Corona crisis: Lauterbach enforces nationwide masking requirements in venues

Currently, experts believe that the number of new corona infections is increasing. New access points are always notified. The news ticker.

+++ 08.35 am: The SPD Health Expert Karl Lauterbach has become due to Corona-Pandemie pronounced by a nationwide mask requirement in public places. “It would be urgently necessary to introduce the mask requirement in public places, where people cannot keep a safe distance,” said Lauterbach from the “Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung.” Talking aloud in groups increases that Risk of infection also outdoors. “The mask requirement in public places should come, not just in Munich.”

The SPD politician expects one for the winter second wave of infections. “The risk of infection is twenty times greater indoors than outdoors outdoors,” Lauterbach said. “That suggests that in Germany also Case numbers it will increase when it is colder. “

Crown crisis in Germany: the Ethics Council considers a second blockade unnecessary

Update on Wednesday 09/23/2020, 7:10 am: The president of the German Ethics Council, Alena Buyx, maintains a second blockade to combat the Corona-Pandemie in Germany for ethically not proportionate. At the ARD Tagesthemen on Tuesday night, Buyx said all the experts said “unanimously that we have one second lock you won’t need and I don’t suppose that will happen. “But if it did happen, such a lockdown” from an ethical perspective, too Not proportioned“.

Germany’s Next Corona Hotspot: Hamm

+++ 8:07 pm: In addition to Munich and Würzburg in Bavaria, the city of North Rhine-Westphalia Hamm yet Corona-Hotspot developed. With 87.1 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days, the value is the highest in Germany, according to the “Westfälische Anzeiger”. Mayor Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann (CDU) announced stricter measures on Tuesday, which should initially apply until October 6. Only groups of no more than five people can meet in public spaces. More can only be from a maximum of two households. Also, all high schools require a mask in class. The outbreak is said to have been triggered by a large wedding with hundreds of guests.

Corona in Germany: stricter measures at hotspots in Bavaria

+++ 4:55 pm: In particular of Corona-Pandemie In the future, affected municipalities in Bavaria will not only have to wear a mask in highly frequented public places, but also Prohibition of alcohol. The Bavarian cabinet did that on Tuesday in Munich as a reaction to the strong side again increasing number of infections decided in state. Consequently, if 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in a region are exceeded, a package of measures should take effect in seven days, which may also include a curfew between 11 pm and 6 am In principle, this It was also possible until now, but the new state government regulation establishes that municipalities are urged with greater clarity to implement the measures.

Crown in Germany: Federal Cross of Merit for Christian Drosten and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

+++ 11.40 am: Federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier confers under the motto “United and one for the other” this year Federal Cross of Merit. As the Office of the Federal President is currently announcing, people who help tackle the corona pandemic, promote the fusion of East and West, and help to end prejudice in our society will be honored.

Crown in Germany: Christian Drosten and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim honored

This year, the virologist was among the winners Christian drosten. According to the website of the Office of the President, he is one of the leading scientists, nationally and internationally, who plays a leading role in the fight against the pandemic. He too Pianist Igor Levit receives this award. He had in his prime Corona-Pandemie House concerts offered regularly on Twitter.

Another recipient is science journalist Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, whose main area is conveying complicated scientific data in an understandable way. “The chemist and science journalist explains the world to us in an innovative, up-to-date way and using all media, from podcasts to television and books,” says the Office of the Federal President.

Coronavirus: the number of new infections could increase dramatically in the cold season

Frankfurt: Germany so far has fewer coronavirus infections and Deaths from COVID-19 than other countries in the European neighborhood. So far there has not been an overload of the health care system, and Crown measurements with a few exceptions, laid back across the board. In Munich *, for example, due to the increasing number of cases, a mask requirement was introduced in public places. Meetings and private parties have also been restricted.

Coronavirus in Germany: the number of new infections has increased again

In big events, there is a relationship Relaxations a different image. While some Bundesliga clubs do return to playing football in front of spectators, albeit in a limited number, big hall concerts, for example, are largely banned until the end of 2020. However, they are increasingly more voices, which rise again to the current situation Corona infection numbers Take a critical look at the easing already in place and warn against more.

The SPD member of the Bundestag Karl Lauterbach For example, he has been warning for weeks against excessive easing of corona measures, especially in the upcoming cold season: “The number of cases is increasing in 73 countries around the world. 1 million deaths so far. And now bad weather is coming. More than 90% of superspreader events take place indoors. The next few weeks will decide whether we will repeat the success of the first wave in Germany, “he wrote. Twitter.

The head of the Foreign Ministry, Helge Braun (CDU), also warned against the uprising Corona infection numbers and appealed to the citizens. They can behave in a disciplined way in autumn and winter: “Now discipline is required among the population,” said in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. This is not the time to send open signals. Rather, one has to act “very consistently on site.” As before, it is the responsibility of the federal states to implement restrictions or relax Crown requirements to decide.

Spahn introduces fever clinics in fight against corona virus

Meanwhile, Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has more medical measures to prevent Corona infections Announced. Novel Fever Clinics could be part of a strategy to contain the Virus be in the cold season. If patients had respiratory symptoms, they could contact the outpatient service and thus avoid the risk of infection in medical offices. Outpatient clinics must be located outside of practices or special office hours must be offered. (By Katja Thorwarth) * fr.de is part of the Ippen national network.