The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Germany.
The number of corona cases has risen sharply.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports a maximum number of new infections.
The number of corona cases in Germany is increasing rapidly.
The
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) has reported new people infected with corona and deaths every day since the beginning of the corona pandemic.
Now there is a negative record.
Medical president
Klaus Reinhardt
,
meanwhile,
doubts
the usefulness of
everyday
masks
on
“Lanz”
(ZDF)
.
This ticker is updated continuously.
Update of 23 October, 7:27
: It is the second consecutive day on which in Germany registered
Corona infections
the mark of
11,000
exceed: Like the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
announced on Friday morning, were the day before
11,242
new cases recorded - 45 fewer than on Wednesday, when the
previous high
for Germany was determined.
RKI director
Lothar Wieler classified
the pandemic situation in this country as
"very serious"
on Thursday
.
New corona infections: world physician chief praises local lockdown in Berchtesgadener Land
Where is the
critical threshold
?
The chairman of the
World Medical Association
has now decided on a number: "With
20,000 new infections a
day, the situation gets out of control," said
Frank Ulrich Montgomery of
the
Rheinische Post
(Friday edition).
“Then it would no longer be possible for health authorities to trace and interrupt the chains of infection.
Then we are threatened with a second
lockdown
because the virus can no longer be stopped otherwise. "
Montgomery welcomed the current
local lockdown
in the particularly affected district of
Berchtesgadener Land
.
"This is how all places across Germany should
react
with such
incidence values
," said the former President of the German Medical Association.
Health authorities at their limit due to Corona?
Doctors boss expresses herself in the ARD
The head of the
association
for doctors in the public health service,
Ute Teichert
, currently sees no loss of control of the
health authorities
, even if there would certainly be the problem
"That we can no longer keep up with the personnel situation".
Teichert said that on Thursday evening in the "Tagesthemen" of
ARD
.
When asked whether one
should say goodbye to the tracking of every single case in
contact
tracing in order to pursue
local clusters
and thus break the large chains of infection, Teichert said: “In fact, it would be good if you
mainly looked
at the
clusters
.
But that would mean that a
change
in
strategy
would be needed in society
as a whole
. "
You have to think carefully about that, and everyone has to support it.
Because that ultimately means that you have to
go
into
quarantine
just because you were part of a cluster.
If you want to do this, the
legal basis
must also be
created, says Teichert.
"I think it will be difficult overall."
Corona in Germany: Doctors boss expresses doubts about masks at Lanz - Lauterbach demands immediate resignation
Update from October 22nd, 10:50 p.m.:
The number of
corona deaths in Germany
is apparently increasing again.
According to surveys by
Johns Hopkins University
, 17 new
coronavirus-
related deaths
were reported
in the Federal Republic this Thursday
.
Specifically: In the morning, as of 9:08 a.m., there were
9911 Covid 19 deaths in
total, as of 10:35 p.m. then
9928
.
Update from October 22nd, 8:40 p.m
.: The
Covid 19 situation in Germany
is serious.
A virologist is now warning of
overcrowded
hospitals
and a lack of staff
due to
Corona
.
And not only that.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Corona outbreak in old people's home near Tübingen
Update from October 22nd, 7 p.m.:
Again and again they come into focus in the
corona pandemic in Germany
:
retirement homes.
There
is great
concern that a number of
people will be
infected
with the
coronavirus
, especially where
risk groups
live
.
There are always Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes.
The latest case: in the Swabian Mössingen near the
university town of Tübingen
.
Specifically: Twelve residents and five employees have tested positive for the insidious
corona virus
in an old people's home
, as the house announced.
It was also said that all those affected showed no or hardly any symptoms.
Corona pandemic in Germany: Doctors boss not convinced of face masks
Update from October 22nd, 12:59 p.m
.: The
RKI
, which issued a PK on the Corona situation this Thursday
(see previous update)
,
expressly
recommends wearing
masks
.
Now the
President of the German Medical Association
, Klaus Reinhardt, expresses doubts about their usefulness - at least about
everyday masks
.
He was not convinced of them, "because there is no actual scientific evidence about that are really helpful," he said in the
ZDF talk
of
Markus Lanz
from Wednesday night.
"Least of all in self-protection and probably very little in the protection of
infecting
others." In connection with the
mask requirement
, the doctor spoke of a
"
masking requirement "
.
The
SPD *
health politician Karl Lauterbach
described this in a tweet as
"inexcusable"
for the "highest-ranking German medical officer".
"In my opinion, a
reason to resign
if he does not withdraw it immediately," he wrote.
Equating the obligation to wear a mask to protect against a deadly viral disease with a “masking requirement” is inexcusable for the highest-ranking German medical officer.
In my opinion, a reason to resign if he does not take it back immediately.
https://t.co/azBGVVt8Ci
- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) October 21, 2020
Reinhardt said he believed that mouth and nose protection could be worn wherever you
couldn't keep your
distance
, such as in
local public transport
or in rooms where you were necessarily close together.
When it came to wearing them
in the fresh air
, he said: “I don't think that will do much.” In some places, the mask requirement was also made on busy
public streets and places
where there is not enough space for everyone to
keep their distance
.
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Klaus Reinhardt, President of the German Medical Association, doubts the usefulness of everyday masks.
© Wolfgang Kumm / dpa
Corona in Germany: RKI boss Wieler warns of "more deaths" - new infections reach new levels
Update of 22 October, 11:34
: RKI President
Lothar Wieler
has in the
Corona-PK
from this Thursday *
(see the updates from 9:59 to)
especially
two appeals
made: To the
health authorities
to, despite the current partial overwork
endure
.
The excessive demands of some health authorities are "serious and worrying", he said in Berlin, but you have to maintain every effort even under these circumstances and should not give up, but continue "to the best of your knowledge and belief".
Wieler's second appeal was aimed at the
behavior of each individual.
Because the current increase in the number of infections is
mainly
related to infections in the
private sector
.
Outbreaks in
public transport
or after
overnight stays,
on the other hand, did not play such a major role or were rare.
In private
households,
however, the number of outbreaks is increasing
significantly
.
"Infections in
schools
(...) are so far not very common and much less common than we know from influenza outbreaks, for example, but it is clear that the more the number of cases increases, the more schools will be affected," said Wieler.
Wearing a mask in public spaces Germany: RKI recommends it "especially indoors"
Update from October 22nd, 11:04 am
: At the
end of
the
Corona PK in Berlin
, Wieler again refers to the strategy to be pursued against Corona (
“containment, protection, mitigation”
) and sums up: “We don't have more than this toolbox.
We have to use it and
wait for
a
vaccine
- which would be a
game changer
. ”Does the RKI boss now expressly
recommend masks
in the public area?
Yes, wherever people come together, Wieler answers and emphasizes:
"Especially indoors."
+
Lothar Wieler
© Markus Schreiber / POOL / AFP
Update from October 22nd, 10:54 am
: A data journalist from
Südwestrundfunk
points out that the RKI's method of looking for “source clusters” (also called
superspreader events
,
editor's note
) might not work.
"Of course it doesn't always work," admits Wieler.
One pursues two strands, "look backwards - but also look ahead".
That is why the RKI is assuming superspreader events, and the
“decisive”
factor
is
“that we do not create a situation where a
source cluster
can arise”.
When identifying superspreader events, the RKI depends on infected people remembering where they have been - in this context, Wieler praises
virologist Christian Drosten's
suggestion
for a
“contact diary”
.
Corona-PK of the RKI: Wieler declares the concept of herd immunity as "failed"
Update from October 22nd, 10:41 am
: When a
Handelsblatt
reporter
asked about
herd immunity
, Wieler declared a
vehement rejection of
the concept
: “That was tried in some countries - and it failed.
There is no one to seriously look into and follow up on it.
Because we would simply have a
lot of difficult processes
.
We currently have no immunity among the population. "
Update from October 22nd, 10:31 am
: During the question
and answer session
of the journalists present, a
dpa
employee asked about the currently around
20 cities and counties
in Germany that “can no longer guarantee infection protection”.
“Of course that's worrying,” replies Wieler.
But the
three strategic pillars
in the fight against Corona (
containment, protection and mitigation
) ran in parallel.
“The health authorities do as much as they can,” said Wieler.
RKI boss Wieler on Corona contact tracking: "May not give up"
Some states, on the other hand, have
already
stopped
tracking contacts
, explains Wieler: "It is not satisfactory if you fail - but the crucial point is"
that we must not give up
.
But continue to the best of your knowledge and belief.
Some German health authorities are currently
“
reaching
their limits”
, but they are still
doing
something important
with every
chain of infection
that they can trace and contain.
Update from October 22nd, 10:12 am
: What is driving the pandemic?
According to Wieler, the RKI currently concludes: "The virus spreads in private surroundings, in the family. But how does it get into a household?" There is a clear connection with
private celebrations
.
"The risk in private meetings with more than ten people is particularly high," says Wieler.
RKI press conference on Corona in Germany: More infected people in intensive care again
Update from October 22, 10:08 a.m
.: More Covid 19 patients are being admitted to clinics again, Wieler informed.
There are currently
943
Sars-CoV-2 infected people in Germany in
intensive care
- "the number has
doubled
in the past 14 days
".
More infected people are dying again.
"We have to assume that the severe cases will increase and that there will also be more deaths again," said Wieler.
Update from October 22nd, 10:03 am
:
At the beginning of the PK,
RKI President
Lothar Wieler
thanks everyone who adhered to the "AHA + L rules" and thus prevented infections - "but there is still more to do", Wieler appeals.
The infection rate in Germany is increasing
“rapidly”
, but there is still a chance to slow it down.
The virus could even spread "uncontrollably" without any measures, he warns.
Update from October 22nd, 9:59 a.m.:
In view of the new maximum number of new infections, there will be a press conference in Berlin from 10 a.m.
Press briefing # COVID19 on October 22, 2020 on the current situation in Germany https://t.co/VHbHtZqwuB
- Robert Koch Institute (@rki_de) October 22, 2020
Corona in Germany: New high number of new infections reached - sample backlog in the laboratories
Update from October 22nd, 8.20 a.m
.: The number of corona tests per week has fluctuated
between 1.1 and 1.2 million
since the beginning of September, according to the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI).
The sample backlog has been increasing again for two weeks.
Some laboratories pointed to delivery problems for work materials.
The
positive
rate
increased
from
0.75 to
3.63 percent
.
With a view to the number of cases, the RKI wants to inform about the situation of the corona pandemic in Germany in a press briefing on Thursday.
The RKI website is currently not available (8:20 a.m.).
The RKI dashboard, on which the infection process can be read, is working.
Medical Association: Merkel scenario with more than 19,000 new infections realistic
Update from October 22nd, 6.43 a.m
.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) had
warned of a significant increase in corona infections
at a video conference of the CDU presidium
at the end of September,
according to information from participants.
Merkel was quoted as saying that there were 19,200 new infections per day at Christmas.
The head of the association of doctors in the public health service considers the Merkel scenario of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) to be realistic.
"When the Chancellor spoke of 19,200 new infections in one day a few weeks ago, I initially thought such a development was unlikely," said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of Doctors in the Public Health Service, Ute Teichert, the newspapers of the Funke media group ( Thursday).
"But the way things are currently going, I now think that's a realistic assessment."
RKI: Around 76,000 active corona cases in Germany
Update from October 22nd, 5 a.m.:
The numbers that the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) have
now reported
are terrifying
.
After
a new high for Germany was reported
last
Friday (October 16)
with around 7,830 new infections, the situation is now getting worse.
As the
RKI
explained on Thursday,
11,287
people tested positive for the
corona virus
in the past 24 hours
(Wednesday morning: 7595).
This corresponds to the highest number of new corona infections ever recorded in Germany within 24 hours.
30 more people died within 24 hours (Wednesday morning: 39 deaths).
Corona in Germany: RKI reports more than 11,000 new infections
The RKI recorded
11,287 new corona infections
on Thursday morning (data status: October 22, 12 a.m.) within 24 hours.
392,049 people in Germany
have so far been
infected
with the
Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus
.
To date,
9,905 deaths have been
reported related to the coronavirus.
The RKI estimates that 302,100 people have survived a Covid 19 infection.
Accordingly, there are around 17,044 active corona cases in Germany.
Corona in Germany: How many cases does the RKI report on Thursday?
Update from October 21, 9.49 p.m
.: New information from the
Robert Koch Institute
.
The
reproduction number
was in Germany, according to the management report on Wednesday at 1.09 (previous day: 1.25).
This means that ten infected people infect almost eleven other people.
The
R-value
depicts the infection rate about one and a half weeks beforehand.
As can also be seen from the information provided by the
RKI
, the number of
corona hotspots
continues to
rise
.
133 of the 401 German urban and rural districts exceeded the
incidence
mark
of 50 (previous day: 129).
With the
district of Wittmund
(Lower Saxony), there is currently only one district where there has been no
corona case
in the last seven days
.
The situation is currently most precarious in the
Berchtesgadener Land
.
Seven-day incidence in Germany (source: RKI situation report of October 21)
LK Berchtesgadener Land
: 262.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
SK Delmenhorst
: 205.0
SK Berlin-Neukölln
: 187.8
SK Berlin-Mitte
: 161.5
LK Sankt Wendel
: 137.9
SK Solingen
: 137.5
Bitburg-Prüm
County: 135.3
SK Herne
: 133.6
LK Erzgebirgskreis
: 131.7
LK Weiden in the Upper Palatinate
: 131.0
Corona in Germany: Why are there far fewer cases in the East?
Several factors are probably relevant
First report from October 21st, 5 p.m
.: Berlin - So now what virologists feared has happened.
After the
corona situation
in Europe steadily worsened from September, things
still
looked
relatively relaxed
in
Germany
.
However, experts warned even then * that the Federal Republic was simply a few weeks behind in terms of infection rates.
Now, in mid-October, it is clear that the words of warning have proven to be correct.
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The corona numbers in Germany are increasing.
© Sebastian Gollnow / dpa
Corona in Germany: Due to "accelerated increase in transmissions" - record values in October
On Wednesday morning, the Robert Koch Institute * reported 7,595 new infections within 24 hours, which is the second highest value since the outbreak of the pandemic (there were 7,830 new cases on October 17).
"Currently, an accelerated increase in the number of transmissions can be observed in Germany," writes the
RKI
in its management report.
So the situation is serious.
This was also made clear by the fact that the whole of
Germany
exceeded the critical mark of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (51.3) on Wednesday (October 21) and is therefore a nationwide
hotspot
.
The so-called incidence * is not at all over 50 in all federal states. However, areas particularly hard hit by the pandemic such as Berlin or Bremen are pulling the German average upwards.
The seven-day incidence by federal state (source: RKI situation report of October 20)
Berlin: 84.3
Bremen: 76.3
Saarland: 66.9
Hesse: 64.5
North Rhine-Westphalia: 62.2
Bavaria: 50.9
Baden-Württemberg: 47.5
Hamburg: 40.2
Saxony: 40.1
Rhineland-Palatinate: 39.2
Lower Saxony: 34.3
Brandenburg: 23.6
Thuringia: 22.6
Schleswig-Holstein: 19.0
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 17.0
Saxony-Anhalt: 15.8
Corona in (East) Germany: New federal states all below the average
It is interesting that the east of the country continues to be the least affected by
Covid-19
.
The so-called “new federal states” are all in the lower half of the national average.
Incidentally, this was already the case at the beginning of the pandemic, when the East was doing better in both absolute and relative terms.
Why is that?
One reason for this development could not be named, said Hajo Zeeb from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology in Bremen to the
German Press Agency
in May
.
"Several aspects have always come together."
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In the east, the map of Germany is colored much less red.
© Screenshot RKI dashboard (October 21, 5:30 p.m.)
Corona in Germany: Why are there so few cases in the East?
The
virus
may have spread less quickly in the east because people are on average older and less mobile.
Travel in the east is not as busy and the population is more sedentary.
In addition,
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
or
Brandenburg are
simply less populated than
North Rhine-Westphalia
or
Saarland
.
Older people often have a more severe course of the disease, explains Zeeb.
"But if the virus is not even entered in the first place, it also has a protective effect for those who might later be clinically more severely affected."
Strong beer festival
,
carnival
,
Ischgl
- the east had hardly anything to do with the fire accelerators of the pandemic.
Carnival, for example, is much less common in the former GDR than in
Bavaria
,
Hesse
or
North Rhine-Westphalia
.
It is now also known that very few
East Germans
traveled to
Austria
on winter holidays.
Rather, it was the rest of Germany that brought the
virus back
from the
Corona hotspot
into the country.
Ischgl
is "not a typical destination for East Germans for financial reasons," said Saxony's Minister of Health
Petra Köpping
to
Die
Zeit
(article behind the payment barrier).
The
SPD politician
attributes
why the numbers have remained comparatively low now to people
returning from certain regions.
"The numbers went up, especially in federal states with many returnees from
Turkey
and the
Balkans
", which would be proven by information from Dresden or Leipzig airports.
In the west, travelers returning were responsible for an increase in the corona numbers.
In addition to the classic holiday countries such as
Croatia
or
Spain
, many infections also originated in
Romania
or
Turkey
.
In
East Germany
there are only a few people with a migration background in these states.
Corona in Germany: Poland and especially the Czech Republic are ringing alarm bells
So far, the East has
come
through the
pandemic
more than properly
.
However, the fact that the number of infections in neighboring
Poland
and the
Czech Republic has
skyrocketed recently should cause concern.
In
Saxony,
for example, there are only two districts in which the incidence is over 50: The
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern
Ore Mountains
district
(57.8) and the
Ore Mountains district
(with 131.7 the only eastern district among the 15 most severely
affected
by
Corona
Areas of Germany).
Both districts border the
Czech Republic
, where, according to the WHO, a worrying 14-day incidence of 972 has been reached.
(Data as of October 21, 5:30 p.m.).
In summary, there is no clear cause for the low number of cases in
East Germany
, but rather several factors that
interact
.
The population as a whole seems to have it in their own hands that the values in the West will not be achieved for the time being.
(as) * Merkur.de and ruhr24.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network
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