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Head of the consumer
headquarters: Unvaccinated people should pay for tests
05.55 a.m.:
The head of the Federal Association of Consumers (VZBV) considers it justified to offer rapid tests for unvaccinated people for a fee in the future.
"The state must use its money for the tasks that are really necessary and these are not free tests for people who do not want to be vaccinated even though they could," says VZBV board member Klaus Müller to the newspapers of the Funke media group according to one Preliminary report.
The situation is no longer comparable with that of the past 15 months.
Corona curfew ends in Australia's third largest city
6:25 a.m.:
The corona lockdown in Australia's third largest city Brisbane comes to an end after just eight days. As the government of the Australian state of Queensland announced on Sunday, the curfew imposed due to a coronavirus outbreak should be lifted on the same day. Vice Prime Minister Steven Miles called it "pretty unbelievable" that the metropolis contained the outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant only ten days after the first case was registered.
Some travel and meeting restrictions in Brisbane should remain in effect for at least two weeks.
The lockdowns in the two largest cities in the country, Sydney and Melbourne, on the other hand, persist because the sources of infection there are still not under control.
In the city of Cairns in the north of the country, a short three-day lockdown was announced after a taxi driver was infected.
26 more corona cases among Olympic participants
5.12 a.m.:
Another 26 corona cases were registered at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.
According to a statement from the Olympic organizers, there was no athlete among them.
The total number of people infected with corona in connection with the summer games increased to 430, 32 of whom were previously residents of the Olympic village.
Around 600,000 corona tests have been carried out on those involved in the Olympics since July 1.
CDU Economic Council - Another lockdown cannot be justified
04.53 a.m.:
The CDU Economic Council warns of a renewed lockdown to contain the corona pandemic.
"Another lockdown for many small and medium-sized companies in the catering, hotel and retail sectors would be the ultimate break of their necks," says Wolfgang Steiger, Secretary General of the Economic Council, the media of the editorial network Germany according to a preliminary report.
A new lockdown is no longer justifiable in view of the high vaccination rate, especially among the vulnerable groups.
Countries such as Denmark, Great Britain and numerous states of the USA showed that a normal life with Corona is possible.
Saudi Arabia allows vaccinated pilgrims abroad to travel to Mecca
04.46 a.m.:
Saudi Arabia is loosening its corona restrictions for pilgrims traveling to Mecca.
Muslims from abroad are again allowed to take part in the Umrah pilgrimage to the holy city, provided they are vaccinated against the coronavirus, as the official news agency SPA reported on Sunday.
Applications from abroad for participation in the Umrah would be accepted by the government "gradually" again from Monday.
The kingdom closed its borders 18 months ago because of the pandemic.
On August 1st, however, the borders had already been reopened to tourists with corona vaccinations.
Initially, however, this relaxation did not apply to trips by pilgrims from abroad.
The opening of the borders for vaccinated pilgrims, which has now been decreed, initially only applies to the umrah, i.e. the little pilgrimage.
Umrah can be done at any time of the year.
This differs from the Hajj, the great pilgrimage to Mecca that took place in July.
The Hajj takes place only once a year in a fixed period of five days.
The pilgrimages are an important source of income for Saudi Arabia.
In normal times, the Gulf state generates the equivalent of more than ten billion euros from this.
Hundreds of thousands of jobs depend on pilgrimages in Mecca.
Laschet for moving away from incidence as a central measure
3:50 a.m.:
Union
Chancellor
candidate Armin Laschet
spoke
out in front of the federal-state conference on Tuesday in favor of moving away from the corona incidence as a central benchmark for measures.
"The occupancy of hospital beds and intensive care units must also be decisive," demanded the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister in the "Bild am Sonntag" ("BamS").
"With a high vaccination rate and only a few patients, we are currently not experiencing any overloading of the health system," he emphasized.
On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the federal states want to discuss the corona situation in a video conference.
Recently, there were debates about more freedom for vaccinated people and about new benchmarks for assessing the pandemic situation.
Association of towns and municipalities calls for a uniform approach
02.15 a.m.:
In view of the increasing number of infections, the German Association of Towns and Municipalities is calling for a nationwide uniform approach by the federal states in autumn: "We must not start weaving new patchwork carpets," says
General Manager
Gerd Landsberg to the newspapers of the Funke media group according to the preliminary report.
Uniformity is necessary so that the measures are transparent and comprehensible for the citizens.
Landsberg also calls for a nationwide traffic light system to assess the pandemic situation, which takes into account not only the incidence, but also the burden on hospitals and the vaccination rate.
Laschet: No free everyday test for unvaccinated people
00:29:
"For autumn, anyone without vaccination must expect that the daily tests will no longer be paid by taxpayers," says Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet of "Bild am Sonntag" according to the preliminary report.
The CDU politician also promotes vaccinations: »Vaccination is an act of self-protection and solidarity.
The more you do it, the more freedom for everyone. ”Those who are vaccinated should not have any disadvantages because others“ don't feel like it or are too comfortable ”.
Incidentally, every corona measure and every rule must always be appropriate to the current pandemic situation.
French government announces easing of corona rules
12:17 a.m.:
In view of the nationwide protests in France against the tightening of the corona rules, the government has loosened some planned measures again. As Health Minister Olivier Véran announced in an interview with the newspaper "Le Parisien" published on Saturday evening, negative tests should now be valid for 72 hours instead of the previously planned 48 hours. In addition to antigen and rapid tests, self-tests under medical supervision should also be recognized.
The French parliament passed the tightening of the corona rules at the end of July.
The regulations for the so-called health pass are being expanded: From Monday, a vaccination, recovery or a negative test must be proven when entering restaurants and cafes, health facilities, some shopping centers, trade fairs and fairs, as well as for long-distance travel in public transport.
The law also provides for a corona vaccination for health and care workers as well as for firefighters and other rescue workers.
Hardly any violations of the Corona entry regulation
00.10 a.m.:
A total of 350,000 return travelers were checked by the federal police in the first five days after the Corona entry regulation came into force.
According to a preliminary report by "Bild am Sonntag", 1,100 of them could not show a negative test result or proof of vaccination.
The complaint rate is 0.3 percent.
From circles of the Federal Police it was said that the very low number of complaints showed that the travelers had adjusted to the change in the requirements of the Corona entry regulation.
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