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Bad omen for Christmas in Germany? Corona numbers in the US skyrocket after Thanksgiving

2020-12-05T11:34:46.710Z


The corona numbers in the US rise to new highs after Thanksgiving. Does Germany threaten the same after Christmas?


The corona numbers in the US rise to new highs after Thanksgiving.

Does Germany threaten the same after Christmas?

  • After

    Thanksgiving

    , the

    corona numbers

    in the

    USA

    rise

    to new record highs.

  • Joe Biden *

    expects

    another 250,000 corona deaths

    by January.

  • Does

    Germany

    threaten

    a similar development of the

    corona pandemic *

    after

    Christmas

    ?

Update from December 4, 8:31 a.m.:

Protective masks against the corona virus are already routine in many places in Germany, less so in the USA: After the number of corona cases in the

USA rose

sharply again after Thanksgiving

(see first report)

, the elected US president announced

Joe Biden

calls on Americans

to wear

masks in

public

for

100 days when he is inaugurated on January 20

.

In an interview with

CNN

he also said he wanted mouth-and-nose protection worn in federal agency buildings and on transportation such as airplanes.

A US president can only order the wearing of masks in certain situations, such decisions largely lie with the individual

states

.



Renowned immunologist

Anthony Fauci

should become his chief medical advisor, Biden said.

Fauci is the best known - and also most popular - corona expert in the USA.

He strongly advocates precautionary measures against the spread of the virus.

Coronavirus: New highs after Thanksgiving in USA - warning for Germany?

First report from December 3, 12:14 p.m .:

Washington / Munich - Many experts in the

USA

had warned urgently about this scenario, now it has arrived.

After

Thanksgiving

, one of the most important holidays for many people in the United States, the

corona numbers

rise

to new

record highs

.

There are now similar fears for Germany about the corona risk at Christmas.

On Wednesday, the authorities in the

United States

reported

more than 3,000 corona deaths

within one day

for the first time since the pandemic broke out

.

With

3,157 deaths

within 24 hours, the previous high of 2607 deaths from the spring was clearly exceeded.

In addition,

the second highest value ever was reached on Wednesday

with

200,070 new infections

.

The record of around 205,000 new cases was last Friday.

Experts warned of rising corona numbers after Thanksgiving

Even before

Thanksgiving

last Thursday, the

Corona situation *

in the country was tense.

Many experts warned of

skyrocketing numbers

if citizens should travel across the country to their families and celebrate together.

Nevertheless,

several million

Americans made their way.

The full extent of these decisions on the

corona numbers

will probably only become visible in the coming days and weeks, when the

Thanksgiving infected appear

in the statistics.

"Unfortunately, what we expect with a view to the next few weeks in December is that we could have a

new wave *

- in addition to the wave we are already in," the renowned virologist

Anthony Fauci

told

the TV station on Sunday

NBC

.

The coordinator of the

 Corona task force

 in the White House, 

Deborah Birx

, was also concerned in an interview with the broadcaster 

CBS

 .

“It looked like the situation in the northern large states would ease.

But now, because of Thanksgiving, we're afraid that

all of

this

will be ruined

. "

US President Joe Biden warns of another 250,000 corona deaths by January

The newly elected

US President Joe Biden also

gives a

gloomy forecast

for the further course of the

corona pandemic

.

"I don't want to scare anyone, but get the facts: we're likely to

lose

another 250,000 people

between now and January

," Biden said Wednesday at an online event with employees and small business owners.

The spread of the

corona virus

must be contained, but people are not paying attention, said the "President Elect".

+

Joe Biden speaks of another 250,000 corona deaths in the US by January.

(Archive image)

© picture alliance / dpa / AP |

Andrew Harnik

Biden

did not provide any information on the data on which his bitter prognosis of

another 250,000 corona deaths

is based.

Since the pandemic began,

more than 270,000 people have died in connection with the

coronavirus *

in the

United States

.

A model by researchers from the IHME Institute at the

University of Washington

reckons with more than 502,000 deaths by the end of January in the case of relaxed protective measures, and more than 367,000 in the case of stricter protective measures.

This model has been

cited

several times in the past by the

White House

.

CDC chief: "December, January and February will be tough"

The head of the

CDC

health authority

,

Robert Redfield

, said at an event by the US Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday: "Unfortunately, I believe that we

could be

close to 450,000 virus deaths

before February

." But that is not certain, it depends the extent to which the Americans adhered to

protective measures

.

“The reality is, December and January and February will be tough.

In fact, I believe it will be the most difficult times in the nation's public health history. "

Corona Germany: Are we threatened with an explosion in the corona numbers after Christmas?

The

next big holiday is already in

December

-

Christmas

.

In Germany, the federal government has relaxed the restrictions on contact with the festival.

Many citizens want to travel to their families over the holidays and spend the time together.

Does

Germany

threaten

a similar

explosion in corona numbers

after Christmas

as the USA after Thanksgiving?

World Doctors President Montgomery from Germany: "The coronavirus doesn't know Christmas or Ramadan"

World Doctors President

Frank Ulrich Montgomery

warned shortly after the easing in the

SWR became known

: "Medically and epidemiologically, it is

madness

to open up again at Christmas and loosen up." He fears that "two to three weeks after Christmas the death rate will rise. 

Christmas

 becomes a festival with a

risk of death

for some people. "

From a psychological point of view, he understands the easing over the holidays.

The 

people would also need contacts over Christmas

, but it was important a

balance

to find.

“The virus doesn't know Christmas or Ramadan.

It looks for its victims every day where it can find them, ”says

Montgomery

.

Corona easing at Christmas: Experts also advise Germany to isolate in order to reduce the risk of infection

The

EU Commission also

warned against easing the contact restrictions for

Christmas

in Germany.

If any 

loosening of

 the rules for 

meetings is

 considered at all, then only with strict

quarantine

requirements 

 for at least seven days before and after, according to the recommendations.

Like everything else this year, end of the year festivities will be different.



We presented an EU-wide approach to sustainably manage the pandemic over the coming winter months, until a safe and effective vaccine is available.



More: https://t.co/iZu0cW6XfF #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/b9JAVzRwJt

- European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) December 2, 2020

Virologist

Alexander Kekulé

sees it similarly

.

In preparation for Christmas, he recommends limiting your personal contacts in advance, not endangering yourself and, if in doubt

, doing

a

quick test

.

Due to the mix of generations at the festival, the

risk of infection is

higher,

especially

among older people.

(ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © picture alliance / dpa / AP |

Andrew Harnik

Source: merkur

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