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There are currently no signs that the fourth corona wave could subside in the foreseeable future.
On the contrary, the nationwide seven-day incidence has again reached a high.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) stated the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday morning as 386.5.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 372.7, a week ago it was 303.0 (previous month: 95.1).
The health authorities in Germany reported 30,643 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.
This can be seen from the numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 4:08 a.m.
Exactly a week ago there were 23,607 infections.
According to the new information, 62 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.
A week ago there were 43 deaths.
The RKI has counted 5,385,585 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 was given by the RKI on Friday at 5.34 (Thursday: 5.30).
With the indicator it must be taken into account that hospital admissions are sometimes reported with delay.
The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,649,300.
The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 99,124.
In view of the fourth corona wave, there is increasing debate about how unvaccinated children can be protected from infections and school closings prevented at the same time.
The SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach is critical of calls for mandatory vaccinations for employees at schools and daycare centers and instead advocates the mask requirement.
»The compulsory vaccination in old people's homes is correct because it protects people who are particularly at risk.
But it would not be absolutely necessary in schools because the children and adolescents are not likely to be hit as badly by a Covid 19 infection, "he told the" Rheinische Post ".
Lauterbach: Mask compulsory all winter
The professional association of paediatricians demanded proof of vaccination or recovery from teachers and educators.
“We don't have a vaccination for anyone under the age of twelve.
In order to protect them, we have to vaccinate everyone who has anything to do with them, "said association spokesman Jakob Maske.
The professional association also called for a general vaccination for adults on Sunday.
SPD leader Saskia Esken appealed to parents to test their children regularly and to stick to the mask requirement, even if it was a nuisance.
The discipline of adults when following corona protective measures is now required, she emphasized to the "Rheinische Post" after "families, children and young people have had to do without reliable care, full-fledged educational offers and much more for many months".
"The mask requirement will probably be needed for the entire winter," said Lauterbach in the podcast "Die Schulstunde" of the editorial network Germany.
He called the lifting of the mask requirement in schools in North Rhine-Westphalia at the beginning of November "completely unnecessary" and "irresponsible".
Many children would have been infected there.
jok / dpa