The number of cases in the Corona crisis is increasing.
Experts appeal to the unvaccinated.
Germany threatens the fifth wave.
All corona news in the ticker.
Germany is deep in the fourth Corona * wave.
RKI boss Lothar Wieler is already warning of the fifth.
The federal and state governments have therefore agreed on stricter corona rules.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder goes one step further.
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Germany is in the middle of the fourth corona wave. But experts are already warning of a fifth wave in the corona pandemic. "If the reduction in contacts and the vaccination do not succeed intensively, we will also get a fifth wave according to the current modeling," Lothar Wieler, President of the Robert Koch Institute, told the dpa news agency.
According to Wieler, a worsening of the corona situation in Germany can only be prevented through the widespread use of corona vaccines *.
"The rest of the winter depends heavily on what happens now," said Wieler.
According to Thomas Mertens, head of the permanent vaccination commission (Stiko), vaccinations can no longer stop the fourth corona wave.
“The vaccinations are very important for how things will look in the next year,” Mertens told the news broadcaster Phönix.
Meanwhile, the number of cases in the Corona crisis * in Germany has risen again.
The RKI reported on Saturday (November 20, 2021) the 13th day as a result of a record seven-day incidence.
Corona-News: Lockdown in Bavaria - other travel destinations are becoming high-risk areas
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The Corona booster vaccinations should increase significantly and be made more with the vaccine from Moderna * instead of Biontech. The Federal Ministry of Health emphasized on Friday that enough vaccine for such "boosters" would be available by the end of the year. Since the preparation from Biontech has so far made up more than 90 percent of orders, Moderna should be used more and more. This should ensure that sufficient vaccine is available in the short term. In addition, stored Moderna cans expired from the middle of the first quarter of 2022, but this must be avoided.
For Biontech, "maximum order quantities" are to be defined, as stated in a letter from the ministry to the federal states.
For the time being, practices should be able to order a maximum of 30 doses per week, vaccination centers and mobile vaccination teams 1020 doses.
"Orders for Moderna vaccine are not subject to a maximum limit and are fully supplied," says the letter, which is also available to the dpa.
Corona booster vaccination: Moderna and Biontech
In the practices, due to the limitation in Biontech orders from November 23rd, a significantly increased need for advice can be expected, said the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV).
"As a result, most of the patients who were vaccinated with Biontech as part of their basic immunization will now - if they are over 30 years old - receive a booster vaccination with Moderna," said KBV Vice-President Stephan Hofmeister.
According to available study data and according to the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko), both vaccines are equivalent.
! Nevertheless, there will be a great need for explanation, which ties up valuable time that is then lacking for vaccination, ”said Hofmeister.
Corona-News: Lockdown in Bavaria - other travel destinations are becoming high-risk areas
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The federal government declares other countries to be high-risk areas.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), these are both Belgium and most of the Netherlands.
Both countries recently recorded a significant increase in the number of corona cases.
This was initially reported by the ARD * Tagesschau.
Anyone entering Germany from a high-risk area must generally go into quarantine for ten days.
Five days after entry, those affected can free themselves from quarantine if they present a negative PCR test.
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An orphaned shopping center in Leidschendam in the Netherlands.
As of today, large parts of the kingdom in Germany are again considered to be high-risk areas.
© Remko De Waal / dpa
Corona-News: Lockdown in Bavaria - Markus Söder closes clubs and bars
Munich - The corona situation in Germany is worsening more and more.
On Thursday, the federal and state governments agreed on significantly tougher corona measures at the Corona summit.
Now Bavaria is going one better.
Because: Prime Minister Markus Söder * (CSU *) announced a lockdown light for Bavaria on Friday afternoon.
At a press conference, Söder introduced with the words: "The corona drama continues into the next round." Bavaria's head of government described being unvaccinated as a risk, the vaccination rate in the Free State is too low.
The consequence: "We have to act, we have to do something."
Söder announces Lockdown light: Which corona rules are coming in Bavaria
All corona measures that Prime Minister Söder presented on Friday will initially apply in Bavaria until December 15.
These are the rules:
According to Söder, there is a “de facto lockdown for unvaccinated people”.
Means: A maximum of five people from two households are allowed to meet, not including children under 12.
2G and 2G Plus will be tightened.
Body-hugging services such as hairdressing are also included.
2G Plus means: recovered or vaccinated with a mask plus rapid test.
Trading remains excluded from 2G.
There is a curfew at 10 p.m. in the catering trade.
For sports, cultural and leisure events, an upper limit of 25 percent applies to occupancy.
This rule also applies to football games (Bundesliga), for example.
The controls are being tightened.
Discos, clubs, night restaurants and bars will be closed.
All annual markets and Christmas markets are canceled.
There should be bridging aid.
According to Söder, “everything has to be closed” at hotspots with an incidence of over 1000.
This currently affects eight districts in Bavaria.
Exceptions are schools, daycare centers, retail, old people's and nursing homes.
Söder also emphasized that nobody should be turned away when vaccinated.
Company doctors are to be increasingly involved again.
It is hoped that "the federal government will introduce compulsory vaccinations," said the Prime Minister.
Because: "It is a life-threatening undertaking not to be vaccinated." (Nc)
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