The number of corona cases in Germany continues to decline - but is still at a high level.
A trend is emerging.
Our news ticker on the corona situation.
The number of corona infections * in Germany is falling - a positive trend has been noticeable since January.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the 7-day incidence has reached an important mark in all federal states
(update from February 13, 12:37 p.m.).
In the past 24 hours, local authorities have reported more than 8,300 new corona cases and again hundreds of deaths
(update from February 13, 8:10 a.m.).
The lockdown extension, virus mutations * and violations of the vaccination sequence are causing discussions.
In view of the corona situation in Germany, Spahn called the border closings "unavoidable"
(see update from February 12, 10:32 a.m.)
.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from February 13, 4:14 p.m
.: In a hospital in Rottweil (Baden-Württemberg), 55 employees and two patients were infected with the corona virus.
According to official orders, all uninfected employees are now allowed to commute as contact person 1 between their place of work and their home.
At home, they should isolate themselves from their family members.
Persons admitted as inpatients are also considered as category 1 contact persons - external persons are no longer allowed to enter the hospital.
There are exceptions for accompanying the dying and pregnant women and their relatives.
Update from February 13, 3:28 p.m
.: A corona outbreak has occurred in the factory of device manufacturer Kärcher in Obersontheim (Baden-Württemberg).
At least 36 employees were infected with corona, reports the SWR.
Kärcher had started to test the employees after several infections, including the British corona mutation, had been found during the week.
According to SWR, 19 contact persons are under quarantine, and 251 other employees have been sent to Kärcher in company quarantine.
The plant in the Schwäbisch Hall district has a total of more than 900 employees.
7-day incidence: Last federal state in Germany under 100
Update from February 13, 12:37 p.m
.: The 7-day incidence is currently below 100 in all federal states. In Thuringia, the value has fallen to 98.8 (previous day: 106), as shown on the Covid-19 dashboard of Robert Koch Institute (RKI) can be recognized.
The entire map of Germany is currently shining orange.
This could change soon.
Baden-Württemberg (51.0) and Rhineland-Palatinate (51.0) are heading for a value below 50.
The federal states are then marked in yolk yellow on the Corona map.
Experience has shown that the number of corona cases on weekends should be treated with caution.
Late registrations and changes are possible.
The focus has also shifted to a new key figure.
According to the federal-state resolution, the aim is to keep the 7-day incidence stable below 35.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports 152,000 active corona cases
Update from February 13, 8:10 a.m
.: In Germany, 8354 new coronavirus infections and 551 further deaths have been recorded at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the past 24 hours (as of February 13, 0 a.m.).
However, there were always late registrations on and after the weekends.
But the infection process continues to relax, as a comparison of the number of cases from last Saturday shows (see table below).
The 7-day incidence is 60.1 on Saturday morning.
According to the RKI, 2,328,447 people have been proven to be infected with Sars-CoV-2 since the start of the corona pandemic.
The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher since many infections are not detected.
64,742 people have died of or with a corona infection so far.
The RKI estimates the number of those who have recovered at around 2,112,000.
There are currently around 152,000 active corona cases in Germany.
Saturday February 13th 2021 |
Saturday February 6th 2021 |
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|---|---|---|
New corona infections within 24 hours |
8,354 corona cases |
10,485 corona cases |
Deaths within 24 hours |
551 deaths |
689 deaths |
7-day incidence nationwide |
60.1 |
77 |
Corona in Germany - Merkel comments on the situation
Update from February 12, 5:37 p.m.:
Chancellor Angela Merkel
commented
on the current Corona situation in an interview with ZDF journalist Marietta Slomka.
In doing so, she warned the population that Germany was not yet out of the woods despite the falling number of infections.
"We have had a difficult time and are still in the middle of it," said the Chancellor.
Merkel also sees positive aspects: “We have halved the number of cases in the last three and a half weeks.
That is, we are on a declining branch where fewer cases occur.
And that's good news. "
Corona in Germany: Chancellor Merkel believes a turnaround is possible - "Now depends on us"
Merkel said whether the turnaround will succeed “now depends on us”.
The CDU politician also explained why one would keep an eye on 35 in addition to the incidence value of 50.
“When you go over 50, you have to take comprehensive protective measures.
Because one has to assume that we will experience exponential growth and thus one day the health system will be overloaded, ”said Merkel.
The Chancellor also explained the specific procedure for several successive opening steps.
Update from February 12, 4 p.m.:
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) expects the Corona vaccination campaign to achieve the first goal and that all nursing home residents will be offered a vaccination by mid-February.
He said that on Friday in Berlin.
A total of three percent of people in Germany are now vaccinated - around six weeks after the start of the vaccination - 1.5 percent of them also with the necessary second vaccination, said Spahn.
5.7 million vaccine doses were therefore
delivered.
By the end of next week it should be 8 million.
Corona mutation at the border is taking on alarming proportions - Spahn calls measures "unavoidable"
Update from February 12, 11:21 a.m.:
The press conference with Health Minister Jens Spahn and RKI boss Lothar Wieler has ended.
Update from February 12th, 11:15 am:
"Regularly" it is possible to inoculate a sixth vaccination can from an ampoule.
"Occasionally even a seventh," explains Spahn.
"If the deliveries come, as announced, the vaccination numbers will increase significantly," the health minister clarifies.
"Then the time will come in spring when we will involve the doctor's practices in the vaccination," he continues.
One is already in the process of moving forward with these plans.
Update from February 12, 11:03 a.m.:
The discussion as to why hairdressers are allowed to open from March 1, but retailers are not, is understandable.
"That is exactly the debate we are faced with when we open it," explains Spahn.
"Sometimes opening is more difficult than making restrictions," says the Minister of Health, describing the dilemma when it comes to fairness.
Update from February 12th, 10:59 am:
Sanctions for "vaccine-pushers"?
Spahn explains that, especially in times of vaccine shortages, “almost anything is actually better than throwing it away”.
However, rules are needed to deal with vaccine residues at the end of the day, according to the Minister of Health.
Some vaccination centers have found a good approach.
He names firefighters and police officers as possible examples.
"The discussion is understandable," explains Spahn.
He announced meetings with the countries on this topic.
Corona in Germany: Spahn wants to check prioritized vaccination of primary school teachers and educators
Update from February 12, 10:49 a.m.:
Health Minister Spahn explains that he will comply with the request to check whether a prioritized vaccination of primary school teachers and educators in daycare centers makes sense.
He will discuss this with Stiko.
However, it is particularly important to him that prioritization group 1 first receives a vaccination offer.
Update from February 12, 10:46 a.m.:
Spahn explains that the incidence thresholds 35 and 50 are in the Infection Protection Act.
"For 12 months the approach has been that there can and should be different approaches," said the Minister of Health.
Update from February 12th, 10:43 am:
"The incidence is the number that changes the fastest," explains Wieler.
Therefore, it is a good benchmark when it comes to taking measures against increases.
It is not the best guideline for loosening up.
"The lower the number, the easier it is to control the infection process," explains Ciesek about the incidence.
Corona in Germany: The proportion of infections with virus mutations is likely to increase
Update from February 12th, 10:40 am:
"The number of infections is falling, but the proportion of virus mutations is increasing", so the initial assumptions according to Health Minister Spahn.
"All the measures that we know also help to reduce the transmission of the variants," explains RKI boss Wieler.
He also assumes an increase in the proportion of infections with virus mutations.
Update from February 12, 10:34 a.m.:
Spahn explains that 1.5 percent of the population have already received a second vaccination.
80 percent of the nursing home residents were first vaccinated.
Not everyone accepts the offer, so it is important to Spahn to have at least given everyone a vaccination offer.
Corona in Germany: Declaration by Tyrol and the Czech Republic on virus mutation areas "unavoidable"
Update from February 12th, 10:32 am:
"We have to protect our country from the entry of further viruses," explains Spahn.
That is why Tyrol and the Czech Republic have been declared virus mutation areas.
"This measure hurts," said Spahn.
But it is "unavoidable for a certain time", as msl24 * also reports.
Update from February 12, 10.30 a.m.:
Health Minister Spahn has now arrived from the Bundestag and takes the floor.
“This winter is tough,” he begins.
The number of infections is falling, but “the numbers are still too high and the virus mutations too dangerous” for comprehensive easing.
Opening it too early runs the risk of setback.
"It's about protecting our health system from overload," says Spahn.
"Better to hold out for a while longer than risk setbacks."
Spahn says this week's measures offer prospects.
“It is good” that schools are opening.
With lower numbers, further openings are possible.
"If we open now, we will gamble away our previous success," explains Spahn.
Update from February 12, 10:26 am:
Virologist Sandra Ciesek gives an update on self-tests for everyone.
The approval is running.
“It is important that these tests have a certain quality,” explains Ciesek.
A rapid antigen test is not a medical diagnosis.
You still have to follow the hygiene rules.
She sees the tests as another way of breaking the chain of infection.
Corona in Germany: Federal press conference on the current Corona situation
Update from February 12, 10:23 a.m.:
Wieler goes into the corona infection
numbers
.
The trend is positive, the situation in the intensive care units is slowly stabilizing.
“The measures are working.” However, too many people are still dying, says Wieler.
It is also assumed that the spread of the variants will increase.
"Every infection is one too many," said Wieler.
It is imperative to prevent the variants from spreading and new variants from emerging.
Update from February 12, 10:20 a.m.:
The federal press
conference
begins, Health Minister Jens Spahn is not yet present.
RKI boss Lothar Wieler first takes the floor.
"The Corona measures are effective, not only against Covid-19," he explains initially.
The number of infectious diseases in Germany has fallen, the RKI boss cites the flu as the most important example.
This season there are significantly fewer cases than in normal years.
"The flu wave did not materialize, anywhere in the world," Wieler clarifies.
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Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and RKI boss Lothar Wieler inform on Friday about the current Corona situation in Germany.
© Michael Kappeler / dpa
Update from February 12, 10:02 a.m.:
In a few minutes the federal press
conference
in Berlin begins.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU), RKI boss Lothar Wieler and virologist Sandra Ciesek provide information about the current developments in the corona situation in Germany.
Corona in Germany: RKI figures show positive trend - lockdown extension nonetheless
First report from February 12th:
Berlin - The infection numbers in Germany give reason for hope in the corona pandemic.
The numbers are falling and a positive trend can be seen.
At a federal press conference on Friday (from 10.15 a.m.), Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), RKI boss Lothar Wieler and virologist Sandra Ciesek will provide information about the current corona situation in lockdown.
On Friday morning, the RKI reported 9860 new corona infections * and 556 deaths within one day.
The nationwide 7-day incidence has fallen to a value of 62.2 - a month ago it was 155. Nevertheless, after the federal and state summit on Wednesday, the corona lockdown * in Germany was initially until March 7th extended.
The new target incidence value for openings is now 35. The opening of schools and daycare centers is left to the federal states.
One reason for the extension of the lockdown is the impending danger of the spread of the corona mutations.
The South African virus variant has broken out in Tyrol and has given the Austrian government a travel warning for its own federal state.
Since early Friday morning there have been exit controls at the Tyrolean border with Bavaria, but also with neighboring Austrian states.
Departure is only possible with a negative corona test *, which must not be older than 48 hours.
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German police officers check people entering the border between Kufstein and Kiefersfelden.
© Peter Kneffel / dpa
Corona in Germany: concern about mutations - Tyrol and the Czech Republic now "virus mutation areas"
The Czech Republic is struggling with an outbreak of the British virus variant *.
According to the Bavarian state government, this mutation has already gained the upper hand among commuters in some eastern Bavarian regions.
The proportion of the mutated variant in positive corona tests is around 70 percent in Tirschenreuth, and more than 40 percent in Wunsiedel, said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Thursday in the ZDF program "Markus Lanz".
Both cities are close to the Czech border.
According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Czech Republic and Tyrol were therefore classified as so-called virus mutation areas on Thursday.
Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) decided to introduce temporary border controls at the borders with the Czech Republic as well as the internal border controls with Austria that have existed since the refugee crisis, a spokesman said.
The Federal Government is currently coordinating with all partners involved, "especially on possible exceptions" and will soon provide information about this.
The next mutation hotspot on the German border could develop in France.
Corona in Germany: Violations of the sequence of vaccinations - patient protectors demand penalties from Spahn
The corona vaccinations * in Germany also remain a topic for discussion.
There were violations of the vaccination sequence in at least nine federal states.
This was the result of a research by the dpa.
Local politicians, clergymen as well as firefighters and police officers were vaccinated against the corona virus, although they do not belong to the first priority group.
In most cases, the early vaccinations were justified with leftover vaccine doses.
A nationwide binding regulation on how to deal with vaccine residues has not yet existed.
Upon request, the Federal Ministry of Health informed the dpa that the organization and implementation of the corona vaccinations * were a matter for the federal states.
"They are also responsible for checking whether the prioritization specifications are adhered to."
The German Foundation for Patient Protection considers a penalty for unauthorized corona vaccinations * to be necessary.
The vaccine ordinance is actually aimed at a fair allocation of the vaccine - "therefore it is incomprehensible that Jens Spahn does not include any sanctions for unauthorized vaccinations in his ordinance", criticized the board member Eugen Brysch.
This is not even classified as an administrative offense, he said.
(ph / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network
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