The coronavirus numbers remain high in Germany - despite the partial lockdown.
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Coronavirus
* in Germany
: The
Covid-19
* case numbers
remain
at a very high level
at the end of
November
.
The federal and
state governments are
therefore
extending the
Corona
* lockdown
until (at least) Christmas.
Hope for the next year is the prospect of a
vaccine
*.
The
federal government's
first vaccination plans
have already leaked.
Baden-Württemberg
is going
a special way
after
Christmas
and wants to
enforce
stricter rules over
New Year's Eve
(see update from November 30th, 12 noon)
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from November 30,
7:33 p.m.: The current situation report of the Robert Koch Institute has just been published.
Despite the very high number of infections, there is positive news.
The
reproduction number
is located in the week section at 0.91, and is decreased compared to the previous day (0.95).
This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 91 more people.
If the value is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection rate subsides.
As the
RKI
further writes, the seven-day incidence in Germany is 138 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
In the federal states of
Bavaria
,
Berlin
,
Hesse
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
Saxony
and
Thuringia
, it is higher.
Germany's new number one corona hotspot is the Lower Bavarian city of
Passau
.
The fact that the situation is still tense is clear from the fact that there are now ten German urban and rural districts in which the incidence is over 300.
An overview
City of Passau
: 579.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
Hildburghausen district
: 579.1
District of Bautzen
: 407.3
Erzgebirgskreis
: 393.5
Regen district
: 377.2
District of Passau
: 360.2
District of Görlitz
: 351.4
District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore
Mountains: 377.2
City of Nuremberg
: 307.3
District of Zwickau
: 301.6
Update from November 30th, 6.15 p.m.:
The number of
corona deaths in Germany
*
is consistently high.
A calculation impressively shows how many patients
die
from or with
Covid-19
per hour.
Corona pandemic in Germany: 7-day incidence in Saxony is 275
Update from November 30th, 5.46 p.m
.:
According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, the
number of new corona infections within a week per 100,000 inhabitants is
275 nationwide
in
Saxony.
This is the highest value of all federal states.
Because of the particularly high
infection rates
, the contact rules are now tightened again.
In large parts of Saxony, not only will the federal and state restrictions on five people from two households apply from Tuesday, but people will then only be allowed to leave their apartment with a valid reason.
The municipalities are
obliged to take
the stricter measures by the new Saxon
Corona Protection Ordinance
, which applies from December 1.
It stipulates that districts and urban districts must take action if the value of 200 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants is exceeded within one week on five days in a row.
The districts of
Bautzen
,
Görlitz
,
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern
Ore Mountains
,
Zwickau
,
Central Saxony
,
Northern
Saxony
and the
Erzgebirgskreis
have issued corresponding general decrees or announced them on Monday.
The city of
Chemnitz also
announced a general decree that will apply from Wednesday.
Update from November 30th, 5 p.m.:
In the
coronavirus pandemic,
the hopes of many rest on the expected
corona vaccines
.
A German doctor * now advises against being too optimistic.
And not only that.
Corona pandemic in Germany: ski regions in the Sauerland - ski lifts have to stay
Update from November 30th, 3:40 p.m.:
In
North Rhine-Westphalia
, the
ski lifts
must
remain closed
in December in accordance with the new Corona Protection Ordinance
.
Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) announced on Monday.
Ski lifts are recreational facilities and are therefore prohibited.
In
NRW
, the ban applies to the
ski regions in the Sauerland
.
The mayor of the winter sports resort of
Winterberg
, Michael Beckmann (CDU),
said
on Monday morning at
WDR 5
that a ban until the end of the holiday would hit the city hard.
Prime Minister
Armin Laschet
(CDU) spoke on Sunday about approaching the operators - but at the same time made it clear that a
European solution was
needed
for the
ski areas
.
It was initially unclear whether there would be skiing in NRW in January.
Laschet had previously spoken out in favor of
preventing
ski tourism
throughout Europe
until the end of the Christmas holidays
.
Update from November 30th, 2 p.m
.: The US pharmaceutical company
Moderna
wants to
apply for
approval for its
corona vaccine
in the EU
on Monday
.
The delivery of at least 80 million vaccine doses has already been negotiated (see link).
Corona pandemic in Germany: Jens Spahn declares "National Health Reserve"
Update from November 30th, 1:14 p.m
.: Health Minister
Jens Spahn
has made a statement on the subject of “National Health
Reserve
at 19 locations”
In future, the state wants to arm itself better in emergencies with protective material such as protective masks and ventilators.
“This pandemic taught us that we need to take more precautions,” explains Spahn.
Reserves are to be created that cover a requirement for up to six months.
The Corona cabinet decided on the plans for building a health reserve this Monday.
"I am vaccinated against pretty much everything that you can be vaccinated against," replied department head Spahn to the question about the
corona vaccine
.
"When it's my turn, I'll get vaccinated," said Spahn, referring to
Covid 19 risk groups
that would have priority.
Corona pandemic in Germany: Angela Merkel criticizes hotel openings for Christmas
Update from November 30th, 12.40 p.m.: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)
has clearly criticized the decision of individual federal states to reopen hotels for family visits over the holidays.
According to various media reports, the German head of government is quoted as saying that she lacked the imagination to suspect that the countries that were particularly affected wanted to open the hotels.
With reference to Berlin, for example, according to Merkel, it does not explain that the
nurses at the
Berlin Charité have to
work through
Christmas
at the
same time
.
On Monday it became known that the great
Baden-Württemberg also
wanted to make hotel stays possible for family visits over Christmas.
Although there are comparatively high
numbers of corona infections
in the southwest of the republic
.
Corona virus in Germany: Baden-Württemberg takes a polarizing special path
Update from November 30, 12 noon: Baden-Württemberg
is
taking
a special route
around
Christmas in the corona pandemic in Germany
.
As a government spokesman from Stuttgart confirmed to the
German Press Agency (dpa)
this Monday
, the green-black state government only wants to relax the contact restrictions from December 23rd to December 27th.
During this period, hotel stays for family visits should be possible in the third largest German state (around 11.1 million inhabitants).
Means: Immediately after Christmas, the
corona measures will
be tightened again.
Prime Minister
Winfried Kretschmann (Greens)
agreed on this with his cabinet colleagues.
The federal and state governments had recently agreed on an upper limit of ten people plus children up to 14 years of age for meetings “with the closest family or friends” from December 23 to January 1.
But for
Kretschmann
this period is said to be too long.
According to the state government from
Stuttgart
, a
new corona regulation will come
into force
in Baden-Württemberg
on Tuesday
.
+
Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg: Winfried Kretschmann (Greens).
© Sebastian Gollnow / dpa
Corona pandemic in Germany: an average of only three intensive care beds per hospital
Update from November 30th, 10:40 am
: Intensive care physicians warn: On average, there are now only
three intensive care beds available
per hospital across Germany
.
This was announced by the Intensive Care Working Group of the German Society for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI), as
reported by
the
Tagesspiegel
.
"We are in an absolutely exceptional situation that we have never experienced in the history of intensive care medicine,"
says accordingly
DGAI spokesman Gernot Marx.
The newspaper cites the
Reuters
news
agency
.
+
Corona intensive care unit: The fear of being overwhelmed is growing in hospitals in Germany (symbol photo).
© Robert Michael / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa
Update from November 30th, 10.16 a.m
.: The
word of the year 2020
has been chosen.
Guess?
The term that the Society for the German Language (GfdS) has decided on is
probably
familiar to
everyone
in
Germany
this year.
Corona in Germany: Passau has the highest 7-day incidence in the country
Update from November 30th, 9.07 a.m
.: The
Hildburghausen district
in Thuringia was Germany's
worst hotspot
.
Now the city of
Passau
(Bavaria) has replaced the hotspot leader.
The
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI)
gives
a 7-day incidence of 579.5
for the Bavarian city
.
In the Hildburghausen district, on the other hand, the value remains at 579.1.
Corona hotspots in Germany: incidence value over 500
City of
Passau
(Bavaria) - 579.5 (previous day: 537.8)
District of
Hildburghausen
(Thuringia) - 579.1 (previous day: 579.1)
According to the RKI management report on Sunday (November 29),
eight districts
exceeded an incidence of 300 corona cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days:
Bautzen
district
(377.0),
Passau
district
(378.9),
Erzgebirgskreis
district
(375 , 9),
Regen
district
(339.7),
Görlitz
district
(320.1) and the city of
Nuremberg
(307.3).
For the whole of
Germany
, the RKI currently gives a
7-day incidence of 136
.
Corona virus in Germany: RKI reports more than 11,000 new corona infections
Update from November 30th, 6:13 a.m
.: The health authorities have
transmitted
11,169 new corona infections
and
125 deaths
to
the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
.
Last Monday, the number of new infections was 10,864.
Experience has shown that the number of cases after the weekend is comparatively low.
Fewer samples are taken and therefore less tested overall.
According to the RKI management report on Sunday, the
so-called
7-day R-value
was
0.95
(previous day: 0.96).
This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 95 more people.
The value reflects the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.
If the value is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection rate subsides.
3,906 Covid-19 patients
currently have to be
treated in
the intensive care unit
,
2,301 of
whom are
artificially ventilated
.
According to the DIVI intensive register, there are currently 5,896 beds available.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports the current number of coronavirus cases (data status: November 30, 12 a.m.)
Corona cases proven so far in Germany | 1,053 869 |
---|---|
Deaths related to Sars-CoV-2 | 16,248 |
active corona cases in Germany | about 298,521 people |
Recovered | According to the RKI, 739,100 people survived a virus infection |
Update from November 29th, 7:18 pm:
The
new corona rules
have been in place since last Wednesday.
On this day, Chancellor
Angela Merkel
and the Prime Ministers of the federal states agreed.
But the
concrete implementation is
left to the individual federal states.
Baden-Württemberg
allows more time than initially estimated
.
The state government
does not
want to announce the specific rules that should apply there
until Monday
.
Actually, a
publication at the weekend
was still
expected.
Until recently, according to reports, the ministries were in an agreement on how the latest federal and state resolutions to contain the
corona pandemic
in Baden-Württemberg should be implemented.
Worry in the second lockdown: Berlin Corona traffic light scares everyone
Update from November 29th, 5.43 p.m.:
In
Berlin
, the second
corona traffic light
on Sunday
jumped
to
red
.
Because
more than a quarter of the intensive care beds
in the capital were occupied with Covid 19 patients, as the health administration's management report revealed.
In the late afternoon the traffic light
turned yellow again
.
According to the updated values,
24.2 percent of
the intensive care beds
are now
occupied by Covid 19 patients.
The Corona traffic light takes into account a total of three important values: the
incidence value
for the last seven days, the
R value
, which measures how many other people a sick person has infected, and the occupancy of the intensive care beds.
The traffic light system in Berlin has been showing red for a long time with the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past seven days.
This incidence value was now
202.0
.
Berlin now has
64,220 known
cases of
infection
, which means the number has increased by 332 compared to the previous day. There were three more deaths, now 553.
Second corona lockdown in Germany: Merkel and Steinmeier want to calm down
First report from November 29th:
Munich / Berlin - "We have come a long way," affirmed
Chancellor Angela Merkel
on Saturday.
In her weekly video message she wanted the people in Germany seem
to encourage
.
Despite the still high numbers in many places, one can get a little hope.
This is mainly thanks to the successful development of vaccines.
"We can assume that one or more vaccines will not be available on
Saint Never's Day
, but in the
foreseeable future
," Merkel continued.
Indeed, the
vaccines
could be
the crucial step in fighting the pandemic.
The first breakthrough came with the German company
Biontech
* and its US partner
Pfizer.
The two pharmaceutical companies announced in November that they had developed the first promising vaccine candidate from Western countries.
In the meantime, the US company
Moderna
and the British pharmaceutical company
AstraZeneca have
followed suit.
Corona in Germany: Vaccine approval possibly in December - but many questions still open
The
European Union
has already negotiated supply contracts for vaccine doses with five manufacturers.
Health Minister Jens Spahn
(CDU) expects a first vaccine to be approved in December.
Who, when and how
can be
vaccinated
* has not yet been conclusively clarified.
The president of the German Association of Cities, Burkhard Jung (SPD), estimates that
“mass vaccinations”
for the general population will not be possible until next summer.
Corona in Germany: Despite the second lockdown, the curve has not yet dropped
They would also be useful in the past.
Because the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) has counted a total of
1,042,700 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 in
Germany
since the beginning of the pandemic
.
14,611
new cases were transmitted
within one day
, as the RKI announced on Sunday morning.
Even in the
second lockdown
, which has been in place at the beginning of November, the number of new infections remains high.
The
federal and state governments have therefore unanimously decided to
extend it to December
.
However, the rules at
Christmas are a little more relaxed
.
"We have combined 3 essential elements of pandemic control & these 3 elements, # containment #protection # mitigation, interlock. We have to do everything we can to ensure that they continue".
L. Wieler, RKI President
Video: @phoenix_de & @ RKIMuseum # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/jlPIKLS2fK
- Robert Koch Institute (@rki_de) November 24, 2020
For many Germans, the second lockdown is a burden.
But
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
is also positive.
“The pandemic will not take the future from us,” he wrote in a guest post for
Bild am Sonntag
.
Because the
advances in medical research
give hope that the virus will not permanently dominate everyday life.
Germany can be full of confidence, said Steinmeier.
(mam / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network.
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