The corona situation in Germany remains tense in the new year.
The RKI reports a new record of deaths.
The virus mutation B.1.1.7 poses a new threat.
In
Germany
are the first cases of
Corona mutation B.1.1.7 *
been discovered.
Karl Lauterbach
warns of a third wave of the
coronavirus pandemic *
.
With
Hamburg
, the first federal state will put a stricter
corona regulation
into force
on Friday
.
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Update January 8, 14:35:
Prime Minister of Thuringia
Bodo Ramelow
(left) has been around for even more comprehensive
rules
in the fight against the
coronavirus
in
Germany
pronounced.
“We finally have to go into a
real lockdown
,” he said in an interview with the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
.
At
MDR Aktuell
,
Ramelow
called for
a
lockdown
, which also applies to the economy.
"We just have to take a complete break now," said Thuringia's Prime Minister.
“I don't see any alternatives.
The mistake we made across Germany was that we
didn't use December
to actually put the
general economy
on a break. "
+
Thuringia's Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow calls for a corona lockdown for the general economy.
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Martin Schutt
Ramelow also
criticized the
inequality of
the previous
measures
, for which only restaurateurs, hoteliers, artists and self-employed, showmen and all children would be held responsible in order to avert a pandemic - but the entire
further economy
pretended to be nothing.
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
(CDU)
predicted
the sharp
increase in the number of infections
back in October.
"The Chancellor was right and I was wrong," said
Ramelow
looking back.
The Thuringian state chief had long resisted particularly tough measures in the pandemic.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports new record for deaths
First report from January 8th:
Munich / Cologne - “We have to honestly say that we have our backs to the wall”, summarized the SPD health expert
Karl Lauterbach
in the podcast “Die Wochenester” of the
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
.
The
corona situation
in
Germany
has by no means relaxed in the new year - on the contrary.
The
lockdown
was extended, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported a record
value
and now
the next danger is
looming after the first cases of the
virus mutation B.1.1.7
.
Two weeks after Christmas, the
RKI reported
a new
high
on Friday morning
with
1188 corona deaths
within one day.
In addition, the health authorities reported
31,849 new infections
in the same period
.
When interpreting the number of cases, it should also be noted that fewer people probably went to a doctor, fewer samples were taken and fewer laboratory tests were carried out over the holidays, according to the RKI.
Corona in Germany: The target incidence value of 50 is too high according to Lauterbach
"This may have resulted in fewer pathogen evidence being reported to the responsible health authorities." In other words, there could be a
high number of
unreported
corona cases *
.
The
7-day incidence
in Germany is currently
136.5
.
However, this value should also be assessed with caution.
The target value of 50 is still a long way off.
Therefore,
after the
Corona summit
, the
lockdown *
in Germany was
initially extended to January 31 and some
rules were
tightened.
There was no alternative to this decision,
Lauterbach made
clear
in an interview with the
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
.
"Too early out of the
lockdown
means a
third wave,
" warned the SPD health expert.
He does not expect the
incidence target of 50
to be reached by January 31.
This is already set too high.
“I don't really know a single virologist or epidemiologist who says: '50 is safe '.
Everyone says
it has to be lower,
”said Lauterbach.
Corona in Germany: Lauterbach sees great danger in mutation B.1.1.7.
- "Fear of a third wave"
The
doctor sees
another great
danger
in the
corona mutation B.1.1.7 *
from
Great Britain
.
This continues to grow in England, although the country is in
lockdown
.
“That must give us food for thought,” warned
Lauterbach
.
The first cases of the B1.1.7 mutation have now also
occurred
in
Bavaria
and
Saxony
.
If the variant of the
coronavirus *
continues to spread in the country, there will probably be further
restrictions
on people in
Germany
.
"Then of course much more
drastic measures are
necessary to achieve the same thing.
We are all afraid of a third wave with the new
mutation,
”explained
Lauterbach
.
Ireland shows how dramatic the B117 mutation appears to be.
I therefore expressly warn against attempting to exit the lockdown too early.
We will need to vaccinate all over 75 year olds by May at the earliest.
If a B117 wave came we would have months of lockdown pic.twitter.com/83vn1Qmqm7
- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) January 8, 2021
Corona in Germany: Hamburg puts tightened regulation into force
With
Hamburg
today at midnight, the first federal state put a
stricter corona regulation
into force.
Accordingly, the Hamburgers will have to
further restrict
their
contacts
from Friday
.
Members of one household are only allowed to meet one person from another household.
So far, contacts have been limited to five people from a maximum of two households.
Unlike before, there are no longer any exceptions for children.
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