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The vaccinations against the corona virus are to start in Germany next Sunday
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Head “lateral thinker” Ballweg wants to take a break for months
8:57 am:
The ban on the demo in Berlin is accepted - and there should be no more large-scale rallies of "lateral thinking" in the coming months.
Initiator Michael Ballweg announced this in a video message.
Read more here.
Robert Koch Institute reports more than 25,000 new infections
8:25 a.m.:
The
corona virus
continues to spread in Germany.
The health authorities recorded 25,533 new infections within 24 hours on Christmas Eve.
In Saxony, the seven-day incidence is still over 400. Read more here.
More than 188,000 new infections and 2,810 more deaths in the US
7:32 a.m
.: In the USA, the number of confirmed coronavirus infections has risen by at least 188,680 new cases to 18.61 million within 24 hours.
This is the result of a Reuters survey based on official data.
The number of deaths increased by 2,810 to 329,143.
Brits need a corona test to enter the USA
7.15 a.m.:
Passengers arriving from Great Britain to the USA must present a negative corona test.
The US disease control agency CDC announced that the scheme should start on Monday.
A new variant of coronavirus has emerged in the UK that may be more transmissible.
Expert: "The vaccination will not affect the epidemic for the time being"
6:00
a.m.: According to the Kiel infection doctor Prof. Helmut Fickenscher, the start of the corona vaccination on Sunday throughout Germany will "not affect the epidemic for the time being."
"This is because we simply have far too many people to vaccinate and won't have enough vaccine available for a long time," Fickenscher told the German Press Agency.
He is director of the Institute for Infection Medicine at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) and President of the German Association for Combating Viral Diseases.
According to Fickenscher, a favorable corona development in 2021 depends on whether the extensive vaccination of the population - be it 60 or 80 percent - is completed before winter 2021/2022.
Before Easter, Fickenscher does not expect any significant relaxation of the corona requirements.
Perhaps some industries could reopen beforehand.
But he only expects a relevant relaxation in everyday life when it is significantly warmer.
He therefore wishes that spring would start warm and early.
Minister Müller for higher contribution from billionaires to finance the
corona
episodes
02.55 a.m.:
Development
Minister
Gerd Müller calls for a larger contribution from billionaires to finance the consequences of the corona.
"I think it would be appropriate if super-rich crisis winners now voluntarily participate in the financing of the crisis management," said the CSU politician to the newspapers of the "Funke Mediengruppe".
“My suggestion is that they pay into a solidarity fund - like the United Nations.
Or they directly support the Covax global vaccination platform or the World Food Program. ”This could provide insufficient funds, for example for the global Covid 19 vaccination campaign or food security in refugee camps.
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