An unknown corona mutation is discovered in Bavaria, and there is confusion about new Covid 19 infections.
Is the lockdown working?
All the news about the coronavirus in Germany.
The
coronavirus
* continues to challenge
Germany
.
There is hardly any chance of normality in sight.
The number of
corona cases
is still at a high level, but the number of
infections
* is
falling (update from January 19, 9:39 a.m.)
.
Even after the breakdown at the RKI
(update from January 18, 7.15 p.m.).
This
news ticker
has ended.
You can find the continuation from January 19th here.
Update from January 19, 9:39 a.m.:
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI),
there are currently
288,400 active corona cases
in Germany
.
The current level is the lowest since November 19, tweeted Olaf Gersemann, Head of Economics von der
Welt
.
"The number of active corona cases reached its record on Christmas Eve (377,266)," said Gersemann.
In his daily "Corona screencast" at
Die
Welt
, Gersemann classifies the number of corona cases.
His conclusion on Tuesday: "The lockdown is working."
The situation in the intensive care units in Germany remains tense.
4,925 Covid 19 patients currently need intensive medical treatment (previous day: 5003).
2,860 of them need artificial ventilation (previous day: 2,869).
This is evident from the DIVI intensive register.
Accordingly, 3,642 intensive care beds are currently free.
In Berlin, almost 72 percent of the intensive care beds are occupied with corona cases; of the 1,178 intensive care beds, 147 are still free according to the DIVI data.
On top of that, an emergency reserve of an additional 363 beds can be set up in Berlin within seven days.
Update from January 19, 8:20 a.m .:
“One lesson from the past few months is that you
shouldn't lift
a
lockdown too early
,” said
Clemens Wendtner
, chief physician for infectious diseases at Munich Clinic Schwabing.
He still considers the strict lockdown
to be necessary
despite the slightly falling
corona numbers
*.
“You have to stick with it, otherwise all the effort will be in vain,” says Wendtner.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports 11,369 new infections - 989 new deaths
Update from January 19, 6.40 a.m.:
After the
data breach
on Monday morning, the RKI significantly corrected the infection numbers in the evening.
On Tuesday morning, the day of the Corona summit *, the RKI now reports
11,369 new corona infections
within one day.
In addition, there are
989 new deaths
within 24 hours.
While the number of new infections has decreased compared to the Tuesday of the previous week (12,802 corona cases), the number of corona deaths rose by 108.
7-day incidence is 131.5
The Germany-wide
7-day incidence
was
131.5
on Tuesday morning
.
The highest incidences have Thuringia with 256.3 and Saxony with 225.7.
Bremen has the lowest value with 83.2.
With the current figures it should be noted that the data
may contain
late registrations
.
On Monday, according to the
RKI,
some federal states only transmitted incomplete or not at all their data.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: RKI corrects infection numbers after corona breakdown
Update from January 18, 9:35 p.m
.: How long does
immunity
last
after an
infection with the coronavirus *
?
Scientists from Switzerland and the USA are now giving hope (see link).
Update from January 18, 7.15 p.m
.: The
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
corrected
the number of
new coronavirus infections in Germany
from the previous day
on Monday evening
after a glitch in the transmission of the data in the morning.
Means: The
health authorities of Bavaria
and
Rhineland-Palatinate
supplied adjusted figures.
Bavaria now reported 1,445 new infections with Corona instead of the 269 reported cases in the morning.
Rhineland-Palatinate submitted 471 new Covid-19 cases.
This increased the
total number of new infections to just under 8,800
, after having previously been 7,174.
However, it is still pointed out that there
may be fluctuations
due to the holidays around the turn of the year and more
corona tests
afterwards.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: more than 1.13 million people vaccinated against corona
Update from January 18, 7 p.m
.: The
vaccinations against the coronavirus are making
progress
in Germany
- albeit still slowly.
According to the RKI, the number of those who received the first dose of vaccine increased by 31,152 by
Monday noon to 1,139,297
.
The vaccination rate for first vaccinations was 1.4 percent nationwide.
Update from January 18, 6:50 p.m
.: What are the effects of the
hard corona lockdown in Germany
on
children
*
?
Researchers provide health insights that are worrying.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Corona mutations are spreading in Schleswig-Holstein
Update from January 18, 3:58 p.m
.:
Corona mutations
apparently continue to spread in
Schleswig-Holstein
.
After a confirmed case in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, new cases became known.
As
reported by
NDR
, in
Flensburg
and
Dithmarschen
.
Flensburg's Lord Mayor Simone Lange
(SPD)
is said to have already confirmed "a large number of cases of a corona mutation".
According to her information, it is still being checked which mutation is in Flensburg.
Samples were therefore sent to the Berlin Charité.
In the confirmed corona mutation case in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, a woman is said to have contracted
the mutation from Great Britain
on a
business trip to Spain
, according to NDR
.
Corona in Germany - virologist suggests alternative to FFP2 masks
Update from January 18, 2:35 p.m
.: In Bavaria, the
FFP2 mask
has been mandatory in buses and trains when shopping since this Monday.
A nationwide
FFP2 mask requirement
is up for debate at the Corona summit on Tuesday.
A
virologist is now bringing up an alternative
, as
Merkur.de
* reports, which also protects better than simple everyday masks.
Update from January 18, 1:32 p.m
.: In a basement in
North Rhine-Westphalia
, the police broke up a meeting to cut hair.
After a hint, the officers caught 20 people who did not keep a safe distance and did not wear face-to-face masks.
Cut hair on the floor and hairdressing supplies - Police break up meetings while cutting hair
"Cut hair was lying on the floor and hairdressing supplies were to be found on the tables," the police announced on Monday.
The emergency services also discovered "various drugs".
Three people were provisionally arrested but later released.
According to their own statements, the police initiated proceedings against all those present for violations of the Corona Protection Ordinance.
Corona in Germany: Police blow up wedding celebration with 60 guests
In Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), the police blew up a wedding party with around 60 guests.
A witness had alerted the police at around 5 p.m. on Sunday "after they had noticed a large number of people celebrating".
The officials dissolved the wedding party in an apartment in Schalke-Nord.
All those present had been sent off.
In addition, the police reportedly issued reports for violations of the Corona Regulation.
Corona in Germany: More than 170 people celebrate church service - without masks and distance
Update from January 18, 12.29 p.m.:
The police in Berlin uncovered
a massive
violation
of the
Corona rules
: More than 170 people from a small parish celebrated
worship
together
.
On Sunday around 7.45 p.m., the officers
encountered
170 adults
and other children
in a
hall of the community
- in the Gesundbrunn district
.
According to a police spokeswoman, the believers had kept neither masks nor distances.
There was also no attendance list or a
corona hygiene concept
.
After the Corona service in Berlin: Police issue over 100 ads
The
pastor's
explanation
: Actually, a small church service was planned.
However, the number of visitors then increased.
More than 100 people are now expecting
reports
of administrative offenses.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports a gigantic drop in the number of cases in Germany - and now admits breakdown
Update from January 18, 10:33 a.m
.: As reported by the
Bild
newspaper, citing an
RKI spokeswoman
, the
number of cases reported
by the institute
for Germany on Monday are incorrect
.
7,141 had been counted within one day, the Robert Koch Institute said on Monday morning.
This was the lowest value since October 20.
In addition, 214 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours.
In the situation report on Sunday evening, the RKI made great
hopes for an improvement in the corona in Germany
: "After a sharp increase in the number of cases at the beginning of December, a decrease during the holidays and a renewed increase in the first week of January, the number of cases seem to be stabilizing again."
This hope now threatens to be nullified, because the data are incomplete according to the report!
One is currently checking what the reason for the
few reports
from
Bavaria
or
Rhineland-Palatinate
are, said a spokeswoman for the institute in the morning.
Also,
Schleswig-Holstein
reported strikingly low numbers.
Covid-19 situation in Germany |
RKI case numbers Monday, January 18, 2021 |
RKI case numbers Monday. 11th January |
---|---|---|
New coronavirus infections within 24 hours |
7. 141 new corona infections |
12,497 new corona infections |
Corona deaths |
214 more deaths |
343 more deaths |
active corona cases in Germany |
302,300 active corona cases |
334,800 active corona cases |
Incomplete data? |
The data is checked according to the RKI |
No data were available for the state of Brandenburg on January 11th. |
Corona mutations: Spahn specifically orders virus variants to be searched
Update from January 18, 10:08 a.m
.: The detected
corona mutations continue to
challenge Germany.
Health Minister Jens Spahn announces that
old corona samples from December
will be sequenced.
Especially if there was contact with Great Britain during an infection.
On top of that,
Sars-CoV-2 viruses are
now to be increasingly sequenced and then transmitted to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
In the current situation, the nationwide network of laboratories is not sufficient to determine “where known and unknown virus mutations appear,” stresses Spahn.
Five percent of all corona samples are to be
gene sequenced
in the future
, a new regulation now regulates this.
According to Spahn, the laboratories receive an expense allowance.
"We want to know how strong the virus is and how it is changing," said Spahn in his statement to the press.
In order to get a better picture, there is now this regulation.
The corona mutations that were discovered in Germany come from "travel activities from Great Britain and South Africa," said Spahn.
Update January 18, 9:32
: The
Corona-case numbers
on Monday are according to experience lower than on other weekdays.
But the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) has reported the
lowest corona increase
in
three months
(see also update from January 18, 6:40 a.m.)
.
On October 20, 2020, the number of corona cases was at this level.
The numbers seem to be going down, that's good
Health Minister Jens Spahn
“
The numbers seem to be falling, that's good,
” said Health Minister Jens Spahn on Monday in the ARD “morning magazine”.
The measures against the spread of the virus worked.
"But we are still a long way from where we want to and have to go." Further efforts in the fight against the corona pandemic are required.
The health minister confirmed before the next Corona crisis summit of federal and state on Tuesday that
curfews
are being discussed.
These are "obviously part of the debate".
This is a synonym for the fact that contacts in the private sector should be reduced as much as possible.
Spahn called on the citizens to support tough measures:
"Now for another two to three weeks everyone together."
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the federal states want to discuss how to proceed in the pandemic on Tuesday (January 19).
An extension of the existing lockdown until February, but also further tightening of the measures are under discussion.
Unknown virus mutation discovered in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria)
Update from January 18, 8:50 a.m.:
A
new mutation of
the
coronavirus * was
discovered in the
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Clinic
.
One that was not even known to the experts in the laboratory of the well-known virologist
Christian Drosten
in Berlin's Charité.
"Zero Covid" - Leipzig epidemiologist considers goal "not feasible"
Update from January 18, 8.25 a.m .:
Prof.
Markus Scholz
, epidemiologist at the University of Leipzig, does not consider the goal of the “
Zero Covid
”
initiative
to reduce
corona infections
to zero
through a complete
shutdown
to
be feasible
.
It is not feasible that there really are no more contacts, said Scholz of the dpa.
Certain basic supplies simply have to be available.
In addition, it still didn't work anywhere to
eradicate
the
coronavirus
within
two weeks
- not even in
China
, where there were toughest restrictions at the beginning of 2020.
For the corona hotspot
Saxony
,
Scholz
predicted
that the target value of 50 for the
7-day incidence
could be reached with the current rules by the
end of February at the earliest
.
This is the best case - in which the effects of the
virus mutation
from Great Britain have not yet been factored in, the epidemiologist said.
It is not yet possible to say exactly what risk the mutation actually poses.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports surprising new numbers
Update from January 18, 6.40 a.m.:
The German health authorities
reported
7141 new corona infections
to
the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
within one day - according to the
RKI,
the lowest value since October 20.
In addition,
214 new corona deaths were
recorded
in the past 24 hours
.
This value has not been so low since December 14th.
However, it should be noted that the number of cases recorded is usually lower on Mondays because, among other things, there is
less testing
on the weekend
.
7,141 new corona infections
and
214 further deaths
were reported to the RKI within 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic,
2,040,659 people
in Germany have been shown to have been
infected
with Sars-CoV-2
.
So far,
46,633 people
have died
with or from a corona infection.
The RKI estimates that
there are currently around
302,300 active corona cases in Germany
.
1,691,700 are classified as "Covid-19 recovered".
"After a sharp increase in the number of cases at the beginning of December, a decrease during the holidays and a renewed increase in the first week of January, the
number of cases
seems to
be stabilizing again,
" said the
RKI
in its management report on Sunday evening.
The
7-day incidence
across
Germany was
134.4
on Monday morning
.
The highest incidences are currently Thuringia with 274.2 and Saxony with 244.9.
Bremen has the lowest value with 86.6.
Corona in Germany: R value jumps up
Update from January 17, 8:57 p.m.:
The
R value in Germany
makes a jump up for the third time in a row.
On Sunday it rose again over the important limit of 1. According to the current situation report of the RKI it is
1.07
(previous day 0.99).
At least the
7-day R-value
remains
below
0.93
.
The death toll remains depressing.
317 people
died from Saturday to Sunday after being infected with the coronavirus.
This
brings
the total
death toll in Germany
to
46,819
.
The Robert Koch Institute recorded
12,860
new infections
.
Corona in Germany: Another two months lockdown?
Expert explains violent forecast
Update from January 17, 4:48 p.m.:
The
corona numbers
would have to drop significantly,
tests
should be carried out
intensively and the
vaccinations
accepted and carried out successfully, warns
epidemologist Hajo Zeeb
.
Otherwise, the
lockdown
will remain necessary for a long time, explains the
professor from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research
at
ntv
.
"Since the last part (vaccination, dR) is still going on after the last news, I expect at least
another six to eight weeks
." Only if there is a clearly discernible
trend reversal in the number of infections
can any
relaxation be
discussed
at all
, he says, "but always with careful and well-monitored loosening. "
Corona in Germany: RKI publishes current infection numbers - further measure apparently in discussion
Update from January 17, 1:45 p.m.:
The
RKI
reported
13,882 new corona infections
within 24 hours and
445 Covid-19 deaths
on Sunday
.
So far 2,033,518 people in Germany have been infected with the virus, 46,419 have died as a result.
The average
7-day incidence
, which politicians believe should be reduced to 50 for extensive easing, is 136. Thuringia has the highest value with 274.3, ahead of Saxony (252.6) and Saxony-Anhalt (225 , 7).
Schleswig-Holstein (86.2), Bremen (86.3) and Lower Saxony (91.5) have double-digit values.
Update from January 17, 10:35
a.m.:
The
FFP2 mask requirement in retail and public transport in Bavaria
was apparently just the beginning.
As the
picture
reports, the
Deutsche Bahn
is also checking
whether a specification for employees and passengers on the trains can be implemented.
Accordingly, the company had already ordered
ten million masks
by April
.
For customers, the new compulsory clothing could be
offered for sale at service points
, but not on the trains themselves. Incidentally, the train is planning a unit price of 1.59 euros - mind you when purchasing.
It is also being considered to
"shut down"
the
current timetable
.
At the top of the cross-off list are
international routes to high-risk areas
.
Short-time working is also not excluded.
Update from January 16, 9:42 p.m .:
"After a
sharp increase in the number of cases
at the beginning of December, a decline during the holidays and a renewed increase in the first week of January, the number of cases seems to be
stabilizing
again
,
" writes the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) in his situation report from Saturday evening.
The German health authorities
reported
18,678 new corona infections
to
the RKI
within one day.
This increased the number of cases that have become known since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,019,636, as the RKI announced on Saturday.
According to the RKI report on Saturday, the
nationwide
seven-day R-value
was
0.95
(previous day: 0.99).
This means that 100 infected people
theoretically infect 95 more people.
The value represents the infection process 8 to 16 days ago.
If it is below 1 for a long time, the
infection process
subsides
.
Corona virus in Germany: Police in Mannheim are breaking up two birthday parties
Update from January 16, 5:06 p.m.:
In
Mannheim
, the police broke up a
birthday party
with
27 guests
last Friday
.
Witnesses noticed a large number of visitors in the stairwell, after which they informed the officers.
When they arrived, the police met
the organizers and 27 guests
in the
4-room apartment
, including five children.
After the evictions were issued, the visitors left the celebration.
You now have to
answer
for
violations of the Corona regulation
.
But the officials in Mannheim were on the move on Friday evening.
Because in the Käfertal district a
second birthday party
with a total of
23 people
had to be dissolved.
The celebrations took place in a two-room apartment in an apartment building.
In this case too, dismissals were issued and
reports filed
.
Corona in Germany: the number of infected people remains high, but more free intensive care beds again
Update from January 16, 2:43 p.m.:
In the fight against the
coronavirus
, the number of new infections and deaths is still high.
But how many
Corona
* infected people
currently need intensive medical treatment?
The hospitals in Germany are still a long way from being over the mountain.
But:
“The direction is right!
“Confirmed the President of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (
Divi
),
Gernot Marx
in a
world
interview.
For the first time since
December 19,
the numbers are currently
below 5000
intensive care patients.
Opposite the
Funke media group
, Marx brought a possible target mark into play on Friday as a condition for relaxation.
These should only come when the situation has eased significantly.
"The number of
intensive care
supplied
Covid-19 sufferers
need for nationwide stable and clear
than 1000 patients
are."
Corona in Germany: Numbers crack one million mark - Lauterbach's observations lead to triage debate
First report from January 16:
Berlin - The communities reported
around
18,678 new coronavirus infections to
the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
on Saturday
.
That is about 6,000 fewer cases than last Saturday.
The day before, the number of new infections was even higher at 22,368 cases, and the numbers are falling.
Meanwhile, the number of total
corona cases
in Germany has reached a new mark: In the meantime,
over two million people have officially been
infected
since
the pandemic began
.
The recent
deaths
illustrate the scale of the
pandemic
: Since the start in Germany
45,974 people from infection with SARS-CoV-2
*
died
.
A Twitter user illustrates the extent of this number.
He wrote on Friday: Now the number of dead is higher than the number of residents of Oberursel in Hesse.
I hope this example makes the number of those who have died so far a little more tangible! ”The
980 corona
*
deaths
reported to
the
RKI
*
on Saturday in the
last 24 hours
do not reach the maximum value in the last few days.
(Thursday: 1244)
Now the number of deaths (46,570) is higher than the number of inhabitants of #Oberursel in #Hessen (46,545 inhabitants, as of December 31, 2019).
I hope this example makes the number of those who have died so far more tangible! Https: //t.co/FdLSJZtneH
- Saŝa K. (@silberbogen) January 15, 2021
The
numbers of deaths and infections
often seem too
abstract
to really understand the pandemic, emphasized the Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx.
He explained to the dpa that it is often only through a personal life story or a death in one's own environment that “this is really about life and death, about personal fates, about hope and fear, longing and fear”.
Coronavirus in German nursing homes - does “triage” take place outside the intensive care unit?
On Saturday, a clip by
Karl Lauterbach started
a
discussion
on life and death
on Twitter
.
Thursday's video was shared and debated under the heading of triage.
As a guest at Maybrit Illner, the
SPD
politician
emphasized
:
“The people who are now
fighting for their lives
in the
intensive care unit
: Sadly, this is rarely someone who comes out of the nursing home.
Most of these people do not even come to the intensive care unit.
They die in the
nursing homes
. ”If all the people from the nursing homes were to come to the intensive care units, according to Lauterbach, the intensive care units would have long been overcrowded.
Even with the best care, people died there.
Instead of fighting for older people, you are fighting for baby boomers with high-risk diseases.
Lauterbach
already
indicates
triage in the facilities
.
While many users support the SPD politician's statement, some also put it into perspective,
equating
his statement with the term “
triage
”.
Many sufferers would already die before they manage to a hospital or to no treatment it: "I think there are also
advance directives
play an important role.
If someone over 80 does not want any life-prolonging measures, it has nothing to do with triage, ”said a Twitter user.
It is clear that the situation remains tense, falling numbers still do not provide relief.
Furthermore, new
tightening
for the
corona lockdown
* in Germany is expected.
A simulation also shows that the current measures may not be sufficient.
In order to improve the overview of the infection process,
coronavirus rapid
tests * should also be carried out by dentists and pharmacies in the future.
This emerges from a regulation of the
Ministry
of
Health
, which is available to the German Press Agency.
(vs) *
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