Germany is in a tough corona lockdown at the start of 2021.
The number of Covid-19 cases remains high.
The news ticker.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany
: At the start of 2021, the number of
Covid 19 cases is
still very high.
In
Germany
, a
hard lockdown * has been
imposed
until at least January 10th
due to
Corona *
.
This
news ticker
is constantly updated.
Update from January 1, 4:45 p.m.:
The situation in the German
intensive care units
is
still serious
in the
Corona crisis
*
.
As of January 1, 2021, 1:42 p.m., according to the DIVI intensive register, the following data was transmitted:
Occupied intensive care beds in Germany: |
19,846 |
Free intensive care beds: |
3896 |
Corona patients in intensive care units: |
5575 |
ventilated corona patients: |
3113 |
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: vaccination start against Covid-19 was bumpy
Initial report from January 1, 2021
: Munich / Berlin - The
vaccination start in Germany
against the
insidious coronavirus *
was bumpy in parts.
And yet many hopes rest on the
vaccines from Biontech / Pfizer
and other pharmaceutical companies.
On the other hand, one expert does not share the hope of a quick economic recovery: the head of the
German Institute for Economic Research
(DIW),
Marcel Fratzscher
.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: "2021 could be the year of disillusionment"
"Many economic forecasts are currently characterized by the wishful thinking of a quick end to the pandemic and an immediate economic recovery in
2021
," writes Fratzscher in a guest article in the
Tagesspiegel
(Saturday edition): "This should prove to be an illusion."
For example, “
2021
could
be
the year of disillusionment, at least as far as the
economy
is concerned,” he said in his article: “Corporate insolvencies could increase significantly, as many are so heavily indebted that they either no longer get bank loans or no longer want any reserves have used up and the postponement of filing for corporate insolvencies will expire. "
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: politics must support the economy because of the lockdowns
Due to the
lockdowns
in spring and winter,
politicians have to support
the
economy
with aid payments in the tens of billions.
However, according to Fratzscher, this help does not reach everyone: “Especially the weakest, like the mini-jobbers, should pay the highest price.”
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