Corona-PK with Lauterbach and RKI - The Corona situation is getting worse

Created: 03/24/2022, 22:08

By: Christina Denk

On Friday, the RKI and the federal government will report on the corona situation in Germany.

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach was also there.

The live ticker for the press conference.

Berlin – The Corona virus* curve has reached a new peak in Germany.

On Thursday (March 24), the RKI reported a maximum of over 300,000 new infections in one day for the first time.

In a weekly comparison, the numbers reached a new record after the first positive trend in mid-February.

The institute recorded 1.5 million cases within a week.

The press conference of the Bundestag on Friday (March 25) should also revolve around the current corona situation.

In addition to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach*, Dr.

Talk to Susanne Johna.

She is the first chairwoman of the Marburger Bund, a trade union for doctors in Germany.

With Lothar Wieler, President of the Robert Koch Institute*, another well-known face will be sitting at the press table.

Corona in Germany: Current debate about compulsory vaccination in the Bundestag

In addition to the renewed increase in the number of infections, the obligation to vaccinate is currently a regular basis for discussion.

There are four different applications for compulsory vaccination.

According to the current status, the Bundestag is to vote on the general obligation to vaccinate at the beginning of April. 

"The only reliable way out of the pandemic is the general obligation to vaccinate," Lauterbach said recently in the Bundestag about the obligation to vaccinate *.

“Without compulsory vaccinations from summer, we’ll be talking about masks, home office requirements, 2G, 3G again from October.”

The hospitals are still under pressure in the corona pandemic.

On Friday, the RKI and the Ministry of Health will provide information about the pandemic situation.

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Corona in Germany: Measures should be taken - but the situation in hospitals is tense

In many places, however, the measures should fall on April 2nd.

Then the transition period ends for the federal states to implement the new, relaxed measures.

A hotspot regulation*, such as that Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has now imposed for the entire federal state, can extend the period of validity of the measures.

This means that the mask requirement in indoor areas and the test requirement for unvaccinated people when visiting restaurants will remain in effect until April 27th.

You can read all the current Freedom Day regulations and when and where they apply here.

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Susanne Johna as part of the PK on Friday, it is also likely that the situation in the hospitals will be discussed.

The pressure in the intensive care units, among others, is currently still high.