZDF morning magazine.
Similar to Munich, the governing mayor could imagine a ban on alcohol.
In Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg the numbers have shot up in the past few days.
Especially when young people sit outdoors in the park and celebrate privately, the risk of infection is high.
Unlike in restaurants, where things are more orderly.
Müller currently does not see a mask requirement in Munich.
Corona hotspot Hamm (NRW): 40 school children tested positive for Corona
Update from September 24, 12.24 p.m
.: In the
city of Hamm
, many
school children
are also
affected
by the
corona outbreak
(see update from September 24, 9.11 a.m.)
.
"We have more than 40 infected children and young people in schools," a city spokesman told the
dpa
news agency on Thursday
.
Nine schools are currently affected.
There was only one case where there was no connection to the wedding.
Corona: Red alert in Hamm - trigger for second wave makes OB rage: "It can't be ..."
Update from September 24th, 9.11 a.m
.: Red alert is in the
city of Hamm
(North Rhine-Westphalia).
On the RKI map, the city is a
red spot
on the Covid-19 map of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
The
7-day incidence
is according to RKI figures at
88.2
(as at: September 24, 9:20).
The city of Hamm gives a value of
94.9
and points out that the RKI would publish figures with a delay.
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Coronavirus in Germany: In the city of Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) a wedding triggered a second corona wave (symbol photo).
© Guido Kirchner / dpa
Corona in Germany: Trigger for second corona wave in Hamm causes trouble
Lord Mayor
Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann
found clear words about the situation in the Westphalian city in a video message on Monday.
He was particularly
outraged by
the
trigger of the second corona wave
.
"I am extremely upset that the situation
arose
from a
single wedding
," 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
small group
then essentially
affects
life in an entire city
significantly,” says the mayor in the video.
"We will also take
recourse
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.
The corona rules for private celebrations are to be tightened throughout NRW, reports ruhr24.de *.
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
2,143 new corona cases
and
19 deaths
to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) (data as of September 24, 12 a.m.).
There are currently
21,742 active Covid-19 cases
.
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
.:
SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach
considers
a lockdown
like at the beginning of the pandemic to be
unlikely
despite rising corona numbers in
Germany
, 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
corona tests
carried out in Germany were
positive
.
The so-called positive rate in calendar
week
38 was
1.19 percent
(previous week: 0.86), as the
Robert Koch Institute
(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
Germany
(see the current RKI
status report, update from 11:15 a.m.)
, the federal government rejects easing the
corona measures
.
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
health authorities in Germany
reported
1,769 new infections
within one day
.
According to the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI),
the
number of
Covid 19 deaths
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
coronavirus
(data status 23.9., 0.00 a.m.).
Last Saturday (September 19) the highest number of
new infections in Germany
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
further increase
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
R value
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.
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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
test mandatory
for
returning travelers
from
areas at risk
by a
mandatory five-day quarantine
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
picture
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
negative corona test
is still sufficient
for travelers during the autumn holidays
to bypass the quarantine.
Meanwhile, the health authorities
registered
new corona infections
on Wednesday
1769
.
Could there be a second lockdown?
The chairwoman of the German Ethics Council has declared such a measure to be disproportionate.
Alena Buyx
said in the
ARD Tagesthemen
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
corona virus
has been
picking
up speed again for weeks, the number of
new infections
remains at a consistently high
level
on Tuesday
.
As n-tv and focus.de now
report,
citing the
health authorities
in
Germany
, 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,
NRW
in particular should be affected
with around 521 new infections and
Bavaria
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
fatalities
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
Robert Koch Institute
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
Hamm
in
North Rhine-Westphalia
has developed into the new
Corona hotspot
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
Chancellery, Helge Braun
(CDU), also urged the citizens to be cautious with insistent words: "Now the population needs to be disciplined."
Meanwhile, the
Prime Minister Armin Laschet
(CDU)
spoke out
against a nationwide tightening of the corona requirements despite the increasing number of infections.
"We do not want a
comprehensive lockdown
in
North
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
corona numbers
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
1,821 new corona infections on Tuesday
.
Before the weekend, this value was sometimes above the 2,000 mark.
According to the Robert Koch Institute *, there are currently
21,062 active coronavirus cases
in Germany.
These are distributed across the whole of
Germany
, but are most strongly represented in five federal states.
The seven-day incidence * is, according to the RKI information on Monday, "in
Bavaria
and
Berlin
very clearly, in
Baden-Württemberg
,
Hamburg
and
North Rhine-Westphalia
well above the national average." A total of three of the 401 German rural and urban districts exceed it 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
Corona hotspot Hamm
.
In the North Rhine-Westphalian city of 182,000 inhabitants, a total of 164 people are acutely
infected
with
Covid-19
.
116
corona cases
are related to a wedding, 99 wedding guests or relatives are currently infected.
309 wedding guests are in quarantine.
After
Hamm had given
the incidence value as 70.9 on Monday, it soared 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 from 25 participants must be reported.
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 (excluding 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
Germany is
currently very difficult to assess.
On the one hand, the number of cases is rising again significantly, on the other hand, the
Federal Republic is
just as clearly better off than many other states.
In comparison with the nine German neighboring countries,
Germany
appears
to be managing
the
pandemic
properly.
This is shown by a look at the 14-day incidences in Europe compiled by the WHO.
After the three inglorious front runners
Andorra
(544 cases per 100,000 inhabitants),
Montenegro
(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.
(as) * Merkur.de, wa.de and ruhr24.de are part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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
List of rubric lists: © Peter Steffen / dpa