Lower Saxony’s prisons seem to have the corona situation under control. Ten inmates are currently ill. Meanwhile, the incidence in the state is rising again.
Hanover – The fourth corona wave is currently raging in Germany and does not stop at the gates of the prisons. In the Lower Saxony There have been a total of 87 Covid-19 diseases since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020. Ten prisoners are currently infected with the virus. As a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice told the German Press Agency, the virus is often found in newly admitted prisoners. To prevent it from spreading in the facilities, new inmates would initially be admitted to a separate area in isolation for the first 14 days.
Pathogens: | SARS-CoV-2 |
Newly discovered variant: | Omicron (B.1.1.529) |
First known case: | 1st December 2019 |
Virus: | Coronavirus, Covid-19 |
According to the spokesman for the ministry, the prisoners would only be moved to the other detention areas after a negative corona test. At around 65 percent, the vaccination rate among prisoners is slightly below the average in Lower Saxony – according to information from the Robert Koch Institute, around 70 percent of the state’s residents are currently fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Meanwhile, for People with booster vaccinations follow the 2G rules relaxed.
Corona in Lower Saxony: 2G or 2G-Plus often apply to visitors in prisons
Similar to public life are currently also taking place in Lower Saxony’s prisons Booster vaccinations instead of. However, it happens again and again Shortages in the supply of vaccines. According to the ministry, around 21 percent of prisoners have now received a booster vaccination. In response to the current infection situation in Germany and Lower Saxony, many prisons would have to a 2G or 2G-Plus scheme changed for visits. Previously, the 3G rule already applied to visitors, the spokesman said.
Anyone wishing to visit an inmate must have recovered or be vaccinated and may also need a negative test result. During the visits, care is also taken to ensure that further protective measures are observed. As a rule, separating letters are used in the institutions. In addition, mouth and nose masks would have to be worn. Meanwhile go in Lower Saxony the numbers of forged vaccination cards back and the Bund-Länder summit has decided on new measures to combat the pandemic.
The seven-day incidence in Lower Saxony is increasing slightly
Meanwhile, the incidence in Lower Saxony increases slightly to 203.5 (previous day: 203). There are now counties throughout the state that have met the conditions for warning level 3 – but currently in Lower Saxony warning level 2 with the corresponding 2G-Plus rules for public life. Against this 2G-Plus rules are stirring in Lower Saxony however, more and more resistance. 2,117 new infections and a new Covid-19 death were registered on Sunday. This increased the number of corona deaths nationwide to 6,431.
On the other hand, there are minimally positive developments in the key indicators of hospitalization and intensive care bed occupancy: Compared to the previous day, the hospitalization rate fell by 0.5 points to 6.2, and currently 9.9 percent of the intensive care beds in Lower Saxony are occupied by Covid 19 patients (Previous day: 10 percent). As the Ministry of Health announced in Hanover, the intensive care bed capacity had to be reduced to 2,350 (instead of 2,424). The reason for this is the generally tense personnel situation in the clinics.
Holzminden is a district in Lower Saxony with the lowest incidence
In order to achieve the theoretical value of 2,350 beds in Lower Saxony, operations would have to be restricted and scaled back in practice, for example. Holzminden is the only district in Lower Saxony to have an incidence below 100: according to the RKI dashboard, the seven-day incidence is currently 94.0. The west and south-east of Lower Saxony are more severely affected. *Kreiszeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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