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In Germany, more than 32,500 new infections with the coronavirus were recorded in one day. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced Thursday morning, citing information from health authorities, there were more 32,552 cases of infection detected. The number thus reached the level of the highs of more than 30,000 cases as in the week before Christmas. The total number of corona infections recorded in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic increased to 1,719,737.
According to the institute they were also 964 deaths per crown recorded within 24 hours. The total number of registered corona deaths in Germany since the start of the pandemic rose to 33,071. On Wednesday, the RKI announced a new daily high of more than 1,100 deaths.
The RKI estimated the number of people recovered from a corona infection in Germany at around 1,328,200. The call Seven-day incidence it was thursday 139.8. The day before it was 141.3.
The seven-day incidence is a fundamental measure for the imposition and relaxation of measures against the spread of the new virus. The goal of the federal government is to reduce the incidence below 50.
In Germany there has been a harsh blockade since December 16. Most of the stores are closed. Schools and kindergartens also largely closed. The measures are initially limited to January 10. On January 5, the federal and state governments want to discuss how to proceed.
China officially approves the first corona vaccine
7.40 am: The Chinese authorities officially approved this Thursday the first vaccine to treat the corona virus in the country. The state supervision of medical devices approved a preparation from the state pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. According to the company, it is about 80 percent effective. The “South China Morning Post” reported that vaccination of up to 50 million Chinese was scheduled for the New Year celebrations in February. Several other Chinese vaccine preparations are currently under development.
It is true that since the summer there have been emergency approvals for vaccines in China, with which more than a million people have already been vaccinated. However, so far there has been no official approval. President Xi Jinping has said that his country will develop various vaccines and then distribute them to other countries. Indonesia and Brazil, the two most populous countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America, respectively, have already entered into supply agreements with China.
Patient Advocates Call for Hassle-Free Corona Vaccination Appointments
7.30 am: Patient advocates have requested hassle-free appointments for corona vaccines. Until now, states have practiced a placement system that is inscrutable and impractical, said the council of the German Foundation for Patient Protection, Eugen Brysch, of the German Press Agency. “It should not be that older people who live at home like this are pissed off by their desire to get vaccinated.” It cannot be due to lack of experience. After all, there have been dating service spots for years. “What they manage to place tens of thousands of specialists could not be more difficult with 400 vaccination centers.”
At the national level there are different procedures for the allocation of appointments for vaccines, which in the initial phase must be carried out in groups through the regional centers. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, not all countries use the option of using the uniform service number 116 117 of legal medical insurance doctors. Some appointments are already assigned and others are still scheduled.
Prosecutors are investigating Neymar’s alleged New Year’s Eve party
05.43 am: The grand New Year’s Eve celebration supposedly planned by Brazilian soccer star Neymar has now also called authorities. The Brazilian prosecutor announced on Wednesday that he is investigating reports that despite the corona pandemic, the soccer player plans to hold a lavish New Year’s Eve party at his luxurious property in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Neymar’s lawyers denied on Monday that such a large party was planned.
The Prosecutor’s Office urged Neymar to urgently clarify “the number of guests, the organization of the party and possible sanitary measures.”
Brazilian newspapers reported over the weekend that the 28-year-old wanted to celebrate the New Year with up to 500 guests over several days at his villa in Mangaratiba in Rio de Janeiro state. French serial master Paris St. Germain’s superstar was later hit by criticism.
Scourge against “Corona solos” for the rich
4.20 am: The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet (CDU) has opposed a »Crown-Soli «for the rich to finance the billions of dollars Crown-Pandemic pronounced. “The theoretical debate about whether a billionaire can give something away can sound nice,” Laschet told the German Press Agency in Düsseldorf. “The road to such a soli only goes through general tax increases.”
But every medium-sized businessman has his assets in the company. “If you raise taxes now, you weaken these companies. And that’s why the measure is wrong, “Laschet emphasized.
The Federal Association of Liberal Professions sees 140,000 jobs threatened
4 am: The Federal Association for the Liberal Professions sees around 140,000 jobs threatened as a result of the Corona crisis. “The crisis reaches the bottom,” said President Wolfgang Ewer. The background is a survey of freelancers. Consequently, 20.3 percent rate their current business situation as bad. 14.2 percent of the self-employed expect to have fewer employees in two years.
The balance of the year Corona 2020 is bitter for four out of ten freelancers: for them, the situation has worsened compared to 2019. For 25.3 percent of them, the economic damage so far already threatens their existence. Another 13.8 percent feared this scenario in 2021.
Saarland Prime Minister Hans assumes a lockdown extension
03.55 am: Before the next Crown– If the heads of government of the federal and state levels on January 5, the Prime Minister of the Saar, Tobias Hans (CDU), assumes an extension of the blockade. “The lockdown is and was necessary, and will probably have to be extended in early January,” Hans told the Rheinische Post. He also appealed not to be fooled by current corona infection figures.
“The current number of corona infections is misleading.” The numbers would have “Christmas symptoms” because fewer tests were done during Christmas and New Year’s Eve. “In mid-January we have to check again how the infection figures are developing and then plan more,” Hans announced.
Critical words for German Crown policy come from SPD co-chair Saskia Esken. “Most of us underestimate the second wave of infections,” he told the Funken media group newspapers. “The Prime Minister’s Conference took too long to decide on the closure of the breakwater, and it was not strong enough.”
Esken rejected the removal of the crown restrictions after January 10. “I don’t think we have figures that allow us to ease January,” he said.
The United States sets a new daily record with more than 3,900 deaths per corona
03:22 am: In the US, a new daily high has been recorded with over 3,900 deaths per crown. As Johns Hopkins University announced Wednesday, 3,927 people died in 24 hours as a result of a corona infection. In addition, 189,671 new infections were recorded.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 341,800 people have died from corona infections in the US, and more than 19.7 million infections have been recorded. The United States is the country most affected in the world by the health crisis.
So far, 2.8 million people have received a first dose of vaccination, far less than the 20 million vaccines promised by incumbent Donald Trump by the end of the year.
Schäuble believes that the dispute over privileges for people vaccinated against the crown is inappropriate
1:37 am: The president of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, considers inappropriate the dispute over the relaxation of the crown’s requirements for vaccinated people. For him, “preferential treatment for vaccinated people carries the risk of dividing society,” he said in an interview with the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. “We must not open a gap between those who have already been vaccinated and those who have not been vaccinated,” Schäuble warned.
“In any case, now is not the right time to discuss the privileges of the first vaccinated people, we still know very little about the duration and extent of the effect of the vaccine.” I hope the production goes even faster, ”said the CDU politician.
The fact that there will not be enough vaccines for everyone in the immediate future “will, of course, be a great test of patience, especially for those who personally fear the virus,” Schäuble said. But it was “the best of all if we don’t see ourselves,” he continued.
Federal and state governments expect crisis spending of € 1.3 trillion by 2020
12:40 am: According to a media report, the costs of dealing with the corona pandemic for the federal and state governments amount to 1.3 trillion euros this year alone. The calculation includes state aid and public spending, as is clear from the response of the Federal Ministry of Finance to a request from the left-wing parliamentary group that is available to the publishing network in Germany.
This includes the total amount “of all the aid packages that have been launched so far by the federal and state governments in the Crown crisis”, the expected loss of revenue due to the crisis, and the total guarantees of around 826, 5 billion euros. Secure the federal and state levels. According to the report, the federal government expects new corona costs of around 184 billion euros in 2021, which may also include 2020 funds that have not been used or have not been used in full.
