Corona in Germany: Clinics in Berlin report red traffic lights for intensive care beds

The corona virus still has Germany under control. An admission freeze will be imposed in a Berlin hospital, the crown traffic light for intensive care beds in Berlin will turn red.

+++ 6.13 pm: Berliners Crown-Ampel by Intensivbetten shows yellow again. According to the values ​​updated on Sunday, 24.2 percent of intensive care beds are already with them Patients with Covid-19 occupied. The traffic light jumped to the highest warning level for the first time at noon with a value of 25.3 percent delivered by Saturday. For the occurrence value of the last seven days, the traffic light system has been shown in red for a long time: the value is currently 202.0.

+++ 3.39 pm: The situation in Berlin is reaching a critical point. Both the seven-day incidence in Sedan to 200.9 New infections per 100,000 inhabitants and the occupancy of intensive care beds in the state capital’s hospitals (currently 25.3 percent) can be seen as clear red flags. Since the introduction of the so-called Crown-Ampel This means that for the first time in Berlin, two of the three “traffic lights” are red. In one day, there were 824 new infections and eleven deaths.

Berlin senator for health, Dilek Kalayci, is afraid of overloading the Berliner Hospitals and he appeals to the population of the capital: “It is the order of the day to give up any contact that is not absolutely necessary.” Kalayci also demands the Berlin women Y Berliner to this, “preferably everywhere” the mask use. In recent weeks, Berlin has hosted large-scale demonstrations against the Crown rules, Most of the participants did not wear a mask, nor were they Minimal distance adhered to.

Corona in Germany: only 53 percent want corona vaccination

Update on Sunday 11/29/2020 at 8:15 am.: According to a survey by the Barmer health insurance company, slightly more than half of the population is in favor of vaccination against this disease. Coronavirus Ready. While 53 percent of respondents over the age of 16 plan to get vaccinated against the virus, only 42 percent want their children to be vaccinated, the “RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland” reported, citing the survey. According to the information, a total of around 2,000 representative people were interviewed.

15 percent said they could object Crown get vaccinated, nine percent “probably not” and 13 percent “definitely not.” Ten percent of those surveyed were undecided. According to scientific knowledge, around two-thirds of the population must be vaccinated to achieve what is known as herd immunity.

Corona in Germany: admission stop at one of the largest hospitals

+++ 4.20 pm: One of the largest hospitals in Germany, the Vivantes Hospital in Berlin-Neukölln, has due to the numerous Crown-Patient: inside one Stop recording tax. This is reported by the Berlin “Tagesspiegel” with reference to hospital circles. Nor should fire and rescue services be allowed to conduct emergencies.

According to the “Tagesspiegel”, 85 percent of hospital beds are occupied. The big problem is the lack of nurses due to the Corona-Pandemie. “About 15 percent of the nurses are absent in most wards, because they themselves are ill or in quarantine,” said Vivantes physician Thomas Werner.

Police operation at the Corona test station in Hildburghausen

+++ 2:05 pm: after the police Thursday night, through the authority of the assembly, knowledge of a call on social networks for a Blocking The store Corona-Teststation in Hildburghausen obtained, this moved to a mission. A Blocking could not be found on the site. It is unclear who exactly is behind this.

All intensive care beds in Hildburghausen occupied

+++ 12.20 pm: According to the register of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), all Intensivbetten in all the country Corona-Hotspot Hildburghausen occupied. The DIVI registry lists a total of eight for the district Intensivbetten in. at Hildburghausen District there is a general hospital and a clinic specializing in psychiatry and neurology.

the Incident number It has risen from 602.9 to just under 630 compared to Thursday (Nov 26, 2020). There are currently 853 active members in the county cases of positive corona. As the only region Germany shines Hildburghausen about him Crown-Karte since Robert Koch Institute pink.

Hildburghausen district administrator threatened – police protection

First report of Friday, November 27, 2020: Thuringium Hildburghausen currently applies to a Incident number (Number of New infections per 100,000 population) of 602.9 is by far the largest Corona’s access point in the Federal Republic. Then there were protests in Hildburghausen on Wednesday (25.11.2020) *, in which the majority of the participants did not Mouthguard used or Keep your distance, the situation keeps getting worse.

After the Hildburghausener District administrator Thomas muller on Thursday (11.28.2020) the Protests against the strict Emergency shutdown criticized as irresponsible, was in the social media offended and threatened. As reported by Spiegel Thomas muller according to the police Already reported in Erfurt. Now it’s low Police protection.

In the Corona Hildburghausen hotspot, there has been a drastic lockdown since mid-week.

Both of them Demonstrations Hundreds of people moved through the southern Thuringian city on Wednesday. The approximately 30 employees police officers was successful, with the selective use of pepper spray the Protesters Scatter. 30 participants must report violations of the German infection protection law received, there should have been no arrests.

In Hildburghausen apply drastically from the middle of the week Crown measurements. According to Spiegel, citizens can no longer leave their homes without good reason until December 13, kindergartens and schools are closed.

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