While the latest RKI figures give cause for hope, the spread of the corona mutation is worrying.
After the new type B 1.1.7 was detected in Flensburg, a Berlin clinic is now under quarantine.
The
corona mutation B.1.1.7 *
is on the advance in Germany.
After the new type was detected in Flensburg, an
entire clinic
in Berlin is
under quarantine
.
The latest
RKI figures
, however, give hope.
This news ticker on the
corona situation in Germany
is continuously updated.
Berlin - The number of new infections with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus in Germany is lower than it has been in months.
With
6,729 new corona infections
within one day, which were reported by the health authorities to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) *, there is finally a clear trend reversal in the infection process.
217 new deaths
were recorded within 24 hours, the RKI announced on Monday morning.
For comparison: last Monday there were 7,141 new infections and 214 new deaths.
However, the data from Rhineland-Palatinate were only incompletely transmitted at this time.
The number of cases recorded is usually lower on Mondays, partly because fewer tests are carried out on the weekend.
This interactive map shows
what the
corona situation
looks like
in the individual districts
.
Corona mutations in Germany - Great concern in Flensburg and Berlin
But the joy about the positive development in corona infections is clouded.
Two disturbing reports are causing great uncertainty.
On the one hand, the highly contagious mutation of the corona virus * B.1.1.7
has been detected
in
Flensburg
.
A city spokesman on Sunday could not say how many cases there are.
At the beginning of this week, around
30 suspected cases
with the variant from Great Britain were reported.
Flensburg then tightened the corona rules and published a corresponding new general decree on Sunday on the city's website.
Among other things, there has been a stricter mask requirement in busy places since Monday.
According to the spokesman, some of the cases occurred in the workforce of a company among temporary workers.
But there are also some independent cases in the city in the north of Schleswig-Holstein.
It is not known how those affected are doing in terms of health.
The variant, which is spreading rapidly in Great Britain, is, according to experts, easier to transfer.
It is currently unclear whether it is possibly more deadly than the previously predominant variant *.
It has already been proven in various countries, including Denmark.
Corona mutation detected in Berlin clinic - charter buses for employees
In addition, the mutation of the corona virus is apparently also spreading in
Berlin
.
In
Vivantes Humboldt Hospital
in the capital, more infections were detected with the dangerous British coronavirus variant.
Routine screenings in the ward for internal medicine and cardiology have shown positive evidence in
20 people so far
.
In addition to 14 patients, six employees are affected, as the clinic in the Reinickendorf district confirmed on Sunday.
50 more
Patients and employees could be infected.
Berlin clinic under quarantine - admission freeze for new patients
In coordination between the clinic, Reinickendorf Health Department and the Robert Koch Institute, a
temporary admission
freeze was
therefore
imposed
by order of the Health Department
.
For the time being, no more patients will be admitted.
The measure is intended to contain the spread of the virus variant in Berlin.
The restriction imposed since Saturday morning applies until further notice.
Emergencies are taken to other hospitals.
Berlin laboratories are now specifically looking for mutations.
Corona mutation in Berlin - 1700 employees under shuttle quarantine
The approximately
1,700 employees of
the hospital are under what is known as
shuttle quarantine
.
This means that you can only travel between your home and the clinic.
Driving services and shuttles are currently being organized for this purpose.
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) had also signaled support, it said.
Corona mutation in Germany: This is the advice of the STIKO boss
A rethinking of the vaccination strategy * because of the corona mutations keeps Prof. Dr.
Thomas Mertens, the chairman of the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO), is currently still premature.
As he said in the ZDF * morning magazine, in his opinion biological tests are first necessary.
However, this would take more time.
That is why he sees keeping one's distance as an important opportunity in the fight against the spread.
“Basically, we can only do what we have been doing up to now.
We just have to do it more consistently, ”said Mertens in an interview with Dunja Hayali.
The previous measures had to be taken even more seriously, in individual cases one had to keep a greater distance, said Mertens.
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