Corona in Germany: Several intensive care physicians welcome tightened measures - more younger people infected

The measures that have been tightened since Wednesday were welcomed by four intensive care physicians at a press conference in Berlin.

There are more and more younger people among the newly infected, they said.

• The

  Corona *

  numbers

  in

  Germany

  continue to rise rapidly.

• Chancellor Angela Merkel announced new corona rules including partial lockdown at a press conference.

• At a press conference in Berlin, intensive care physicians reported on the current situation in the hospitals.

  They welcomed the tightened measures.

• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from October 29, 11:36 a.m.:

At a

conference

in Berlin, doctors report on the current Covid-19 situation in the intensive care units.

You

welcomed the

the

agreed by the federal and state governments on Wednesday, October 28th

.

"Yesterday's

were correct and due, I found them a bit

" said Norbert Suttorp, director of the medical clinic with a focus on infectious diseases and pulmonology at the Charité.

Uwe Janssens,

at St.-Antonius-Hospital Eschweiler (North Rhine-Westphalia)

however

his

to politicians for a “regulatory measure” for the gradual conversion in the clinics to a

.

In addition, "additional

for hospitals" must be implemented, according to the doctor.

Corona in Germany: Several intensive care physicians welcome tightened measures - more younger people infected

Stefan Kluge, intensive care physician at the Hamburg

, explains that a further increase in Covid 19 patients automatically leads to other

.

The focus in Hamburg is on urgent

.

He emphasizes that financial resources are also needed in Hamburg, as the

is expected to

in the next few weeks.

The

in the so-called second wave is significantly younger.

The risk of developing Covid-19 as a young person and dying is lower, but according to

doctor

Kluge,

the risk increases

as soon as you have to be ventilated.

Corona in Germany: Several intensive care physicians welcome more stringent measures - "We don't need this stress test a second time"

The head physician for

at the Schwabing Clinic in Munich, Clemens Wendtner, explains: The age peak among newly infected people in Munich is similar to that in Hamburg.

It often affects the

of 21 to 40 year olds.

With a view to the first corona wave, he says: “

We don't need

this

a second time.” He hopes that the hospitals will not come back to the known

.

Furthermore, Wendtner warns

the

.

Covid-19 is not only the acute phase of the disease, but ten to 14 percent of those affected also suffer

and are therefore ill for longer.

Professor Norbert Suttrop from

mainly points out the time of year.

In

, in addition to corona patients, there would be other diseases such as

.

Here it is important to avoid bottlenecks in the clinics.

Corona in Germany: Hamburg's intensive care physician sees the situation as "absolutely worrying" - dissatisfaction among Germans is increasing

Update from October 29, 9:32 a.m.:

restrictions

are

.

This is the view of a Hamburg

with a view to the rapid spread of the corona virus.

The situation is

.

Stefan Kluge, head of intensive care medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), sees the

in Corona *

"absolutely worrying".

The

the morning.

"We have to

this

, politics has to act," said the clinic director with a view to the new

restrictions

.

"We have no other choice."

Corona in Germany: Hamburg intensive care physician sees the situation as "absolutely worrying" and warns of overloading the hospitals

At the same time

the 52-year-old warned of an

.

In some federal states, such as Berlin, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia, some clinics are already well occupied with Covid 19 patients.

Other

would already be

.

A number of

were

.

According to physician Stefan Kluge, looking at the currently slowly rising number of fatalities is not useful to assess the

.

“We have to

look

at the number of

patients.

Then we know where we are headed, "said the

.

Here the curve is currently going steeply upwards.

It takes an average of ten days before patients with

to be transferred to the intensive care unit.

Corona in Germany: Hamburg intensive care physician sees the situation as "absolutely worrying"

As the

specialist Kluge explains, the length of

for

in the

two to three weeks.

would usually only occur later.

This means that the

only affects the number of deaths with a delay of three to four weeks.

He further explains that

about five percent of

are treated in hospital - two percent are

patients

.

For those over 70, the

would be

.

According to Kluge, the average age of the deceased in Germany is 79 years.

Corona in Germany: Hamburg specialist emphasizes good equipment and treatment success in hospitals

Doctors and nurses

have learned a lot since the pandemic began.

In addition, there are new test methods * and

with the cortisone preparation dexamethasone.

You are well equipped with protective clothing and ventilators.

“That is why we are

principle

” says Mediziner Kluge.

One can predict how the

will develop in the next two to three weeks.

"In addition, everything is reading coffee grounds." It is not possible to reliably say what the

will look like

.

"It depends extremely on what

decide and how people behave now," emphasized the head of

.

Corona in Germany: Hamburg's intensive care physician sees the situation as "absolutely worrying" - dissatisfaction among Germans is increasing

These are the

of the

so unhappy as since

no more.

This is reported by

and refers to a survey by the opinion research institute Civey.

56.6 percent of Germans are currently

the federal government's

.

According to the survey

,

33.3 percent are

, and 10.5 percent have

voted

“undecided”.

In comparison,

calls

the low at the end of March, which the

determined.

31.3 percent would have

been dissatisfied

with the

, 55.3 percent would have been satisfied.

The remaining 13.4 percent were undecided.

Corona in Germany: New high in new infections - bitter disappointment for autumn vacationers

Update from October 29, 6.27 a.m.:

The number of registered

in

has

reached

a new

with

within one day

.

That comes from the information of the

from early Thursday morning.

Thus have since the beginning of the pandemic in total

in Germany with the

infected.

The number of

related to the virus rose

in

one day

to

.

The number of

is by RKI to around

estimated.

According to the management report on Wednesday, the number of reproductions, or

short

, was

in Germany

.

This means that one infected person infects a little more than one other person.

The R-value depicts the infection rate about one and a half weeks beforehand.

Corona in Germany: New Corona requirements after the Chancellor's conference with the Prime Minister

Update from October 28th, 7.30 p.m

.: After the video conference between

and the

, the new

, which should apply from November 2nd to 30th,

were announced at a press

conference

.

All restaurants are to be

and private contacts are to be reduced “to an absolutely necessary minimum”.

Staying in public should only be permitted with a maximum of ten people, with a maximum of two

allowed to

together.

Tourist trips should be prohibited, exceptions are only made for absolutely necessary, such as business trips.

Theaters, cinemas, swimming pools, fitness studios and other cultural or leisure facilities are also part of the

affected.

Professional sports events such as soccer games should take place without spectators, amateur sports no longer at all - except alone, in pairs or with your own household.

Leisure events are

.

You can also find an overview of all rules * here.

Daycare centers, schools and shops should not be

.

"We will do everything we can to keep schools and daycare centers open," said

.

Most of the economy must also be maintained.

Coronavirus in Germany: bitter disappointment for autumn vacationers - overnight stays in Germany are prohibited

Update from October 28, 5:07 p.m

.: Shortly before the

for the

with

transpires that in Germany

in Germany

are to be

in November

.

These should only be made for necessary purposes such as compulsory

, according to information from the

the

this Wednesday - you will soon find out more Corona resolutions in our ticker on the subject.

Coronavirus in Germany: Cyber ​​criminals temporarily paralyze the RKI website

Update of 28 October, 12:53

: On Sunday unknowns have a building of the

with

pelted - now it became known that cybercriminals earlier on Thursday the

temporarily

.

The attack took place in the morning between 8 and 10 a.m., said a spokesman for the Federal Information Technology Center (ITZBund).

He confirmed

a corresponding report by the news magazine

news agency

.

It was a so-called

(Distributed Denial of Service).

The Berlin police were not involved after the cyber attack.

The institute has not

complaint.

Corona in Germany: New high of new infections - RKI reports new record after data breakdown

Update of 28 October, 11:22

: Just before the Federal-State consultations with German Chancellor

Federal Health Minister

before an

of the German health system by heavy

warned.

"If the

full, then it is too late," said the

on Wednesday the

.

Most recently, the number of

patients infected

with

increased significantly.

“Still at a manageable level, as of today,” said Spahn.

Better to break the wave now.

We are currently hearing similar concerns from neighboring

.

Health Minister @jensspahn @CDU has defended the planned restrictions due to the increasing #Corona infection numbers.

In the # SWR2Tages talk he shows understanding for particularly affected sectors such as tour operators, gastronomy and culture.

https://t.co/tJ2x3WJ6Om pic.twitter.com/NojQyGGPa2

- SWR2 (@ SWR2) October 28, 2020

Update from October 28, 8:44 a.m.:

After the error in the data transmission, the

now reported a new

for the number of

in Germany.

recorded

within one day

.

This is the highest level since the pandemic began.

The deaths and recoveries have not yet been updated.

There was also a glitch when transmitting the 7-day incidence * in the Bavarian capital of Munich.

Corona in Germany: Lauterbach relies on the support of the population

Update from October 28, 8.29 a.m.:

The SPD health expert

relies

on the support of the

in the fight against the rising number of

.

“We have an ethical and political responsibility to protect the general public.

And most people understand that and also expect that from politics, ”he told the

.

In addition,

warned against letting mask refusers and so-called corona belittlers “determine politics”.

The health expert is promoting a two-week "

".

With this concept, facilities such as

, bars and fitness studios would be closed

nationwide for two weeks

.

, daycare centers and essential shops, however

remained

.

should be reduced to an absolute

.

As much

as possible

should be done in

.

Here you can see the exponential increase in the death rate from Covid in Europe.

Tomorrow we can ensure that we are spared that.

A breakwater shutdown would do this.

But if there are exceptions for gastronomy, for example, I can't see how it should go pic.twitter.com/DSM8r2wjlq

- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) October 27, 2020

Corona in Germany: Problems with data transmission of the new numbers at the RKI

Update from October 28, 7.53 a.m.:

At the

seems to be a problem with the data transmission of the new

.

On the RKI dashboard, the nationwide numbers currently displayed on

,

and

correspond to those displayed

on Tuesday morning.

When you visit the website, the following

: “Due to delays in data updates, there may be variances in the individual graphics.

We ask for your understanding."

Corona in Germany: Leopoldina recommend a kind of lockdown for three weeks

Update from October 27, 5:50 p.m.:

The German

and five other

recommend a kind of

for three weeks.

In order

to stop

the increase in

, it is necessary to reduce social contacts without

to a quarter.

This requires uniform nationwide rules, according to a joint declaration by

, the German Research Foundation, the Fraunhofer Society, the Helmholtz Association, the Leibniz Association and the Max Planck Society.

"

According to

the possible course of the

halving the number of

without

of each individual is

currently not enough to reduce the number of

per week," the experts explained.

The increase in the number of

is no longer controllable in many places in Germany.

Coronavirus in Germany: Merkel forecast for Christmas reached the end of the week

Update from October 27, 5:35 p.m.:

(CDU) expects that the mark of 20,000

reached

by the end of this week

.

had forecast this figure for Christmas, which was sometimes considered to be unrealistic.

"In

, the number of

every day by 70, 75 percent compared to the week before," said

on Tuesday in a speech at the Franco-German Business Day.

“And that means: we will probably have 20,000

day

by the end of this week

.” We would be dealing with “exponential growth”, which means that the number of infections would have reached a level “that we could not even imagine three weeks ago could."

Update of 27 October, 16:22:

The number of

related to the

has in

the mark of

cracked.

Cardiologist Thomas Münzel has an amazing link between Covid-19 deaths and

detected.

Corona in Germany: Schleswig-Holstein announces tough contact restrictions

Update from October 27, 4:07 p.m.:

With

, a federal state announced

tough

on Wednesday

before the conference between the Chancellor and the

.

The number

will be the

also outdoors in the next

, said Prime Minister

on Tuesday in

.

This also applies to sport.

The game operation in amateur football must therefore pause.

On Friday, these measures are to be

decided

in a

ordinance,

of the results of the video switching between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor.

also announced that the

in the classroom from the 5th year by three weeks

is.

In addition, this is now also being

to

.

There, the mask requirement only applies in regions in which the

value

of

new infections per 100,000 inhabitants has been

in the past seven days

.

Corona in Germany: Several federal states are considering gradual lockdown

First report from October 27th:

Munich - On Wednesday,

with the Prime Minister about the current situation in the

in

.

In the past few days, the Chancellor has expressed concern about the development of the number of

.

In the individual federal states, the increase in numbers is also viewed with concern.

According to a

report, the

Brandenburg, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bremen and Hamburg,

led

by the

, are

discussing

a draft resolution proposal

with

.

It speaks of a “

”.

This

should come if the current measures in the fight against the

show insufficient effect.

In order to prevent far-reaching consequences on the pandemic addition that should

are generally still allows, according to the draft.

For this,

and

should be

as far as possible.

Further

are to be included in the

states

.

It is discussed, for example, only until the end of November in private homes

allow people from two households, or a maximum of two persons from other households.

Children up to twelve years of age are excluded.

In the case of

such as weddings or funerals, the draft specifies a maximum of

.

Corona in Germany: measures to reduce the number of infections planned

As the

reports, the

the measures is to reduce the number of

to reduce so far "that

more people can meet again

at

time".

If the steps taken are not sufficient, a

further

outlined

in the draft

.

The

aim of the “

” is “to reduce additional, unnecessary contacts as well as approach and departure encounters without having to

a complete

with its serious economic and social consequences,” says the draft.

The

in the various areas should therefore be taken in the following chronological order:

• Halving of the applicable maximum limits for

  events

  , then further reductions

• Closure of

  theaters

  ,

  museums

  ,

  trade fairs

  and

  events

• University

  teaching is usually digital

• Restrictions on

  gastronomy

  that go beyond curfew;

  in extreme cases only take-away sales

• Suspension of

  club sports

• Closure of businesses with body-friendly services, such as

  hairdressers

  or

  massage studios

• Closure of

  fitness studios

  ,

  swimming pools

  and

  saunas

• Closure of

  commercial accommodations

  to keep travel to a minimum

• Closure of the

  retail trade

  for unnecessary everyday goods

Corona in Germany: Closure of individual areas requires new emergency aid programs

The draft also states that it is aware that a further

individual economic sectors will

require

.

This is being negotiated with the federal government.

In particular, the

would have to be relieved in terms of rent and operating costs.

It is unclear whether the proposals

will be supported

by a majority of the

on Wednesday

.

"According to

reports

, some country leaders go

the measures

- others, on the other hand

favor

" says the

report.

On Wednesday, the

the discussion with the Prime Minister about how to proceed during the

the corona pandemic.

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