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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports
105,840 new infections
within 24 hours.
That's 104,030 more than Tuesday a week ago, when 1,750 cases were reported after the holiday.
According to the RKI, the data can vary significantly on and after public holidays.
The nationwide
seven-day incidence
rises to
447.3
from 331.8 the previous day.
107 other people died
in connection with the virus.
This increases the number of reported deaths to 139,914.
Experts have been assuming for some time that there will be a large number of cases not recorded by the RKI - mainly because by far not all infected people have a PCR test done.
Only positive PCR tests count in the statistics.
In addition, late registrations or transmission problems can lead to a distortion of individual daily values.
The EU rules on digital Covid certificates should remain in force due to the ongoing pandemic.
Representatives of the European Parliament and the governments of the EU states agreed on Monday evening to extend the relevant regulation by one year until June 30, 2023, as announced by the current French EU Council Presidency.
Virus still widespread in Europe
The certificates are intended to make traveling as uncomplicated as possible in Corona times.
Using a QR code, they can be used to prove whether you have either been vaccinated against Covid-19, tested negative for Corona or have recovered from Corona.
The digital version can be stored on a mobile device, but there is usually also the option of creating a paper version.
The EU Commission had already proposed extending the EU rules for certificates in February.
She justified this by saying that the corona virus is still widespread in Europe and the effects of a possible increase in infections in the second half of 2022 or the appearance of new variants are difficult to predict.
The extension of the regulation would allow travelers to continue using their EU Covid digital certificate if member states maintain certain public health measures.
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