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Status: December 23, 2020 6:38 am
In the live ticker, NDR.de will keep you updated today on the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Hamburg. Tuesday’s events can be read here on the blog.
The essentials in brief:
- Highest value so far: 776 new corona cases reported in SH
- RKI: nationwide with 962 more deaths in one day than ever, nearly 25,000 new infections
- Exit restrictions from today at Grafschaft Bentheim
- The debate on Christmas services continues
- Visits to Nursing homes for the elderly in Hamburg only with a negative test
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06:38 am
Doctors call for Christmas services to be banned
Medical officials have called for a national ban on Christmas services. Face-to-face religious services on the holidays should be prohibited by the federal and state governments due to the risk of coronavirus, said the president of the Federal Association of Physicians in the Public Health Service, Ute Teichert, the newspapers of the Funke media group. The Sars-CoV-2 virus is known to be easily transmitted during religious services. Therefore, “no additional risk should be taken”. The Catholic Church in Germany announced earlier in the week that it wanted to hold on to Christmas services, but hygiene concepts and protective measures had to be strictly adhered to, Berlin Archbishop Heiner Koch demanded on behalf of the German Episcopal Conference. The Protestant Church in Westphalia had previously urgently recommended that its congregations refrain from all assistance services for the time being.
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06:29 am
Dehoga MV: “2021 will also be a very, very difficult year”
The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) has warned of too high expectations for tourism and gastronomy next year. That applies even if Vaccinations against the coronavirus could begin as planned and without major difficulties. “The year 2021 will be a very, very difficult year for us,” said association president Lars Schwarz of the German press agency. Consider that, even if things are going well, it will take until the third trimester for enough people to get vaccinated to be able to talk about enough trips. In the hotel industry, there were losses of up to a third compared to 2019, Schwarz estimates. But that’s just an average, because the organizers, clubs or discos have hardly been able to generate sales. For many restaurants and pubs, it is true that the good summer season has saved a lot.
05:56 am
RKI: New National Record for Crown Deaths
The number of deaths reported in relation to the coronavirus has reached a new record for the whole of Germany: in one day, German health authorities reported 962 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin. Additionally, 24,740 new infections were reported – last Wednesday there were 27,728 new infections. That was also the day with the highest number of deaths recorded so far (952). The seven-day incidence (new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in a week) fell slightly to 195.1; the day before, a high of 197.6 had been reached. Saxony achieved by far the highest value: there the seven-day incidence is 414.1, more than double the national average.
05:55 am
Exit restrictions at Grafschaft Bentheim from today
Grafschaft Bentheim is the first district in Lower Saxony to use night-time restrictions to contain the corona pandemic. For the first time, starting tonight at 9:00 p.m., citizens must not leave their apartments and properties until the following morning (5:00 a.m.). There are exceptions for professional or medical reasons, and the dog is still allowed to be walked. On Christmas Eve, restrictions do not apply until 10 pm The measure is initially valid until January 12. The district had decided on the restrictions after more than 200 people per 100,000 residents became infected with the coronavirus in seven days.
VIDEO: Curfew at Grafschaft Bentheim: Praise and Criticism (2 min)
05:54 am
Visits to nursing homes in Hamburg only with negative test
As of today, visits to Hamburg nursing homes and nursing homes are only possible if a negative corona test is presented. The red-green Senate decided yesterday that visitors should test accordingly. Residents of healthcare centers are at particular risk. Therefore, it should be ruled out that visitors carry an infection indoors, said the health authority. To avoid difficulties during Christmas, an exception rule applies until December 28: if rapid tests cannot be performed on the premises, visits are still possible if residents and visitors wear an FFP2 mask at all times and adhere strictly to hygiene concepts. The exception should only be used with caution and in emergencies.
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05:54 am
776 new corona cases in Schleswig-Holstein – highest value so far
In Schleswig-Holstein, more new corona infections were reported in one day than ever before – the state government recorded 776 cases. The previous peak of new infections was reported on December 18 with 602 cases. However, a comparatively low value was reported yesterday with only 211 new cases. On Wednesday a week ago there were 486 cases. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants in Schleswig-Holstein is now 103. The number of people who died with or from a corona infection increased from 15 to 348.
05:53 am
Starts with the NDR.de ticker on Wednesday
Even today, the NDR.de team will keep you updated on the effects of the corona pandemic in northern Germany. In the live ticker you will find all the important news, as well as the content of NDR radio and television programs.
A.M Tuesday 1,185 new infections were reported in Lower Saxony, in Hamburg 582, in Schleswig-Holstein 211, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 307 and in the state of Bremen 122. 19,528 new cases were confirmed throughout the country.
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