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Two regions of Germany are currently above the upper 7-day incidence limit; both are in Bavaria: in the independent city of Würzburg, the value is 61.0 new infections reported per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days, in the independent city of Kaufbeuren 54.7. Eight of the ten most severely affected pandemic regions are still in Bavaria: one in North Rhine-Westphalia and one in Berlin. The number of regions with no new infections reported in the past seven days (7-day incidence equal to 0) has dropped to 15 and thus returned to the previous low, first on August 19 and most recently on August 25. of August.
+++ 09:10 Pfizer and Biontech want to expand the study of vaccines in the US +++
Mainz-based Biontech SE and the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer want to expand their study of vaccines in the United States. As the companies jointly announced, they have petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration to expand the phase 3 study of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine to 44,000 subjects out of the previous 30,000. The broader field of test subjects should also include younger people 16 years of age or older. People with viral illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis C and B should also be considered. Pfizer and Biontech still expect to have results by October. A Pfizer spokesperson said the drug will be sent to authorities for approval in late October if the results are positive.
+++ 08:25 the travel association criticizes the quarantine rule for returnees +++
The German Travel Association has criticized the new quarantine rules for returning travelers as a de facto professional ban for the industry. “The federal government prevents travel agencies and tour operators from exercising their profession,” said association president Norbert Fiebig of “Bild am Sonntag.” “Currently there is almost nothing that can be sold for the winter. This turns the travel industry into a merchant without goods.” When entering from a corona risk area, there is a 14-day quarantine obligation in Germany. The federal and state governments have decided that as of October 1, this quarantine can only be lifted after five days by submitting a negative corona test. So far, returning travelers can generally be exempted from quarantine directly after arrival with a negative test.
+++ 07:28 Frankfurt Airport: Most of the positives of Kosovo +++
Most of the travelers who returned and tested positive at Frankfurt airport were from Kosovo. This comes from the statistics of the company Centogene, which offers corona tests at the Frankfurt airport. The numbers refer to the period between July 15 and September 8. At least 350 people from all the countries included in the evaluation were evaluated. Overall, 0.85 percent of the 104,177 people tested tested positive. The so-called positivity rate was highest in the country of entry, Kosovo, at 6.38 percent. They are followed by Malta (4.71), Bosnia-Herzegovina (3.17), Hungary (2.57), Croatia (2.31) and Albania (2.14). At the bottom of the list are Spain with 0.30 percent, followed by the US (0.28), Great Britain (0.21), Israel (0.16) and Portugal (0.09). Inbound travelers from Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates were all negative.
+++ 06:24 There are already 6.5 million cases of infection in the US +++
The number of confirmed cases of infection in the US has risen by at least 38,870 to 6.5 million. The death toll increased by at least 681 to 193,735. This was the result of a calculation by the Reuters news agency.
+++ 05:36 RKI: 948 new infections and 2 deaths in Germany +++
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of infection cases in Germany increased by 948 on Saturday. Two more deaths were reported, according to the RKI. According to calculations by ntv.de, at least 1,271 new cases were added on Saturday – this is how the federal states reported that they recorded infection figures over the weekend. Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt do not publish figures on Saturdays or Sundays, and there is no new data from Schleswig-Holstein.
+++ 04:50 Mexico reports 421 new deaths +++
Mexico reports 5,674 new infections and 421 more deaths, bringing the number of infected people to 663,973 and the number of deaths to 70,604.
+++ 04:01 El Salvador opens airports for international flights +++
El Salvador has announced that it will open its airports to international connections as of September 19. However, the prerequisite for entry is that passengers can present a negative corona proof on arrival that is no more than three days old. The AP news agency reports that no one who cannot present a test will not be able to enter the country.
+++ 02:56 Virologist Streeck advocates a change in strategy +++
Bonn virologist Hendrik Streeck has campaigned for a change in strategy to deal with the corona virus. “In assessing the situation, we must not limit ourselves to the sheer number of infections,” said Streeck of “Welt am Sonntag.” The number of people testing positive in Germany and Europe is increasing significantly. “At the same time, we hardly see an increase in the number of deaths.” Basically, according to Streeck, infections should be prevented, but infections without symptoms are not necessarily bad.
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+++ 02:13 Brazil reports 814 more deaths +++
Brazil has registered 814 additional deaths in 24 hours. In addition, 33,523 new cases of contagion have been added, according to the Ministry of Health. Brazil has a total of 4.3 million confirmed corona cases and 131,210 deaths.
+++ 00:57 Tui: The seven ships will set sail from spring +++
After the slow start, cruise operator Tui Cruises wants to offer trips on all ships in its fleet again starting in the spring. “We hope to be on the road again with all seven ships by spring 2021 at the latest, with a little less occupancy and proper health concepts,” said company head Wybcke Meier of the newspaper “Welt am Sonntag “. After cruise ships came to a halt due to the corona pandemic, Tui Cruises had mostly stationed its entire fleet in the North Sea. Since the end of June this year, the company has once again offered trips to the North and Baltic Seas.
+++ 23:23 UAE reports largest daily increase +++
The United Arab Emirates reports 1,007 new infections in the last 24 hours. This is the highest daily increase in the Gulf state since the start of the corona pandemic, according to the Health Ministry. In total, the country registered 77,842 cases. The number of deaths increases from 1 to 399. According to the state disaster authority, twelve percent of the new infections were brought in from abroad in the last two weeks, although they had negative test results when they left.
+++ 22:35 Mannheim DFB Cup match takes place despite infections +++
The DFB Cup match between third division soccer club SV Waldhof Mannheim and Bundesliga club SC Freiburg can start this Sunday at 6.30 pm Mannheim’s health department green-lit the game in the evening after Waldhof previously reported two cases of corona. According to information from dpa, a player and a support staff employee tested positive. “Meanwhile, it was possible to determine the close contact persons, for three people – apart from the two who tested positive – a 14-day quarantine was ordered,” the city announced. “From a medical point of view, there is currently no increased risk of infection for other players due to investigations by the health department.”
+++ 21:48 In the US there are 47,646 new infections +++
The number of new virus infections in the US every day remains high. According to the New York Times, there were 47,646 new infections and at least 1,224 deaths in 24 hours. Overall, the number of infections rose to just under 6.4 million and 192,855 deaths. Consequently, the figures are at a high level, but falling slightly compared to the last two weeks. The numbers are slightly lower, especially compared to July, when the country reported an average of 60,000 infections a day.
+++ 20:41 countries report 1271 new corona infections +++
The number of new infections each day in Germany remains high: according to calculations by ntv.de, federal states that released numbers over the weekend reported 1,271 new cases on Saturday. There are also three new deaths on Saturday. Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt do not publish figures on Saturdays or Sundays, and there are no new data for Schleswig-Holstein. In the countries mentioned, however, the incidence of infections is quite low. Bavaria has the most new infections with 345, followed by NRW (315), Baden-Württemberg (167) and Hesse (111).
And here is the development of the seven-day trend in Germany:
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