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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports
88,961 new infections
within 24 hours.
That is 7,206 fewer cases than on Thursday a week ago, when 96,167 corona infections were reported.
The nationwide
seven-day incidence
drops to
502.4
from 507.1 the previous day.
197 other people died
in connection with the virus.
This increases the number of reported deaths to 137,184.
Around five months after it was set up, the crisis team in the Federal Chancellery to coordinate nationwide vaccinations against the virus will be dissolved.
In the meantime, there is a completely different situation with infections and vaccinations, said deputy government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann on Wednesday in Berlin.
The tasks of the crisis team headed by Major General Carsten Breuer would now be processed in the usual working structures of the federal government.
The government's Corona Expert Council, on the other hand, is currently preparing an opinion on the situation in autumn and winter.
The crisis team started at the end of last year with more than ten employees and had around 30 members at its peak.
It included experts from the responsible ministries as well as experts from the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance.
The peak in vaccinations was a day in December 2021 when 1.6 million vaccinations were administered.
Then the vaccination figures flattened out again.
Next pandemic summit scheduled
The Corona Expert Council, which was also founded by the then new government at the end of 2021, is about advising the government.
The composition of the Council is diverse.
The USA, Germany and other countries have convened a second international online summit on the pandemic for this Thursday.
Important topics of the virtual meeting are the ongoing fight against the virus, the provision of vaccines and prevention with a view to future pandemics, according to the White House.
US President Joe Biden will open the summit at around 3 p.m. CEST.
A speech by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is also expected.
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