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For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Germany recorded more than 1,100 COVID-19 victims in one day. In this context, it is increasingly certain that the lockdown will extend after January 10.
New grim record for Germany: 1,129 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours in Germany. This is demonstrated by the data from the Robert Koch Institute of December 30. Thus, the number of victims since the start of the pandemic has already exceeded 32,000 people. The previous record in the number of victims was announced a week ago, then 962 deaths were recorded in 24 hours. At the same time, the number of new infections in the last 24 hours in Germany is 22,459. Robert Koch emphasizes that at the end of the year current data on infections is received and processed late, so these numbers may not convey the real picture.
Will the confinement be extended? This is becoming more and more likely.
Weekly morbidity, ie. the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in a week has decreased, from 149.2 to 141.3. The highest value was recorded on December 22, when there were 197.6 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
However, there are big differences between the individual German states. For example, the highest incidence is in Saxony and Thuringia, 330 and 255.1 per week, respectively, per 100,000 inhabitants, and the lowest in Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein, around 80 per 100,000. , which is set by the German government, is the weekly incidence of falling below 50 people.
Two weeks ago, a strict lockdown was imposed in Germany: shops remained closed (except for essential products), as well as restaurants, cafes, sports centers and places to rest and relax. The measures are currently valid until January 10, but will most likely be extended. This follows from a statement by the Minister of Health, Jens Spahn. Today, during a joint press conference with the director of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wheeler, the Minister of Health announced that in the context of the high number of victims and new infections, the extension of the confinement seems safer. Just the day before, Span had said that he did not expect the incidence to fall to levels that would allow the measures to be relaxed for January 5. A similar opinion was expressed these days by other prominent politicians in the country, as well as by the head of the Foreign Ministry, Helge Brown.
“Let’s stop the virus together”
In a joint press conference, Lothar Wheeler and Jens Spahn urged people in Germany to severely limit their contacts and adhere to anti-epidemic measures. “Closing the public sector only makes sense if people limit their contacts in their personal lives,” Span said, calling for a quiet New Year’s Eve, urging people to refrain from larger gatherings on December 31. Wheeler emphasized that despite the start of immunizations, the situation remains worrisome and in the coming months people must continue to comply with hygiene measures: keep their distance, wear masks and wash their hands regularly. He called on Germans not to travel, to limit their contacts as much as possible and, if they have any, to meet only with the same people and go. “Let’s stop the virus together,” said Robert Koch, director of the institute.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s next meeting with the prime ministers of the 16 federal states is expected to take place on January 5, in which politicians must decide what measures will be taken after January 10.
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