Due to corona mutations, some countries now have a hard entry stop.
Chancellor Merkel is asking families to be patient in the pandemic.
Jens Spahn
expects the
vaccine shortage
to continue for tough weeks
.
In Germany, a far-reaching entry stop for
corona mutation areas has been in
effect
since Saturday
(update from January 30, 5:26 p.m.)
.
For the third time in a row, the RKI recently reported an
incidence
below 100
(update from January 30, 10.06 a.m.)
.
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.: “Nobody underestimates that from us”:
In her weekly video podcast,
Chancellor
Angela Merkel (CDU)
recalled the particular burden on
families
.
"In the federal government we are very aware of how tough everyday life is for many parents and children at the moment," she said and reassured that if the
corona is relaxed,
the daycare centers and schools
should be reopened
first
.
It is a "tremendous feat"
to look after
and teach
younger children
at home and to support
digital learning
in older children
, said Merkel.
"Then there are your own
professional obligations
and worries."
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It
is also
bitter
that "children and young people are currently having to forego many things that are
so important and fun
in this
phase of life
: meeting friends, pursuing hobbies, celebrating or simply enjoying the day without a care," said the Chancellor.
The federal government has therefore initiated a whole series of measures.
She listed:
Economic stimulus package with the child bonus
Child benefit increase
Doubling the number of childhood sick days
Merkel wants to
talk to families about their experiences in the corona pandemic
in a
digital citizens' dialogue
on Thursday
.
Merkel announced in her current Vodcast episode that she will meet “mothers and fathers, including single parents”.
More than 12,000 new corona infections in Germany - but the incidence is falling
Update from January 30th, 10:06 a.m
.: The
7-day incidence * fell
below the
100
mark for the first time in three months on Thursday
- and the trend gives hope.
As the
RKI *
reports, it was
90.9
on Saturday
(previous day: 94).
The pandemic index
reached its
highest level in Germany to date on December 22nd at
197.6
.
The health authorities reported
12,321 new corona infections
to
the institute
within 24 hours (previous day: 14,022) and
794 deaths
(previous day: 839) with or to
Covid-19
.
Update from January 30th, 8:44 a.m
.: The current daily
corona new infection
numbers
are not initially available from the
RKI
on this Saturday morning
.
The institute's online
dashboard
is currently not available.
"The data is currently being updated," writes the RKI.
We will inform you here as soon as the overview for Germany is active again.
Seehofer calls for no trips abroad due to Corona - "would be foolish"
Update from January 30th, 8:06 a.m
.: As of
today, far-reaching
bans
apply to
entry into Germany from
Corona mutation areas
.
- and Federal Interior Minister
Horst Seehofer
defended the measure as
"absolutely necessary"
to protect the population from highly infectious viruses.
In an
interview with the
Augsburger Allgemeine, the
CSU politician also
called for
a waiver of any non-essential trip abroad.
He sees this as a
“civic duty”
.
"To travel to mutation areas now without a really compelling reason, I must say clearly, would be downright foolish," emphasized Seehofer.
Initially, travelers from the following countries are affected:
Great Britain
Ireland
Portugal
Brazil
South Africa
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Horst Seehofer defends the new entry restrictions.
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Corona in Germany: State celebrates success with incidence trend
Update from January 29, 9:07 p.m.:
The nationwide
seven-day R value
was
0.92
according to the
RKI management report
from Friday evening
.
The day before, the value was still at
0.90
and thus recorded a
minimal increase
.
This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 92 more people.
The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.
The more it is above 1, the more the virus spreads.
If it is below 1 for a long time, the
infection process
subsides
.
In
Baden-Württemberg
, however, the city of Baden-Baden is celebrating a success with the
seven-day incidence
.
The city is
doing
best in Baden-Württemberg
with a value of
19.9
.
No other city and no district fell below the 20 mark on Friday, as a situation report by the State Health Office revealed in the evening.
After entry ban in Germany: City in the north shows worrying tendency
Update from January 29, 7:24 p.m.:
Shortly after the Federal Cabinet decided on an
entry
ban
for countries in which the
mutations of the
corona virus
are particularly widespread, the German city of
Flensburg
reports
with a worrying trend.
The
infection rate
there was rather moderate for months and is now skyrocketing.
Among the current cases there are
39
;
which are clearly due to the British variant of the virus.
In addition, there are another
92 suspected cases
, as the city announced in a press release.
"We can only speculate whether the rapid increase in the number of cases is related to the presence of the mutation," said
Mayor Simone Lange
(SPD).
But the mutation is known to have a much faster spread.
Germany is closing its borders: entry into these countries is prohibited
Update from January 29, 5:27 p.m.: Germany
is
closing
its borders for travelers from
Corona mutation areas
.
As of
Saturday
, there will be an
extensive entry
ban in Germany for countries in which particularly contagious variants of the corona virus have spread
.
The Cabinet decided on Friday a
transport ban
for airlines, rail, bus and shipping companies until
February 17
.
However, this provides for numerous exceptions for all Germans and foreigners living in Germany as well as for transit passengers and the movement of goods, as the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the German Press Agency confirmed on request.
The countries
Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal, South Africa and Brazil will be
affected from Saturday
, and
the small African states Lesotho and Eswatini from Sunday.
Entry stop to Germany: That is why numerous flights have to be canceled
"The
dynamism of the spread of
the variants is particularly worrying in these countries", quoted
Bild
from the ten-page decision
.
There is a risk "that the
effectiveness of the vaccines currently used against the new variants will decrease
because the neutralizing antibodies formed by the vaccination provide poorer protection against the modified virus".
This is given as the reason for the decision.
Federal Interior Minister
Horst Seehofer
(CSU) had already announced the entry ban on Thursday.
It mainly affects the airlines.
Lufthansa alone currently offers
55 return flights per week
to the affected countries.
However, because of the numerous exception rules, not all should be deleted.
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Horst Seehofer and Angela Merkel talk.
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Corona in Germany: Jens Spahn and Lothar Wieler praise positive vaccination trends.
Update from January 29, 12.42 p.m.:
At the federal press
conference
on the
current corona situation
in Germany, Federal Health
Minister
Jens Spahn
and RKI boss
Lothar Wieler
praised
the positive trend in the number of infections and the 7-day incidence.
Corona in Germany: Spahn appeals for cohesion between the federal and state levels
"The start of the vaccination campaign was difficult," said
Spahn
and announced that
the vaccine shortage
would be
tough weeks
.
For the trust of the citizens it is important that the
federal and state governments
pull together, said the health
minister
with a view to the
vaccination summit
next Monday.
Spahn also welcomed the upcoming
approval
of
AstraZeneca's
preparation
as the third vaccine in the EU.
This is easier to use.
However, one has to wait and see what
information
the EMA
gives
with regard to
age
.
"
Stiko
will only then
decide
on the
recommendation
on this basis
," explained
Spahn
.
A possible adaptation of the
vaccination ordinance
and
vaccination sequence
would also only take place afterwards.
In the
second quarter
could probably
two more vaccines
are approved.
The goal remains to be able to offer all citizens in Germany a vaccination in the summer.
Corona in Germany: "The more we vaccinate, the more variants will occur"
"We are on the right track and must continue to consistently deny this path," said RKI boss
Lothar Wieler
.
He warned of the
early relaxation of
the corona measures and also
drew attention
to their effectiveness against the spread of the
corona mutations
.
The
7-day incidence
in Germany is falling, but mainly in the four most
severely affected federal states
.
In the other
twelve federal states
, it remained largely the
same
, said Wieler.
The RKI boss announced a
report
on the
virus variants
in Germany
for the coming week
.
He made a surprising statement: “
The more we vaccinate, the more variants will occur.
“It is important to use new tests to specifically identify these mutations.
With regard to possible
travel restrictions
,
Wieler
said
: "In principle, all trips that are not made are helpful." Mobility is a driver of the pandemic.
The President of the
Paul Ehrlich Institute, which is responsible
for the
approval
of
corona vaccines
,
Klaus Cichutek
, warned urgently against
believing
circulating
fake news
about alleged
serious side effects of
the preparations.
Regarding claims that vaccines genetically modify body cells, he said, "This is all nonsense."
Corona in Germany: Federal press conference with Spahn and RKI boss Wieler
Update from January 29, 11:27 a.m.:
The federal press
conference
has ended.
Update from January 29, 11:24 a.m.:
You are not flying blind, RKI boss
Wieler
clarifies.
Outbreaks of the
corona mutations
have already been
discovered in Germany.
It is important to him to clarify: "The measures help against all variants."
One should look at the essentials.
“Let's use the tools we have,” says
Wieler
.
“In
any case,
we have to
implement
the
measures
consistently
by
mid-February,
” he clarifies.
Then you have to watch the corona numbers.
He would also like to have “zero covid”, but 1000 new infections daily are a “cool goal”, according to the
RKI boss
.
Update from January 29th, 11:19 am:
“
Does that help us?
“Asks Health Minister
Spahn
when
asked about
the criticism of the vaccination start and also of himself.
In the pandemic, he does not always want
to point fingers at others
.
"We can only learn if we talk critically about what did not go well, but also
constructively
." That will be done at the
vaccination summit
,
among other things
, said Spahn.
Corona in Germany: Spahn announces further vaccine orders
Update from January 29th, 11:14 am:
"My greatest endeavor is to have
enough vaccine
available,"
Spahn
makes
clear.
"The virus is the enemy," explains the health minister.
The
EU Commission is
already
in negotiations
with the promising vaccine manufacturer
Novovax
about orders, said Spahn.
Additional orders
for vaccines
will be concluded for Germany and Europe
, which also go
beyond the initial vaccination
, said Spahn.
It is not clear if and when you might
need
a "
booster
".
If you have too much
vaccine
, you can still do a good job with it.
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Health Minister Jens Spahn at the federal press conference on the current Corona situation in Germany.
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Kay Nietfeld
Corona in Germany: Majority of deaths outside of the intensive care units
Update from January 29, 11:07 a.m.:
The high
death
rates
also have
to do
with a
delay in
reporting
, explains
Spahn
.
Months ago, the legal and financial basis for significantly more tests and help in
old people's and nursing homes was
created.
Spahn would like to see greater use of the offer, also from trained nursing homes.
Update from January 29th, 11:04 am:
"The majority of
deaths
occur outside the intensive care units," RKI boss
Wieler
clarifies.
Many elderly people die outside of the hospital, for example at home or in old people's and nursing homes.
Because the
incidence
in the elderly in Germany is very high, the
death rate is also
high.
There are currently
many more outbreaks in nursing and old people's homes
than in spring.
“This clientele is not sufficiently protected,” explains
Wieler
.
RKI boss Wieler on travel restrictions: "Mobility is a driver of the pandemic"
Update from January 29th, 10:57 am:
"In principle, all trips that are not made are helpful," says
Wieler
about the possible
travel restrictions
.
"Mobility is a
driver of the pandemic
."
Update from January 29, 10.55 a.m.:
It is more important to sequence targeted samples than to sequence many samples, RKI boss
Wieler
clarifies.
“The incentives apply to all laboratories,” he says.
“
The more we vaccinate, the more variants will occur,
” explains Wieler.
"
Representativeness
is much more important than quantity." In the coming week, the RKI will produce a report on this topic.
Corona vaccine from AstraZeneca: According to Spahn, sensible use is possible even with limited approval
Update from January 29th, 10:48 am:
"As of today, we expect around 12 million cans from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna in the first quarter," Spahn clarifies.
With
AstraZeneca approval
today,
another 3 million doses would be
available.
"Of course they make a difference," explains Spahn.
With regard to a possible
restriction
by age,
Spahn
said
that there are also people under 65 years of age in priority groups one and two.
So you will
be able to use
the
vaccine
meaningfully
even with a
restricted approval
.
Update from January 29, 10:42 a.m.:
Spahn is promoting
compliance with the usual order
.
The
EMA's
decision
on the
AstraZeneca vaccine
is expected today.
This will show whether there will be any
clues as to age
.
It is not yet clear whether the evidence restricts approval.
“Stiko will only then decide on the recommendation on this basis,” said
Spahn
.
The
vaccination ordinance
and
vaccination sequence
will only be adjusted if necessary.
Addo affirmed the importance of vaccinations - adaptations to variants would be possible
Update from January 29,
10:33 a.m.: Marylyn
Addo
from the University
Medical Center
Hamburg-Eppendorf is connected via video.
She also affirmed the importance of
vaccinations
.
One should not lose sight of what has been achieved.
The corona vaccinations are a "
terrific scientific success
".
The effect of the previously approved vaccinations against the
virus variants is
currently being investigated and researched.
The first results are gratifying, said
Addo
.
Research will be one of the big tasks of the next few months, she explains.
If necessary, the developers can
adapt
the
vaccines
.
"I think we are very well positioned," explains Addo.
PEI President Cichutek reaffirms the safety of the corona vaccines
Update from January 29, 10:20
a.m.:
PEI President
Cichutek
first reaffirms the
safety of
the
corona vaccines
approved so far
.
The
AstraZeneca vaccine
is also good and effective.
It is based on a recommendation for approval.
Cichutek
explains again about the well-known
tolerance
reactions
with the
vaccinations
.
These are mostly mild and moderate.
The vaccinated will continue to be observed by a doctor for at least 15 minutes after vaccination.
"All in all, we are dealing with vaccines that are tolerated very well by millions", explains the President of the Paul Ehrlich Institute.
He also
drew attention
to the
fake news
in connection with the
corona vaccines
and referred to the information provided by the RKI.
Cichutek
says the rumors about infertility, for
example
: "That's
rubbish
." The PEI wants to ensure transparency.
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Klaus Cichutek, President of the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), at the federal press conference on the current Corona situation.
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Kay Nietfeld
Corona in Germany: RKI boss Lothar Wieler warns of early easing
Update from January 29th, 10.15 am:
"We are on the right track and we have to continue to follow this path consistently," Wieler explains.
The
incidence is
falling, but mainly in the four most
severely affected federal states
such as Thuringia and Saxony.
In the other
twelve federal states
it
remained the same
.
The
virus variants continue to
cause
concern
for the
RKI
.
“We do not yet fully know the properties of the variants,” explains
Wieler
.
One must therefore get a better overview of the
corona mutations
.
In the future, laboratories are to sequence significantly more samples, "at least five percent of all positive tests".
This is intended to grow the database.
“The gold standard for diagnostics remains PCR testing,” explains Wieler.
“The
intensive care units
are still very busy,” says Wieler.
"
The intensive care units would definitely not be able to cope with
a new strong
increase in the number of cases
at the moment." The
RKI boss
draws attention to compliance with the
corona measures
and appeals to the population: "Get vaccinated."
Corona in Germany: Spahn announces tough weeks of vaccine shortages
Update from January 29, 10:10 a.m.:
Spahn
announced the limited approval of the
AstraZeneca vaccine
for today
.
However
, the data situation is too small
for
unrestricted approval
.
It will probably not be approved for older people for the time being. "It's not about Europe First, but about a fair share for the European Union," he said with regard to the
delivery of
the vaccine.
"The federal states are doing a good job," says Spahn.
It is important that the federal and state governments
pull together
when it comes
to
vaccination
.
That is important for
trust
in the population.
Spahn
addresses the
vaccination summit
.
He wants to create a "common basis" for the further debate on the corona vaccination.
According to Spahn, further approved vaccines can be expected in the second quarter.
"
There are still a few tough weeks of vaccine shortages ahead of us,
" said the Minister of Health.
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Health Minister Jens Spahn (r.), RKI boss Lothar Wieler (m.), And Klaus Cichutek (l.), President of the Paul Ehrlich Institute.
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Kay Nietfeld
Corona in Germany: Spahn reports a positive trend
Update from January 29, 10:05 a.m.:
The federal press conference begins.
First of all, Health Minister
Jens Spahn took
the floor.
"We are seeing a
positive trend,
" begins Spahn.
He goes into the falling number of
new infections
and the
7-day incidence
.
“But that's not enough,” he makes clear.
Nevertheless, the figures show that the measures are working.
Around
1.8 million people
in Germany received their first vaccination against
Covid-19
and another 415,000 received the second vaccination dose.
This means that 2.2 percent of the population received an
initial vaccination
, according to Spahn.
The company is well on the way to
offering vaccinations
to
all nursing home residents by mid-February and to all over 80s in the first quarter
.
Update from January 29th, 9.45 a.m.:
In a few minutes the
federal press
conference
will start
in Berlin.
Health Minister
Jens Spahn
and RKI boss
Lothar Wieler will
then provide information on the current
Corona situation in Germany
.
In addition, the President of the Paul Ehrlich Institute,
Klaus Cichutek
, and
Marylyn Addo
, Head of the Infectious Diseases Section at the University
Medical Center
Hamburg-Eppendorf, will
speak
.
Corona in Germany: Positive trend in the number of infections - EMA gives recommendation today
Update from January 29, 8.45 a.m.:
Before the federal press conference with Health Minister
Jens Spahn
(CDU) and RKI boss
Lothar Wieler
from 10 a.m., the new
corona numbers
for
Germany were
published
on Friday morning
.
The German health authorities reported
14,022 new corona infections
and
839 new deaths to
the RKI
within one day.
The
7-day incidence
was reported to
RKI
on Friday morning at
94.4
- on Thursday this important characteristic was the first time since the end of October under the 100th
In addition, the
EMA
plans to
issue
its recommendation on the approval
of
AstraZeneca's
corona vaccine
this Friday
.
In
Germany
, the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has now recommended that the agent should only be injected to adults
under 65 years of age
because there is too little test data for older people.
The British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has surprisingly announced a
delivery cut of
the vaccine for the
EU
.
An expert sees an “epoch-making mistake” by the
EU Commission
in the procurement of the vaccine.
Corona in Germany: Spahn announces "at least ten more difficult weeks"
First report from January 28th:
Berlin - "With the shortage of the
vaccine
we are going through at least ten tough weeks" - this is how
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn
has put people in Germany in the mood for what is to come before Easter.
On
, he suggested that the federal and state governments should
hold
their own
conference of prime ministers
specifically to discuss the
topic of vaccination
- the situation, goals and further action.
The vaccine manufacturers should also be there, as
Spahn
wants
to invite them to an expert talk.
“We can only gain trust in this crisis if the federal and state governments pull together,”
Spahn continued
on Twitter.
So he wants with the
"seed-MPK"
probably not only to show that he is the
buck
does not want to let slip only, but also convert to "truce".
Because like no other, he is currently facing severe criticism: Although the mass vaccinations are considered a core measure to
contain
the
coronavirus *
pandemic
, Germany and the EU are not receiving sufficient
vaccine
from the manufacturers.
Accordingly, the population is currently being vaccinated far too slowly - and the
lockdown is
dragging on and on, according to
Spahn's critics
.
We can only gain confidence in this crisis if the federal and state governments pull together.
Hence my suggestion: We do a vaccination MPK, an extra Prime Minister's conference just for vaccination.
(1/5)
- Jens Spahn (@jensspahn) January 28, 2021
"There is one setback after the other," said
SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil
and again called for "a clear plan on how we can get
vaccinations in Germany
faster".
The
SPD also
wants the
“vaccination summit”
,
because what is
needed now is “transparency about contracts and reorders of vaccines” and “better communication between all levels”,
Klingbeil added
.
In his opinion,
Spahn has
long since gambled away people's trust: "Every vaccination promise that he makes lasts a maximum of one or two weeks," said the SPD politician.
Astra-Zeneca vaccine: will the Stiko recommendation change the German vaccination campaign?
Klingbeil
is not the only one who is currently criticizing
the Minister of Health most severely
from the
turning point of the pandemic
, which the
vaccination campaign
should become
.
And bad news is followed by the next: The
vaccine manufacturer
Astra-Zeneca
has informed the EU that, after the approval expected for Friday, it will initially deliver much less vaccine * than contractually agreed.
The manufacturer threw all criticism from himself,
after all
, the
EU ordered
the vaccines around three months later than, say,
Great Britain
.
Now the
Standing Vaccination Commission
at the Robert Koch Institute (Stiko) has
also announced that the
Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca is
"only recommended for people between the ages of 18 and 64 based on the data currently available".
A message that reduces the amount of available vaccine * for the risk group currently to be vaccinated in retirement and nursing homes.
Almost at the same time, the
vaccine manufacturer Biontech * Pfizer reported
future delivery bottlenecks.
Because of this vaccination debacle - and also because the numbers keep falling, an end to the
lockdown
but still does not seem to be in sight - all attention is directed to the
press conference
on Friday, in which Spahn and the President of the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler
, want to inform about the current Corona situation in Germany .
From ten o'clock,
Spahn
also has the opportunity to comment on the latest reports and alleged omissions.
Wieler
had already reported a "slightly positive trend" in the development of new daily infections with the
coronavirus
last week
- on Wednesday, a nationwide 7-day incidence of less than 100 was announced for the first time since October.
The
“vaccination summit” *
, which the
health minister
and the
SPD have
so vehemently demanded, is already being prepared.
The
government spokesman Steffen Seibert
recently confirmed this
.
Health
experts are still unaffected by the plan: Even a "vaccine summit will not bring people in Germany an additional ampoule in the next few months," said
Eugen Brysch
, director of the
German Foundation for Patient Protection
.
Instead, he calls on those responsible in the federal government to be honest: "The mistakes were made last year and cannot be remedied by conferences now." Another point of criticism that
seems to be addressed to
Spahn
.
(cos) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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