Corona escalation after the holidays?

Numbers rise again - next cruise ship interrupts voyage

Created: 01/03/2022, 06:54 AM

From: Jennifer Lanzinger

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The corona incidence has risen for the fifth day in a row, but the RKI continues to assume that the current situation is under-recorded.

All information in the news ticker.

• The Corona * incidence increases for the fifth day in a row (see original report).

• After the holidays, the RKI continues to assume that the current situation will not be recorded.

• The second cruise ship is now canceling its trip due to Corona * cases.

• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Berlin - Many experts had already warned in advance of many contacts at Christmas and the holidays, and New Year's Eve should also have ensured many celebrations indoors.

How much the holidays favored the spread of the coronavirus will become clear in the course of the next few days, but the Robert Koch Institute is already reporting an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence.

The number of infections also continues to climb.

The RKI has reported an increase in the incidence for the fifth day in a row.

Accordingly, the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday is 232.4.

For comparison: the previous day the value was 222.7.

A week ago the nationwide incidence was also 222.7 (previous month: 442.1).

But although the value is already climbing continuously, the RKI assumes that the numbers are under-recorded.

Because there is less testing and reporting between the years, the actual numbers could be higher.

The health authorities in Germany reported 18,518 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.

Exactly one week ago there were 13,908 infections.

According to the new information, 68 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.

A week ago there were 69 deaths.

Cruise ship "Mein Schiff 6" breaks off trip due to corona cases

The coronavirus is now also putting many travelers on the table.

After the cruise ship "Aida Nova" of the Rostock shipping company Aida Cruises ended its trip early on Sunday due to Corona cases in Lisbon, the cruise ship "Mein Schiff 6" of the shipping company Tui Cruises is now also canceling its current trip in Dubai.

"The background to this are isolated cases of Covid-19 on board that were discovered during the voyage.

As a purely precautionary measure and to protect guests and crew, TUI Cruises has now decided to take this short break, ”said the Hamburg-based company on Monday night.

According to the information provided by the shipping company, the voyage for the majority of the approximately 2000 passengers would have ended on Monday as planned.

The involuntary break affects both those who had booked a connecting cruise and the guests who wanted to go on board in Dubai.

According to the information, Tui Cruises is currently organizing return flights for all guests who would have wanted to continue their journey.

How much longer will Germany be affected by Corona?

Virologist Martin Stürmer is optimistic about the Covid year 2022 *.

There could be some relaxation soon.