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Drosten: reduce the number of infections in unvaccinated people quickly
07.55 a.m.:
In view of the tense corona situation in Germany, the virologist Christian Drosten considers a mix of measures with the 2G rule, more booster vaccinations and contact restrictions for unvaccinated people to be sensible.
"Just to keep our health system still functional and to be able to guarantee general medical care, it must be our top priority to protect the unvaccinated against infection," said the head of Charité Virology in Berlin when asked by the dpa.
The number of infections among the unvaccinated would have to be reduced quickly, as these people would have a much higher risk of being hospitalized if they were infected than those who had been vaccinated.
Covid-19 is primarily a "disease of the unvaccinated," he said.
Minister Heil warns not to block the Infection Protection Act
07.35 a.m.:
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil warns of a blockade against the new Infection
Protection Act
.
"This law, which we are launching today, provides all possible instruments to break this wave," says the SPD politician on ZDF.
“It's not the time for party politics.
Today in the Bundestag and also in the Prime Minister's Conference, all democrats have a responsibility to ensure that the right thing is done now. «Other countries such as Italy have a much higher vaccination rate and would therefore get through the fourth wave better.
"So today no petty argument, no blockades, but doing the right thing."
Head of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians: No cause for panic in the corona pandemic
06.35 a.m.: Head of statutory
health
insurance
physicians Andreas Gassen warned against
scare tactics in
view of the corona situation. "The situation is difficult, but there is no reason to panic," Gassen told the editorial network Germany (RND / Thursday). "Some politicians and experts in particular are trying to put the traffic light parties under extreme pressure with gloomy scenarios and warnings that seem almost hysterical," he said. “There is a lot of publicity going on. That reminds a little of last winter. «So far, however, the SPD, Greens and FDP have shown a cool head.
"It remains correct to lift the pandemic emergency because the regulations would no longer have stood up to the courts," said Gassen. The hospitals as well as the practices have been heavily burdened for months. "There is currently no risk that the clinics as a whole will reach their limits." The occupancy numbers are still lower than at the height of the third corona wave. "There are still plenty of reserves overall," he said. "If the hospitals are now postponing operations that can be planned again, it is purely a precautionary measure to make more free beds available."
The planned traffic light coalition wants to change the law to replace the epidemic situation as the legal basis for corona measures - with a reduced catalog of possible country measures.
The law needs a majority in the Bundestag and Bundesrat.
The Union-led federal states consider the current draft in the Federal Council - as of Wednesday - to be "not approvable" because it is "not sufficient" to protect people from Corona.
This was written by the chairman of the Prime Minister's Conference, North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU), in a letter that was also sent to the future Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
Chancellery chief Braun calls for an extension of the epidemic situation
6.10 a.m.:
Before the Prime Minister's Conference on the corona pandemic, the executive head of the Chancellery, Helge Braun (CDU), asked the traffic light parties to extend the epidemic situation on a national level. “The best thing would still be to prolong the epidemic situation. That would give the countries every opportunity in the event of even higher incidences, ”said Braun to the editorial network Germany (RND / Thursday). "The catalog presented by the traffic light has been tightened, but is not complete." On Thursday, the Prime Ministers want to discuss the next steps with the Executive Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
The epidemic of national proportions expires on November 25th.
Instead, the traffic light coalitioners want to seal new regulations as a corona brake.
They are intended to create a different legal basis for local requirements.
The corona wave continues to build up.
Braun said events and markets would have to be canceled in a legally secure manner and facilities would have to be closed if the incidence figures reached extreme values, as can currently be seen.
"Measures that mean extensive contact restrictions for unvaccinated people can no longer be avoided." School closings are currently not planned, but cannot be ruled out with certainty.
“That was always the last resort.
But the pandemic has taught us that we shouldn't completely rule out everything in the future. "
Braun especially called on older people to get a booster vaccination before Christmas.
"The grandparents who are now getting a booster have the best possible protection," he said.
“It's the best way to prepare for Christmas.
You don't have to do without visiting relatives. "
RKI registers 65,371 new infections, the incidence is 336.9
4.30 a.m.:
The number of new corona infections has risen sharply and exceeded 60,000 for the first time in the corona pandemic.
The health authorities in Germany reported to the Robert Koch Institute within one day the maximum value of 65,371 new corona infections.
Exactly one week ago, more than 50,000 new infections per day were counted for the first time.
The number of new infections registered fluctuates greatly over the course of the week.
The RKI gave the seven-day incidence at 336.9 - also a high.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 319.5, a week ago it was 249.1 (previous month: 74.4).
This is evident from the numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 3:53 a.m.
According to the new information, 264 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.
A week ago there were 235 deaths.
The RKI has counted 5,195,321 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 are not recognized.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days - the most important parameter for a possible tightening of the corona restrictions - was given by the RKI on Wednesday at 5.15 (Tuesday: 4.86).
With the indicator it must be taken into account that hospital admissions are sometimes reported with delay.
A nationwide threshold, from when the situation can be viewed critically, is not provided for the incidence of hospitalization, among other things because of large regional differences.
The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,564,200.
The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 98,538.
cop / dpa / AFP / Reuters
