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Wieler and Spahn provide information about the current corona situation
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For the probably last time, the Managing Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) together with the head of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, informed about the current Corona situation.
Spahn painted a gloomy picture with a view to the holidays.
"We should have shown this consistency much earlier when dealing with unvaccinated citizens." Germany will "significantly" exceed the number of over 5,000 Covid intensive care patients in the next few weeks and months. "If the measures work," the wave reached its sad climax around Christmas. "Take the conditions seriously," asks Spahn. “Reduce contacts as much as possible. Help reduce further suffering. "
He was positive about the tightening of the corona measures. »Germany takes the situation seriously. The federal and state governments are bracing themselves against the fourth wave. Our reminders helped. These decisions came late, unfortunately for many too late. But at least they were hit, "said Spahn, looking at yesterday's Corona summit. It is right that vaccinated people also contribute to the infection process. Nevertheless, the incidence of unvaccinated people is significantly higher in all age groups. In addition, the number of Covid intensive care patients who are not vaccinated is "many times higher".
The vaccination campaign is "enormously gaining momentum" again.
You come back step by step to the record numbers from spring and summer.
"In any case, there is enough booster vaccine available."
ten million people have already been vaccinated.
If all the doses delivered up to and including next week were used, 30 million people would be vaccinated by the end of the year.
"The number of cases is still much too high"
RKI boss Wieler has also expressed concern about the current situation.
"The number of cases is still far too high." It is too early to forego more stringent measures - on the contrary.
Slightly more than one percent of the entire German population is currently infected.
4,800 patients are currently in intensive care units.
"The number will continue to grow." As expected, the number of deaths rose too.
"We cannot yet accurately assess Omikron." The variant could be even more contagious and infect vaccinated and convalescent people more easily.
asc / dpa