Live coronavirus ticker: +++ 05:57 Brazil exceeds the threshold of 130,000 deaths from corona +++

Saturday 12 September 2020

Brazil has passed the threshold of 130,000 corona deaths more than six months after the first coronavirus case. The Health Ministry confirmed 874 deaths and 43,178 new infections in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 130,396 and those infected to more than 4.2 million. Recently, however, the number of daily victims had decreased. From June to mid-August, the country accounted for around 1,000 new deaths every day. In the last seven days, the average was just under 700. After the United States, Brazil is the country most affected by the pandemic in the world.

+++ 04:59 #coronaout: Tuchel’s superstar has survived corona infection +++
Brazilian soccer star Neymar has survived his crown infection and has returned to training for French serial champion Paris St. Germain. The attacking player announced a corresponding message on Twitter on Friday, using the hashtag #Coronaout. Without numerous elite players such as Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Angel di Maria testing positive for Corona, Paris had lost their first Ligue 1 game of the season against promoted RC Lens on Thursday 0-1. PSG entered the league season late due to the Champions League final.

+++ 03:58 “The simplest rules are ignored”: Data Guard criticizes gastronomy +++
Federal Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber has harshly criticized the restaurant industry for its handling of Corona’s contact details. “In some restaurants and cafes, the simplest rules for a data protection compliant collection of contact data are ignored,” the SPD politician told the Funke media group newspapers. Guest data “is kept for too long and there are no technical security measures,” Kelber said. He also criticized the lists that were open at the entrances and the fact that many times all the employees of the company could see them. “If you don’t want people to include Mickey Mouse on these lists and use 123456 as a phone number, you need to trace the data collection back to its primary function: protection against infection.” For example, envelopes can be placed on tables and then immediately sealed. “And after 14 days, the data is removed by putting the sealed envelopes in the shredder,” Kelber explained.

+++ 02:13 teachers must wear masks in class +++
Immediately before classes started, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture pointed out that educators must also wear a mask in the teachers’ room. According to a spokesperson in Stuttgart, the state government’s crown ordinance stipulates that all people, and therefore teachers, must wear a mouth and nose cover in so-called assembly areas in secondary and professional schools.

+++ 00:53 Secondary school in Saarland has to close +++
After several corona cases, a secondary school in Lebach, Saarland, was completely closed until September 18. The Saarlouis district announced that the around 900 students, teachers and employees of the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium had been quarantined. The Saarlouis health department decided to take the plunge because the chains of infection, inside and outside the school, currently cannot be reliably traced.

As a precautionary measure, about 900 people will be tested for the corona virus next Monday and Tuesday, the district announced. Until the results are known, it is also recommended to quarantine parents and relatives who work in the health, care or education sector. This also applies to siblings. Lebach High School has been the first school in Saarland since the start of the new school year to temporarily close entirely due to the corona pandemic, the district spokeswoman said.

+++ 00:06 Corona Fraud – Innkeeper requested half a million +++
A 32-year-old innkeeper from Rottweil is said to have tried to obtain emergency assistance from Corona for an amount of 488,000 euros with a large number of applications and false names. This was the result of investigations by the Rottweil Public Prosecutor and the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office. Police said the man was arrested Thursday and is now in custody. Prosecutors accuse the 32-year-old of illegally soliciting money through Corona’s emergency aid in 18 cases from March to July. For this it is said that not only has he constantly changed his name and the name of the restaurant, but that he has also opened several accounts to which the aid was transferred. He made his last request two days after the police searched his apartment. Only part of the money was paid.

+++ 23:27 infections in German boxers in training camp +++
At a German Olympic boxing team training ground in Sölden, according to a report by “Spiegel”, several athletes are said to have been infected with the corona virus. Michael Müller, sports director of the German Boxing Association (DBV), confirmed an outbreak, but did not mention the number of infected athletes. The team must now remain in Sölden entirely until the responsible authorities lift the quarantine.

+++ 23:01 Tipping point: Garmisch is struggling with blockbuster events +++
As the number of corona infection cases in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district has passed a critical mark, safety measures for the community have been increased for seven days. As the district office announced, people who visited certain bars on Tuesday night must come forward and get tested. That night, according to prior knowledge, highly infected people would have visited the bars, but not all contact persons could be traced. From this Friday, all the restaurants in the municipality of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria) have to close every day at 10 pm, as stated. Only a maximum of five people are allowed to meet in the public space; this also applies to all restaurants.

+++ 22:39 The crown princess of Spain must be in quarantine +++
The daughter of the Spanish King Felipe VI, the Crown Princess Eleanor of Spain, has to be quarantined in her class at the Madrid school after a Corona case. Like the 14-year-old girl, her younger sister, Infanta Sofía (13), and all the other children in the class of Santa María de los Rosales school would have to stay at home for two weeks, Spanish media reported this Friday, citing the Royal Palace of Zarzuela in Madrid. . A Crown Princess classmate had reportedly contracted the Sars-CoV-2 virus in the family area. Leonor occupies the first place in the line of succession to the Spanish throne.

+++ 22:10 Federal police punish thousands of mask violations +++
Federal police officers warn 3,000 to 4,000 travelers across the country every day to wear mouth and nose protection. “The Federal Police have been supporting responsible health authorities on a large scale for weeks to enforce the requirement for masks in stations and on trains,” said Federal Police President Dieter Romann. In the vast majority of cases, it meets the understanding of travelers.

+++ 21:37 France reports 9406 new infections +++
In France, the Ministry of Health reports 9,406 new cases after 9843 the day before. This brings the total to 363,350. 40 more people died who tested positive. In total, there are now 30,893 deaths. According to Prime Minister Jean Castex, no new blockade is planned at the national level. Instead, the government will rely on a series of less radical measures. Rapid tests are planned for urgent cases.

+++ 21:10 Three federal states with the highest growth +++
Three federal states have almost a thousand infections: Bavaria reports 358 new cases, closely followed by North Rhine-Westphalia (more than 304) and Baden-Württemberg (more than 286). No federal state reports zero infections, and only two states are in the single-digit range: Bremen and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, each with 8 new cases. Schleswig-Holstein did not transmit any data in the afternoon.

+++ 20:50 Germany reports 1534 new cases +++
The number of new infections in Germany remains high: the federal states report 1,534 new infections and 4 more deaths in their daily reports. That’s nearly 180 new infections fewer than the day before, but Schleswig-Holstein has yet to report any data for Friday. According to estimates by ntv.de, a total of 257,674 infections have been officially reported since the start of the pandemic. 9,345 people have died from the disease and an estimated 230,536 people have recovered. Information on those that have been recovered is based in part on estimates from the Robert Koch Institute.

+++ 20:37 Birmingham bans visiting other homes +++
In view of the increasing infection rate, residents of the English city of Birmingham will no longer be able to visit unfamiliar homes from next week. City Council President Ian Ward said it was important “that we abide by these rules and protect each other from the sudden increase in the rate of infection.” The measure should be applied from next Tuesday. With 1.1 million inhabitants, Birmingham is the second largest British city. By August, the infection rate had risen from 30 to 75 cases per 100,000 people in one week.

+++ 20:14 The Berlin district is approaching the upper limit +++
In Berlin, a district is approaching the upper limit of new infections detected. In Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, the seven-day incidence increases to 41.3 new infections in seven days per 100,000 residents, according to the State Office for Social Affairs and Health. The three warning lights are still green in Berlin:

• The R-value of four days in the capital is currently 0.6.
• The seven-day incidence is 16.
• 1.1 percent of Berlin’s intensive care beds are occupied by Covid 19 patients.

The most important events of the previous day in relation to the current situation of the global coronavirus pandemic can she read here.