Difference between Delta and Omicron?

Lauterbach warns – the federal state is already easing on Monday

Created: 2/7/2022Updated: 2/7/2022 6:03 AM

By: Katarina Amtmann, Franziska Konrad

The incidence in Germany continues to rise to unprecedented levels.

Karl Lauterbach shows important data on corona reinfection.

All news in the ticker.

• The seven-day incidence* in Germany has reached a new record

  (see original report)

  .

• Karl Lauterbach explains: Compared to Delta, there is a serious difference at Omikron

  (see update from February 6, 2:20 p.m.).

• Despite the high number of cases, Hesse will relax the corona rules from Monday

  (see update from February 6, 5:15 p.m.).

• This news ticker for the corona pandemic* in Germany is updated regularly.

Update from February 6, 10:15 p.m .:

The politicians’ discussion about possible opening steps in the corona pandemic is picking up speed.

A survey by the Insa Institute for the

shows how divided the Germans are about possible easing: 49 percent of those surveyed were in favor of easing, 44 percent are against it.

The approval of the rules varies greatly: the contact restrictions for vaccinated people met with the greatest rejection.

66 percent of those surveyed would abolish them.

More than half of those surveyed also no longer find the 2G rule in retail to be sensible.

The Germans disagree on the 2G Plus rule: around half of those surveyed want to abolish it, 51 percent think it makes sense.

A clear majority, on the other hand, spoke in favor of the mask requirement: around 71 percent of those surveyed want to keep the mask requirement on public transport, 65 percent are also in favor of a mask requirement in retail.

The contact restrictions for the unvaccinated, which 64 percent think makes sense, also meet with approval.

Despite the high incidence: Hesse relaxes corona measures

Update from February 6, 5:15 p.m .:

Hesse will relax the corona rules from Monday.

Even the unvaccinated will then be able to shop again, because the 2G rule in retail will be overturned.

However, wearing an FFP2 mask is still mandatory.

According to the decision of the Corona cabinet on Friday evening (February 4th), more spectators should be allowed to attend major events in the future.

At major outdoor events, up to 50 percent of the seats can be occupied from Monday - but a maximum of 10,000 spectators are allowed.

Inside, occupancy is limited to a maximum of 30 percent and 4,000 visitors.

However, the 2G Plus rule still applies here.

The current hotspot rule will also be lifted: from Monday, there will no longer be stricter measures in counties or municipalities with a seven-day incidence* of over 350.

In the meantime, 11,796 new corona infections have been registered in Hesse within one day.

Update from February 6, 2:20 p.m .:

Omikron is currently responsible for the countless corona cases in Germany.

Minister of Health Lauterbach again warns of the virus mutant on Twitter - and shows data on reinfection.

Omikron in Germany: Lauterbach shows important difference to Delta

"It's important not to underestimate Omicron.

Studies suggest that you can get infected again relatively soon after the infection,” writes the SPD politician.

He also mentions an important difference compared to the previous version Delta: "A long protection like Delta is less likely".

Lauterbach ends his post with a warning: "Repeated infections are not without risk."

Karl Lauterbach warns: After an omicron infection, you can get infected again relatively quickly with Corona.

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A mini-study with Germans recently showed that Omikron can also circumvent immunity from mRNA vaccines* (examples are Biontech or Moderna).

However, the scientists emphasized that boosters appear to offer “good protection against serious illness” since they only observed mild cases.

Update from February 6, 12:28 p.m .:

Omicron continues to spread rapidly in Germany.

New incidence records are being broken every day.

However, the calls for easing are getting louder and louder.

The hospitality association Dehoga is now also demanding a uniform opening plan for the whole of Germany for the catering trade and other sectors from politicians.

Corona pandemic: Repeal of 2G-Plus rule in gastronomy demanded

"Since it is becoming apparent that Omikron is not overtaxing the healthcare system despite high incidence values, the federal and state governments should quickly agree on a nationwide opening plan, if possible as early as mid-February at their next conference," said managing director Ingrid Hartges of the

.

She advocates lifting the 2G Plus rule in restaurants and cafés.

Corona loosening: "Clubs and discotheques should be opened very soon"

“Clubs and discotheques should also be reopened very soon, because they have only been open for a few weeks since the pandemic began,” Hartges continues.

The closing times in the evening in six federal states should also be abolished immediately.

Original message from February 6th:

Munich – The nationwide 7-day incidence reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI*) has exceeded the threshold of 1400 for the first time.

The RKI gave the value on Sunday morning as 1400.8.

For comparison: On Saturday the value was 1388.0, a week ago it was 1156.8 and in the previous month it was 285.9.

Corona incidence is increasing - more new infections than Sunday a week ago

Within a day, the health authorities reported 133,173 new infections to the RKI.

This is evident from numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5 a.m.

A week ago there were 118,970 infections.

However, experts assume a high and increasing number of cases that are not recorded in the RKI data, partly because test capacities and health authorities are at their limit in many places.

According to the information, 41 deaths were recorded within one day.

A week ago there were 59. The RKI has counted 11,022,590 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections go undetected.

Corona in Germany: hospital value is also increasing

The number of corona-infected patients who came to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Friday at 5.45 (Thursday: 5.00).

This may include people with a positive corona test* who have another main illness.

The RKI gave the number of recovered people on Sunday as 8,058,100.

The number of people who died from or involved a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 118,717.