Coronavirus ticker: fewer infections in daycare centers

According to the Federal Minister for the Family, Franziska Giffey, the number of infections in daycare centers is decreasing. In the age group from zero to five years, the number of new infections is “in the national average of 59 per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days”, says the SPD politician in the newspapers of the “Funke Mediengruppe”.

The trend is downward. Operations are ongoing in more than 90 percent of the nurseries. According to the latest figures, only 5.8 percent of daycare centers were fully or partially closed due to infections. “It’s okay that we insist on keeping daycare centers open,” says Giffey.

Giffey advocated that daycare professionals should be one of the first groups to get a chance to get vaccinated.

Leipzig / Halle airport is prepared for the handling and transport of corona vaccines. That requires certain standards, airport spokesman Uwe Schuhart said upon request. This includes short distances, and the safety of the cold chain must be guaranteed without interruption. Since the beginning of the year, the airport has been certified as the fifth largest air cargo hub in Europe for handling critical and temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals around the clock. “We are ready as soon as there is a vaccine,” Schuhart said.

To counteract the high number of infections, rapid tests are being launched today in several Saxon communities. Residents of Räckelwitz in the Bautzen district must be tested free of charge and voluntarily. Also in Rathmannsdorf in Saxon Switzerland, the nearly 1,000 residents should participate in rapid antigen testing if possible. According to the Health Ministry, this should reveal the large number of undeclared infections. Saxony is currently a hotspot in Germany.