Lauterbach raises the alarm because of the data situation: "Omikron dynamics are not correctly depicted in official figures"
Created: 12/29/2021, 10:45 AM
From: Bedrettin Bölükbasi
According to Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD), the current Corona data does not accurately reflect the Omikron dynamics.
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According to Health Minister Lauterbach, the Omikron dynamics are not correctly reflected in the official figures - that worries him.
Now he's putting pressure on.
Munich - According to experts, the Omikron * mutation of the coronavirus * is much more contagious than mutations that previously occurred in the pandemic.
The variant has particularly conquered Great Britain, but Germany could also be overwhelmed by the mutation.
Therefore, model calculations assume a steep increase in the number of cases towards the end of the year, but the momentum has been a long time coming - at least according to official figures, which have even been declining recently.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach * is by no means happy about the current decline in the overall incidence and number of cases, but rather great concern.
He sounds the alarm about the data situation.
Lauterbach worried about Corona data: Incorrect playback due to test failures and reporting delays
Because, according to the Minister of Health, there is an omicron dynamic, but this is not correctly reflected in official figures. Opposite the
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described his first insight. It is about "an omicron dynamic that worries me very much - and that is not accurately reflected in the official figures". In fact, the Robert Koch Institute recorded a rapid increase in omicron cases, which, however, is not aptly reflected in the general number of cases.
The specific reason for Lauterbach's skepticism about the drop in numbers are test failures and reporting delays over the holidays.
Although the corona situation remains tense and experts are warning of an impending fifth wave of omicrons, testing and contact tracking in many districts have been severely shut down or even stopped entirely.
This probably resulted in incomplete numbers.
Corona situation: Lauterbach puts pressure on health authorities for correct data in front of the MPK
Health Minister Lauterbach * apparently no longer wants to stand idly by the incomplete data situation.
According to
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information, he is now increasing the pressure on the responsible authorities in the districts.
These should again provide meaningful data so that the real corona situation in Germany can be better assessed.
The correct numbers on the pandemic * are urgently needed, because on January 7th, the federal and state governments want to meet again in a Prime Minister's Conference *.
The situation is to be assessed there, and the new measures that have recently come into force are also to be assessed.
An incorrect data situation would make the correct assessment much more difficult.
Corona data: Wieler had warned against incorrect display - soldiers in constant use
RKI * boss Lothar Wieler had already warned before the holidays that the corona situation was incorrectly shown over Christmas.
Despite the deployment of 6,500 soldiers as administrative assistance in almost all federal states, test failures and reporting delays, which primarily trigger the incorrect data situation, could not be prevented.
The contact tracing is one of their priorities, explained a spokesman for the Territorial Tasks command to the
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.
The soldiers also help in old people's homes, hospitals and test centers.
They even provide support when vaccinating.
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