Despite the corona virus, the police had to stop a few hundred party-goers at Mardi Gras.
Meanwhile, rapid tests for self-application are fueling new hopes.
The coronavirus * will also ensure measures and many restrictions in everyday life in 2021.
The colorful carnival bustle also falls into the water: But a few hundred party-goers did not want to be deterred by the measures
(see first report from February 15, 2021)
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Could corona self-tests be the key to easing the current corona measures?
A politician advocates this (
see update from February 15, 4:20 p.m.
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This Corona news ticker * is updated regularly.
Update from February 15, 7:26 p.m.:
More and more politicians are campaigning for the quick use of corona self-tests in Germany too.
While their use in Austria has already been decided, the tests are also about to be approved in Germany.
According to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), almost 30 applications for approval have already been submitted.
Appropriate approval is expected by the beginning of March.
Such self-tests could also be used across the board at daycare centers and schools.
When visiting a daycare center in Potsdam, Family Minister Franziska Giffey described the tests as a “real game changer”, according to the dpa.
She thinks this is a way to bridge the time to vaccination.
The Left and the Greens also emphasized the possibilities that a nationwide use of rapid tests could open up.
Update from February 15, 4:20 p.m .:
Can rapid tests save us?
Greens boss Robert Habeck sees self-rapid tests as an important part of a possible easing strategy.
Such tests are needed in sufficient quantities for schools, daycare centers and other areas of public life, Habeck emphasized on Monday in Berlin.
The Green politician pleads for a state purchase guarantee.
A lesson must be learned from the “not successful” vaccine acquisition.
Such self-rapid tests are currently still being tested.
If the state insures that the tests will be accepted before approval, the company could start production now.
The SPD politician and doctor Karl Lauterbach also sees “high-quality corona self-tests” as a possible solution.
On Twitter, he warns of an increase in the number of cases from mid-March due to the virus mutants B117 * and B135.
The temporary lowering of corona infections could prove to be deceptive.
If you relax into such an increase and take Easter trips, a massive 3rd wave threatens.
Mass production and the use of corona self-tests could help to keep an eye on the infection process.
In Austria *, such tests are already being used for students and teachers.
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Quick and easy at home: teachers and students in Austria are already regularly testing themselves for the corona virus.
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Update from February 15, 3:07 p.m.:
After the week-long school
closings
as a result of the corona lockdown, there are increasing demands for a corresponding compensation for the canceled lessons.
In the future, teachers could catch up on school hours on Saturdays and during the holidays *, according to various sources.
Corona pandemic: Mental suffering is increasing
Update from February 15, 2:01 p.m.:
Sad side effect of the corona pandemic: sick leave due to depression and burnout have increased significantly in the past year.
As can be seen from the data published on Monday by the KKH health insurance company, Bavarian members on sick leave due to mental illness were absent from the health insurance fund in 2020 on average 42.7 days longer than in the previous year - this corresponds to almost a working week.
It is not just a Bavarian phenomenon.
The Hanover-based KKH registered a similar trend nationwide.
Corona border closings: Kilometers of traffic jams on the Bavarian-Czech border
Update from February 15, 2021, 1:38 p.m.:
At the Bavarian-Czech border, drivers have to be
patient
on Monday.
After the introduction of the controls, traffic jams for miles formed.
Truck drivers would have waited up to three hours, as a spokesman for the Federal Police Inspection Selb said on Monday morning.
The implementation of the border closings is also causing trouble for Bavarian companies.
The IHK Regensburg for Upper Palatinate / Kelheim criticized on Monday a "chaos on the borders between the Czech Republic and Germany".
This is causing massive problems for companies.
Supply chains are already disrupted and employees from the Czech Republic are missing, said IHK Managing Director Jürgen
Helmes.
After the border controls with Austria and the Czech Republic, the Prime Minister of the Saarland, Tobias Hans (CDU), no longer excludes stricter controls at the borders with France and Luxembourg.
Corona in Germany: Carnival is canceled - but the police stop hundreds of carnival fans
First report from February 15, 2021:
Berlin - Lockdown, measures and incidences: the corona pandemic * has dominated everyday life in Germany and the world for almost a year.
The fact that not all those affected are enthusiastic about the measures has been known not only since the regular lateral thinker demonstrations.
It is also known that some people disregard the measures.
But this weekend the police in Germany had a particularly large number of illegal celebrations.
Meanwhile, the health authorities in Germany reported 4426 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute within one day.
In addition, 116 more deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to figures from the RKI on Monday.
Corona in Germany: Around 100 party-goers stopped by the police - Carnival is also canceled in the Ore Mountains
While the carnival is largely canceled all over Germany, around 100 particularly party-goers had no intention of canceling the hustle and bustle.
In a district of the city of Marienberg in the Saxon Erzgebirgskreis, several people had gathered for the ski carnival on Sunday without taking hygiene measures into account.
According to a police spokesman, there were indications that around 100 people were involved.
The celebration on Sunday afternoon was held without mouth / nose covering and without observing the rules of distance.
With the arrival of the police, the majority of the celebrants were able to leave the event quickly on their skis, but the exact number of people could not be confirmed.
The police are now investigating for non-compliance with the Saxon Corona Protection Ordinance.
Corona in Germany: Carnival party also stopped at Lake Constance - around 200 spectators celebrate with music
A similar incident occurred on Saturday evening in the city center in Überlingen on Lake Constance.
As the police said on Sunday, 55 fools gathered on the occasion of the traditional Hansele parade.
Around 200 spectators, some in disguise, watched the hustle and bustle in the city center.
In order to create the right atmosphere, the celebrants even transported loudspeakers on wagons.
After considerable discussions and incomprehension on the part of the visitors, the illegal carnival celebration was then dissolved.
Corona in Germany: Carnival is canceled - But fans do not have to completely do without the hustle and bustle
If you don't want to miss out on the colorful carnival bustle in spite of the current corona pandemic, a small-format doll train with persiflage wagons rolls through the Carnival Museum in Cologne instead.
“The most unusual Zoch” will be broadcast on West German radio from 2 pm.
In Mainz, a digital carnival session under the motto "Four-color with Bütt un Byte" will be streamed from 7.11 p.m.
In it, the clubs and gardens of the city present themselves in eleven times eleven minutes.
In Düsseldorf, the official carnival session is canceled this time, instead cuts of past Rose Monday parades are shown on television.
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network.
