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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports
86,252 new infections
within 24 hours.
That is 21,316 fewer cases than on Tuesday a week ago, when 107,568 corona infections were reported.
The nationwide
seven-day incidence
falls further to
437.6
from 439.2 the previous day.
215 other people died
in connection with the virus.
This increases the number of reported deaths to 137,714.
Despite the falling values, a lasting relaxation cannot yet be assumed.
The health ministers of the federal states are pushing for timely preparations for a new corona wave in Germany from autumn.
»The corona pandemic is not over yet.
We must not be fooled by the currently declining incidences," said Petra Grimm-Benne, Chairwoman of the Conference of Health Ministers from Saxony-Anhalt, after a video call with Federal Minister Karl Lauterbach (both SPD) on Monday.
The federal government should therefore quickly draw up a "master plan" and coordinate it with the federal states.
This should also include an adjustment of the Infection Protection Act.
Lauterbach expressly welcomed the decision.
"The countries must be able to react to a possible flare-up of the pandemic," said the SPD politician of the German Press Agency.
To do this, they would need more instruments than the current law provides.
»We have to be prepared for the cold season.
A clear legal framework is part of it,” said Lauterbach.
He had already announced a pandemic concept for the fall.
Delta return is feared
In a resolution passed unanimously by the federal states, the federal government is asked to initiate the legislative process as soon as possible.
From autumn, for example, a mask requirement indoors could be reacted to.
In addition, there should be obligations to submit vaccination, recovery or test certificates with corresponding access restrictions for risky areas and facilities - i.e. regulations such as 2G or 3G.
According to the information, binding infection protection concepts are also mentioned.
The recently amended Infection Protection Act runs until September 23rd.
General mask requirements for events or when shopping as well as 2G and 3G regulations have therefore been eliminated since the beginning of April.
For the time being, “basic protection” applies – for example with mask requirements in buses, trains, clinics, practices and nursing homes.
Irrespective of state requirements, however, there are also further protection rules with mask requirements in many places, for example in cultural institutions.
Lauterbach had warned at the weekend of a return of the delta variant of the corona virus, which leads to more severe courses than the current Omicron variant.
Saxony-Anhalt's department head Grimm-Benne also explained: "With a view to autumn and winter, we must expect new virus variants to appear."
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