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US Daily Log Since Pandemic Start
07:59 am: The number of new coronavirus infections in a day in the US has risen to more than 80,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recorded 83,757 new cases on Friday, about 12,000 more than the day before.
The total number of infections is generally higher than in spring. However, as in Germany, they are only comparable up to a point because so many more tests are now being carried out and thus more infections are being discovered.
According to JHU, nearly 8.5 million coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the US with its around 330 million residents since the start of the pandemic. Around 224,000 people have died in connection with an infection, more than in any other country in the world.
Altmaier does not believe that a block covering the smile is necessary
07.36 am: Federal Economy Minister Peter Altmaier described the infection situation as “dramatic”, but at the same time warned against a shutdown of the economy. “There should not be a new blockade at the national level and I do not consider it necessary,” the CDU politician told the newspapers of the Funke media group. “It depends on decisive action, when necessary.”
Altmaier also imposed restrictions on the government’s growth forecast for next year: “The positive economic assumptions we have made for 2021, that is, substantial growth of at least four percent, are of course subject to the condition of that we were able to reduce the high number of infections again. ” The minister announced a proposal for new crown economic aid.
Default fund for planned television productions “as soon as possible”
07.02 am: With a fund, the federal states want to financially help the television industry with revolving incidents related to the crown. A spokeswoman for the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, as the lead state, announced at the request of the German Press Agency: “It is intended to establish a predetermined fund as soon as possible, in which several states make substantial contributions, but also broadcasters in In case of damage, make a relevant contribution to safeguarding the diverse landscape of television production even in times of pandemic. “
The television and production industry had long requested a default fund. It’s about absorbing costs when filming is canceled. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there have been numerous filming stops and some projects have been postponed. In summer, production gradually resumed.
There is already another default fund, called Default Fund I. This was created by the federal government to support the production of high-quality series and movies, particularly if there were failures. Up to 50 million euros have been promised. From the film and television industry a demand arose that a bankruptcy fund II also be created, which also includes television productions that represent the real mass in the local production economy.
Maximum value for registered infection cases
05.27 am: According to the Robert Koch Institute, German health authorities reported 14,714 new corona infections in one day, more than ever since the start of the corona pandemic in Germany. However, since there were occasional data gaps in the transmission of infection figures on Thursday, the latest number of new infections could contain corresponding late reports. Also on Saturday morning there were occasional inconsistencies in the figures given.
Due to a web server failure, according to RKI, transmissions from health authorities to responsible state authorities and from them to RKI were interrupted for almost three hours on Thursday afternoon. But then the server started working again. The missing data should have automatically transmitted on Friday during the day and therefore appear in the post on Saturday morning. The size of the data gap is not yet known. Corona’s hotspots in North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, were affected by the breakdown.
Also, the current values are only partially comparable with those of the spring, because now many more tests are being carried out and therefore more infections are being discovered. According to the RKI, a total of 418,005 people in Germany were infected with the virus (as of October 24, midnight).
The number of views, or R-value for short, was 1.23 in Germany according to the RKI situation report on Friday (previous day: 1.11). This means that ten infected people infect about twelve more people. The R value represents the infection rate approximately one and a half weeks earlier.
In addition, the RKI includes the so-called seven-day R in its management report. The value refers to a longer period of time and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, this value is now 1.30 (previous day: 1.23). It shows the infection process from 8 to 16 days ago.
More than 10,000 deaths from corona in Germany since the start of the pandemic
05:05 am: The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Germany has risen to more than 10,000. The Robert Koch Institute reported 49 more deaths related to a corona infection within 24 hours. This increases the total to 10,003.
Researchers fear a sharp rise in deaths in the United States
02.23 am: According to scientists, the number of corona deaths in the United States could exceed 500,000 if not nearly all Americans wear masks. “We are heading into a very big fall / winter wave,” Chris Murray of the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said of the latest estimate.
The death toll could be 130,000 fewer if 95 percent of the population wore mouth and nose protection. To date, more than 223,000 people in the United States have died with or as a result of coronavirus infection.
Campania announces 40-day lockdown
02.04 am: The Campania region in southern Italy wants to impose a lockdown to contain the corona virus. The latest data showed that the measures imposed so far had no effect, said the region’s president, Vincenzo de Luca, in a video on Facebook. “We have to close everything except the companies that produce and transport important goods.” Everything has to be closed for 40 days. “We have to make one last attempt to control things.”
Most of the schools in the region are already closed. In Naples, the police used tear gas that night against protesters protesting against the impending stricter restrictions. Campania reported 2,280 new corona cases on Friday, ranking second after the Lombardy region in northern Italy with 4,916 new infections.
Large economic losses for cities and municipalities
12:36 am: According to a report by the Rheinische Post, “According to a new forecast by the Federal Ministry of Finance, cities and municipalities will receive around ten billion euros less from income and trade taxes in the next year than last year due to the crown crisis “. This is based on the response of the Federal Ministry of Finance. in a small request from the parliamentary group of the Greens, which the newspaper had before.
Consequently, the municipality’s share of income tax will decrease by 3.8 billion euros next year compared to the previous forecast. The deficit in corporate tax collection would be six billion euros.
Hospitals look well prepared for the new wave of coronavirus
German hospitals see themselves as well prepared for the current sharp increase in the number of coronavirus patients. “Hospitals are very alarmed without being agitated,” the managing director of the German Hospital Society, Georg Baum, told the “Mannheimer Morgen”. There are currently more than 8,000 free intensive care beds, and another 10,000 beds could be freed up by postponing unnecessary treatments.
“Also, not all patients who come to the hospital with a corona infection need intensive medical treatment,” Baum said. According to him, around 6,000 patients are currently being treated in hospitals for the Covid-19 lung disease caused by the new coronavirus, around a thousand of them are in intensive care. “The capacities will be sufficient for a long time before it becomes questionable,” emphasized the general manager of the hospital company.
In order for the situation not to spiral out of control in the coming weeks and months, a lot of caution and preparation for action is required, Baum said. Each citizen must take preventive measures for himself and follow the request of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) to avoid unnecessary contacts. Baum believes that Germany is well prepared for the second corona wave: “Our healthcare system is doing its best around the world to cope with the pandemic.”
