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Oliver Kahn
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Tens of thousands again took to the streets in Germany for corona protests
4:16 a.m .:
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets again on Monday evening across Germany against the Corona policy. While the police in most cases reported that the demonstrations and counter-events went smoothly, a 53-year-old man died in Wandlitz in Brandenburg. He had apparently previously tried to break through a police chain, whereupon the officers found his personal details. According to the police, he had a "medical emergency" shortly afterwards and died in hospital.
In many places, the police again found violations of assembly requirements and corona protection measures.
The authorities therefore created hundreds of complaints about administrative offenses and dozens of criminal complaints about insults.
There were clashes with counter-demonstrators in several places.
Occasionally, demonstrators also attacked police officers and journalists again.
In Thuringia, where around 26,500 people took part in more than 75 registered and unregistered meetings nationwide, a total of nine emergency services were injured, according to the police.
A civil servant was “temporarily unfit for work”.
Six officers were injured in Rostock and three in Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Söder criticizes the lack of rule changes in the federal-state round
2:56 a.m .:
After the top meeting of the federal and state governments on the corona pandemic, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) was dissatisfied.
Söder said in the ARD "Tagesthemen" that it was "unsatisfactory because we only postponed it again".
In particular, he criticized the looming shortage of PCR tests.
"We were surprised and annoyed," Söder continued.
It is "not a strong sign for logistics and material procurement in Germany".
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Chancellor Scholz after the round of federal and state governments: "But now the first thing to do is: stay the course"
The prioritization of the PCR tests that has now been decided means that from this point on the government has “no idea” “how high the number of infections really is”.
Since the highly contagious omicron variant is apparently less aggressive than earlier variants, it will no longer be a question of “solving everything by locking up,” said the Prime Minister, as was the case last year.
“We have to think of a smarter way.” The motto is: “Caution yes, but with a sense of proportion”.
Municipalities call for specific regulations when vaccination is compulsory
2:23 a.m .:
Before the first Bundestag debate on the discussed general obligation to vaccinate, the Association of Towns and Municipalities warns of a condition that may be difficult to control. »It is not expedient to introduce an obligation that ultimately cannot be organized and controlled effectively and promptly. Then there is a risk that compulsory vaccination will become a toothless tiger," said managing director Gerd Landsberg of the Düsseldorfer Rheinische Post.
In particular, it must be clarified whether the best way is not a national vaccination register, as has been introduced in Austria, for example.
He fears that the organization and implementation will ultimately be left to the municipalities that are already working at their limit, said Landsberg.
He warned against ignoring such practical questions: "It is not right to only think about how the implementation should take place after the introduction of a legal vaccination requirement."
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On Wednesday, the Bundestag is to discuss the topic in an orientation debate, and later a vote is planned on various proposals from groups of deputies without parliamentary group specifications: against compulsory vaccination, for compulsory vaccination for everyone over 18 and for compulsory vaccination for everyone over 50. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (both SPD) have already indicated that they support compulsory vaccination for everyone over the age of 18.
Laboratory association expects talks about more testing capacity
1:06 a.m .
: The laboratory association ALM called on politicians to talk about expanding test capacities after the federal-state consultations.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and the prime ministers of the federal states agreed on Monday that "every effort must be made" to increase the PCR test capacities in the state.
The chairman of the Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM), Michael Müller, told the dpa news agency that you first have to talk about what that means in concrete terms.
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"We need to know by how much the capacity should be increased and in what period of time." Planning is important.
It's about devices, about employees and also about the question of what happens when the higher capacity is built up and then, in case of doubt, not needed at all.
Müller described the planned prioritization of PCR tests as "right, important and necessary" in view of the current load on the laboratories.
"We're working an awful lot right now," he said.
Most recently, there were around two million tests per week.
The association wants to present new figures for utilization this Tuesday.
Criticism of the new test strategy in Germany: "Screaming contradiction"
0.46 a.m .:
The new test strategy of the federal and state governments in the coronavirus pandemic has been criticized from several sides. The educational associations DL, VBE and GEW also demanded that teachers give priority to PCR tests. “It is of course a glaring contradiction when politicians affirm in unison that keeping schools open has top priority, but, as so often before, ducks away when it comes to specifically prioritizing students and teachers in health protection measures,” said DL -Head Heinz-Peter Meidinger of the editorial network Germany (RND).
The chairman of the Patient Protection Foundation, Eugen Brysch, told the RND: "Five million relatives now have no access to laboratory tests." These contact persons should be prioritized in the regulation.
The general manager of the joint general association, Ulrich Schneider, called for improvements to be made at home.
“Now we can't just stare at the lack.
We expect the federal government to do everything possible to build up more testing capacities.” The medical laboratories explained that capacities could not be expanded overnight.
"I'm already expecting an answer from an incumbent Minister of Health as to how this should work," said the chairman of the Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM), Michael Müller.
Vaccination-critical Hungarian Olympic winner dies after corona infection
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a.m .: The Hungarian gymnast and Olympic winner Szilveszter Csollany, who was critical of vaccination, died after contracting Covid-19.
As the local authorities announced on Monday, the athlete died at the age of 51.
He was infected with the corona virus in December and had to be artificially ventilated in the hospital.
According to a report in the newspaper "Blikk" from the beginning of January, the gymnast had published several posts against the corona vaccinations on his Facebook page.
The newspaper reported that he still had himself vaccinated in order to be able to continue working as a coach.
The vaccination was only given shortly before the infection, which apparently meant that his body could not produce enough antibodies.
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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid tribute to the gymnast with a black and white photo on Facebook.
"Farewell, Champion," read the caption.
Csollany's colleague, the athlete Zoltan Magyar, lamented "a great loss at such a young age".
The Hungarian Olympic Committee reacted "with deep sadness" to the death of the former top athlete.
Csollany had won Olympic silver on rings in Atlanta in 1996.
In 1998 he became European champion and again two years later he managed to win the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
In 2002 he also won gold at the World Championships in Hungary.
Most recently he worked as a coach in Austria and Iceland.
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