Even those who do not yet have a corona vaccination can make travel plans - at least within the EU.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is optimistic.
The news ticker.
Chancellor Angela Merkel * gives hope for the summer vacation (
update from May 8, 5:15 p.m.
).
The current RKI * figures for Germany give hope: The incidence * has fallen.
NRW wants to offer "lollipop tests" at all primary and special schools
(see update from May 8th, 10:52 am)
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This news ticker on the corona situation in Germany * is continuously updated.
Update from May 8, 5:15 p.m.:
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has been optimistic that summer vacation in Europe will also be possible for unvaccinated people.
When you see what low incidences some European partner countries like Portugal already have, "I am very hopeful that we can also afford what was possible last summer," said Merkel on Saturday after the EU summit in Porto, to which she had been connected from Berlin because of the corona pandemic.
"From when this will be the case, I can't say yet, name the day."
In addition, Merkel said: “In Germany we seem to have broken the third wave as well.” Where the incidence values would fall, more will be possible in Germany, step by step.
"Hopefully this will be the case for all of Europe," she said.
When asked, the Chancellor emphasized that the possibility of a summer vacation in Europe "of course" also applies to unvaccinated people, as in the previous year.
At that time, “the subject of vaccination was still a theoretical one”, and there was also no access to large-scale tests.
Last summer, with incidences of 2, 3, and 4, you could afford a lot of freedom.
That's why she keeps saying: “Down with the incidences, that means freedom for all people then.
And then we have the two helpers vaccinating and testing.
We should be better off with that. "
Corona in Germany: RKI boss Wieler swears by vaccination target
Update from May 8, 3:45 p.m.:
RKI President Robert Wieler continues to hope for a high pace of vaccination against the corona virus.
The vaccine quantities are no longer the limiting factor, he said on Saturday at a discussion with citizens in Berlin.
“Now we just have to stick with it.
So you can't somehow think again: 'Oh, the problem is over.'
But let's solve it together for a few more months. ”He referred to the latest record for the daily vaccination doses.
According to RKI data, more than a million doses were injected on each of the last two Wednesdays.
There were more than 800,000 on Friday.
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Lothar H. Wieler, President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), comes to a press conference on the current corona situation with mouth and nose protection.
© Kay Nietfeld / dpa
Vaccinations protect you from the disease, but they also protect others from infection, as Wieler said.
“And that is this idea of solidarity.
To control the pandemic, 80 percent of Germans would have to be fully vaccinated.
"We have to get there as soon as possible."
According to the RKI, 32.3 percent of the total population had received at least one vaccine dose by May 8th.
Around 7.5 million people are fully vaccinated
(data as of May 8, 9:40 a.m.)
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Corona in Germany: NRW is pushing ahead with "Lolli" tests
Update from May 8th, 10:52 am
: "The lollipop tests will help us to detect infections earlier than with self-tests": NRW is the first federal state to introduce PCR pool tests for corona.
School Minister Yvonne Gebauer (FDP) said, according to the
WDR
, that they wanted to break the chains of infection in primary and special schools.
Why does she talk about “lollipop tests”?
With the so-called lollipop method, there is no need to insert a stick into the nose or deeper into the throat.
Instead, children suck on a swab - the "lollipop" - for 30 seconds.
The swabs are then evaluated in a laboratory.
These are PCR tests * that are considered to be very accurate in detecting corona infections.
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Without sugar: a pack of “lollipop tests” for the coronavirus.
© Michael Reichel / dpa
Corona incidence in Germany is falling: Spahn gives hope for a summer vacation - even without a vaccination
Our first report from May 8th
: Berlin - "Traveling within the EU will probably not depend on the vaccination": Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) sees good chances for a problem-free summer vacation in the EU in view of the current development in the corona pandemic States.
"You will be able to move around Europe-wide with the tests too," said Spahn of the
Rheinische Post
on Saturday.
He himself is planning his vacation in Germany.
"In this hopefully last phase of the pandemic, I would not plan any major long-distance trips, the North Sea instead of the South Sea, so to speak," said the Minister.
Spahn on Corona easing: "If you open too quickly, success will stumble"
With a view to openings, Spahn urged a prudent approach.
"If you open too quickly, you will stumble over the previous success." That is why the opening should first start outside: outdoor catering, open-air events, zoos or even sporting events with a reduced number of visitors - "and of course always with distance and hygiene," said Spahn.
In Germany, 15,685 new infections with the corona virus were registered within one day.
As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Saturday morning, citing information from the health authorities, 238 further deaths were reported in connection with the novel pathogen.
Corona in Germany: 7-day incidence continues to decrease
The number of new infections was 2800 cases lower than the previous day.
The nationwide 7-day incidence fell further to 121.5, after a value of 125.7 had been reported the previous day and a value of 148.6 last Saturday.
The 7-day incidence is an essential benchmark for tightening or relaxing corona requirements.
It indicates the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.
According to the RKI, the total number of corona cases recorded in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic is now 3,507,673.
The total number of registered deaths rose to 84,648.
The RKI put the number of people recovering from Covid 19 disease at more than 3.14 million.
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