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05.20 am: In Germany, more than 21,600 new coronavirus infections were recorded in one day. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Saturday morning, citing information from health authorities, that 21,695 new cases of infection had been registered in 24 hours. That’s 1,111 fewer cases than the day before.
The number of new infections is only partially comparable to the previous weeks, as the RKI, among other things, has adjusted the recommendations for corona tests as to who still needs to be tested. The step was necessary as more and more laboratories reached their limits. But the decision could affect not only the number of new infections but also the proportion of positive tests. Read more here.
According to the latest figures from the institute, the number of deaths from corona in Germany rose by 379 to 15,965. According to the RKI, a total of 1,028,089 cases of infection have been recorded in Germany since the start of the pandemic. The number of those who recovered was 711,000.
According to RKI’s management report on Friday night, the so-called seven-day R-value was 0.93 (previous day: 0.90). This means that, in theory, 100 infected people infect 93 other people. The value represents the onset of infection 8-16 days ago. If the value is less than 1 for a longer period of time, the infection rate decreases.
The day before, the one million mark for corona infections in Germany was broken.
Schäuble: “There will be no compulsory vaccination”
4.10 am: The president of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, rules out mandatory vaccination. “We need the will of the people to get vaccinated,” the CDU politician told the Augsburger Allgemeine. “But there will be no mandatory vaccination. Nobody who takes responsibility wants that. “
Schäuble is confident that several vaccines will be available soon. “And so, like many others, I will probably be able to say relatively soon after weighing the risks and possible side effects: Yes, I am happy if I can get the vaccine.”
Los Angeles District Tightened Crown Requirements
3.30 am: For the roughly ten million residents of the Los Angeles district in the US West Coast state of California, even more stringent crown requirements will apply starting Monday. All citizens are urged to “stay home as long as possible,” as an order stated on Friday. Anyone leaving home should always wear a mask that covers their mouth and nose. All public and private gatherings with people from another household are prohibited. The exceptions only apply to religious services and demonstrations, which are particularly protected by the constitution, as further stated.
The new requirements should initially apply for three weeks. Restaurants and bars should continue to offer only takeout food and drinks, he said. In stores there are also upper occupancy limits. In supermarkets, for example, only a third of allowed customers are normally allowed to shop, and only a fifth in shopping malls.
The Los Angeles district, to which the city of the same name belongs, last reported an average of 4,750 new corona infections per day. Nearly 1,900 people are currently being treated in hospital for Covid-19, a quarter of them in intensive care units, he said.
Where the situation of the crown in Germany is particularly worrying
03.10 am: In spring, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg were the hardest hit by the pandemic. This has now changed. Where the dynamics are currently very problematic and what could be the reason. Read more here.
Bishops Conference Suggests Nationwide Corona Memorial Day
02.45 am: The president of the German Episcopal Conference, Georg Bätzing, proposes a national commemorative day of Corona. “In the future, that could be the day when the first vaccines start,” Bätzing told the newspapers of the Funke media group. “It would be a day to commemorate the numerous deaths by corona.” At the same time, Bätzing speaks of a “great responsibility” for clinics and healthcare centers. “In the first confinement, some people had to die without their relatives,” he says. “A situation in which a person has to die alone, that must not happen again.”
Austria wants billions in compensation for ski area closures
1:15 am: Austria insists on the payment of compensation in case the EU Commission recommends a European-wide exemption for ski holidays. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example, is campaigning for ski areas to be closed before January 10.
“The current proposal means severe economic losses for Austria,” said Austrian Finance Minister Gernot Blümel of the “Welt” newspaper. “Based on the revenue replacement that we are already paying, it is two billion euros. If the EU stipulates that ski areas must remain closed, we expect compensation payments. “According to him, this could be a reduction of Austria’s membership fee by this amount or more money from the reconstruction fund.
The WHO occupies the group of experts of the crown, without Christian Drosten
00:30 am: The WHO wants to send experts to China to find out the origin of the corona virus. Now he submitted his team of ten for the mission, to the surprise of a well-known German expert. Read more here.
USA: more than 13 million confirmed corona infections
12:25 am: In the United States, more than 13 million confirmed coronavirus infections have been reported since the start of the pandemic. That came out Friday from data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. The number of known infections increased by one million in just six days. According to the university, more than 264,000 people have died so far in connection with a corona infection. The Sars-CoV-2 pathogen can cause Covid-19 disease.
The United States, a country of about 330 million people, has more confirmed infections and deaths than any other state. More recently, US authorities reported an average of more than 160,000 new infections per day. Only 110,000 infections had been reported by Thursday, the national Thanksgiving holiday. The experts justified it with delays in reports due to holidays, not with a sudden improvement in the infection situation.
The mayor of Rotterdam closes shops in the center
12:15 am: Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has closed shops early due to overcrowding in the city center. That was done at night in consultation with the shop owners, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.
Due to the “Black Friday” sales campaign, many people came to shop. Calls not to go to the center of the Dutch port metropolis would not have helped. As broadcaster NOS reported, under Corona regulations, stores are generally open until 8pm.
The Dutch government cautiously relaxed measures to contain the corona pandemic in the middle of the month. A partial lockdown has been in effect since mid-October.
Second wave crown in Italy: the ghost beds of Sicily
12:10 am: The first wave was a warning shot, but Italy has failed everywhere to modernize health care. Meanwhile, the worst seems to have passed.
Several EU countries have announced that their crown restrictions will be relaxed
00:05 am: Several EU countries have announced a reduction in their wreath restrictions for the Advent season. As of Sunday, the Italian government wants to declare three previously particularly affected “red zones” as “orange zones”, as indicated in a decree by the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, on Friday. Crown restrictions will also be lifted in Ireland and Belgium.
In Italy, residents of Lombardy and the Piedmont and Calabria regions will be able to move freely in their community between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. starting Sunday. They are also allowed to travel between places within their region, for example to go to work or to the doctor or to take their children to school. Shopping centers can also reopen in the regions, but bars, restaurants and bakeries must remain closed.
According to the decree, the Aosta Valley, the Bolzano region, Tuscany, Abruzzo and Campania still count as “red zones”. In these regions, people can only leave their homes under certain conditions.
The Irish government also wants to allow more companies and institutions to get back into business before Christmas. As of December 1, shops, museums, galleries and libraries will reopen in accordance with distance and hygiene regulations. As of December 4, restaurants and bars that offer food can also operate again.
The easing went as far as “we believe that it is possible to achieve the best balance between health, economy and social considerations,” Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said in a television address.
Also in Belgium, stores should be able to open again from December 1, as Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a speech. “The situation in our country is improving,” De Croo said. However, it is important to “stay the course”. Therefore, the partial lock continues to apply.
