After Christmas, the corona measures will be gradually tightened nationwide, so new rules will apply in some federal states from Monday. Meanwhile, the incidence is rising again.
- In Germany, new Corona * regulations will gradually come into force after Christmas.
- In some federal states, new rules will apply from Monday (December 27th) (see first report).
- On Boxing Day, thousands of people in Germany were vaccinated against the corona virus again (see update from December 27, 10:52 a.m.).
- This news ticker on the corona situation in Germany is continuously updated.
Update from December 27, 12.20 p.m .: The future president of the Conference of Ministers of Education, Karin Prien (CDU), is in favor of vaccinations against Corona in schools. She referred to good experiences in the north. “At the beginning of August, Schleswig-Holstein was the first state to have comprehensive vaccinations in secondary schools,” said Prien, who is the education minister in the state Handelsblatt. “We already have more than 70 percent of 12 to 17-year-olds vaccinated at least once, so we’re way ahead.”
Schleswig-Holstein will take over the presidency of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) in 2022. Prien succeeds Brandenburg’s education minister Britta Ernst (SPD) as president. Prien, who also wants to become vice-chairwoman of the CDU, is against an extension of the Christmas holidays, as requested by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). “In my opinion, there is neither a legal basis nor an objective justification for such a comprehensive school closure in all federal states.”
Coronavirus: 65,000 vaccinations on Sunday in Germany
Update from December 27, 10:52 a.m .: On Boxing Day, thousands of people in Germany were vaccinated against the coronavirus again, but fewer than on the days before the holidays. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Monday, around 65,000 doses were administered on Sunday (as of Monday, 9.15 a.m.). Around 35,000 syringes were used on Saturday. The previous record was set on December 15 with a total of 1.6 million cans. At least 58.9 million people have been vaccinated twice or have received a single vaccination from Johnson & Johnson, according to Monday. That is 70.8 percent of the total population.
At least 30 million people (36 percent) also received a “booster”. When it comes to booster vaccinations, Saarland is at the top (42.6 percent), followed by North Rhine-Westphalia (39.0 percent) and Lower Saxony (38.9 percent). Saxony brings up the rear (28.4 percent). On the RKI dashboard, it is pointed out that the vaccination rates are to be understood as minimum vaccination rates, “since 100% coverage cannot be achieved by the reporting system”. The Robert Koch Institute assumes that the actual vaccination rate is up to five percentage points higher.
Corona in Germany: Stricter rules from Monday for several federal states – Bavaria will follow suit on Tuesday
First report from December 27th, 8:04 a.m .: Berlin – The Christmas holidays are over, but the virus has not paused for the last few days. On this Monday, the corona measures will be tightened in several federal states, in some cases stricter restrictions apply after the holidays. Contacts in public life are sometimes further restricted in view of the highly contagious Omikron variant
The stricter rules in Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania come into force in four federal states. On the following day, several states, including Bavaria, follow suit and implement the measures that the federal and state governments agreed on beforehand. Baden-Württemberg is now relying on gastro closure hours from 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., New Year’s Eve only applies from 1:00 a.m.
Although the number of cases fell recently in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the protective measures will be adjusted here from Monday. This includes the widespread closure of cinemas, theaters, museums, the indoor areas of zoos, swimming pools and other leisure facilities. Since the corona traffic light for the country was red for several days and the next wave with the Omikron variant is already lurking, the closings have been ordered.
Corona in Germany: According to Lauterbach, vaccination target for 2021 has already been achieved
From Monday, there is an upper limit of ten people for people who have been vaccinated and recovered for at least 11 January for private indoor or outdoor meetings in Brandenburg. The rules remain unchanged if there is a person in the household without a corona vaccination. Then only up to two people from another household are allowed to join private meetings, children under 14 do not fall under the rule. In Lower Saxony, too, only groups of up to ten vaccinated or recovered people are allowed to meet – without children.
While there were protests against the measures in several federal states over the holidays, many people were vaccinated against the corona virus. The target of 30 million vaccinations set in mid-November by the end of the year has been achieved, as Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced on Sunday. A total of 147 million vaccine doses were administered in Germany.
On Monday morning, the Robert Koch Institute also published the new figures after the holidays. Despite the low level of testing and reporting activity, the nationwide seven-day incidence rose; previously, the value had fallen for a long time. On Monday morning it was 222.7, the day before it was 220.7. A week earlier, the incidence was 315.4. Within one day, the health authorities reported 13,908 new infections and 69 new deaths in connection with the virus, increasing the number of corona deaths to 110,443. (ajr) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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