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Jens Spahn takes stock of the Corona warning app and Americans can say goodbye to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You can find out what else is important in the newsletter for Germany.

AIt is a crucial building block in your strategy to combat COVID-19 pandemic had Federal Minister of Health Jens spahn three months ago the Corona-Warn application praised. After a long back and forth, a lot of discussion between data protectionists, epidemiologists, software developers and politicians, the app could be downloaded on iPhone and Android phones in June. Round 18 million Germans now have them on yours Smart phones installed, but the great benefit Spahn hoped for the warning app in recognizing and breaking chains of infection is controversial among experts. Exactly 100 days after its inception, the CDU politician wants to be in Berlin today, Wednesday, together with the Minister of Chancellery Helge Braun and the ministers of state responsible for digital issues Dorothee Bear (CSU) evaluates the earnings of the multi-million dollar warning app Corona.

The day before, Spahn had visited him on a Paris German and French MPs reported on their test strategy. too France Correspondent Michaela Wiegel heard the remarkable appearance of Spahn. When asked what Germany, which is quite successful in fighting the crown, does differently from France, Spahn said in the presence of his French counterpart. Olivier Véran: “Test, test, test, but on purpose, not just randomly.” People with Covid symptoms, contact persons, returning travelers and healthcare workers would receive priority testing. It was precisely this strategy that France no longer followed after its president Emmanuel macron he had promised free French trials “for everyone.” “Since the end of the holidays, long lines have formed in front of the test labs, the staff is overloaded, and the results are often only transmitted seven days after the test,” writes my colleague Wiegel. But the situation in southern Germany is also worrying – listen to the current edition of the podcast for Germany here: How the Bavarian Health Minister wants to stop the second wave.

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Even before the corpse of the American liberal Constitutional Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg today in the Supreme Court of Washington must be traced, Trump’s confidant announced Lindsey grahamthat the necessary votes of the Republicans in the Senate to nominate a Conservative successor are close together. Even that of the former presidential candidate Mitt romney He forgot his dislike for Donald Trump and announced that in this case he would stay on the party line, like mine Washington Kollege Majid Sattar reported. This likely paves the way for Republicans to do it sooner. Presidential election on November 3 fulfill his long-cherished dream of a decade-long majority on the United States Supreme Court. On Friday or Saturday, after Ginsburg’s funeral and memorial service, Trump wants to present his candidate for the post of judge vacated by death. It’s going to be a tough day for Joe Biden and the Democrats.

And otherwise: Provides the EU Commission his approach to the reform of the EU migration and asylum policy In front. It is constituted in Montenegro the new parliament. Is in New York the 75th general debate of the United Nations continued. Provides finance minister and SPD candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz he Federal budget 2021 In front.

The night in brief:

The adviser to US presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to improve economic relations between the United States and the EU in the event of an electoral victory.