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Virologist Alexander Kekulé has proposed a private corona notification system for events of 20 people or more. “All organizers, including private ones, should be obliged to register the participants,” he told the Funke media group newspapers. If one participant is positive, the organizer can warn everyone else. “This could put in a parallel reporting system that is much, much faster privately and who would be more willing to participate,” Kekulé said. Looking ahead to Christmas, Kekulé said there was “a special serious risk that many people over the age of 70 will be infected. And if they do, they have a risk of death of almost 10 percent.”
+++ 05:44 General practitioners complain of high demand for rapid tests +++
General practitioners complain about the numerous requests from patients for a rapid crown test in the run-up to Christmas. “We are currently experimenting in practices where patients often request tests without cause. That unnecessarily consumes resources,” says Oliver Funken, president of the North Rhine General Practitioners Association, the “Rheinische Post”. Currently, testing is still in short supply and is much more urgently needed in facilities with groups of people in need. In Funke’s view, tests without cause unnecessarily occupy the practice staff, who will be short when the vaccination centers arrive at the latest.
+++ 05:23 RKI reports over 11,000 new infections +++
The Robert Koch Institute reports an increase in positive tests in Germany from 11,169 to more than 1,053 million. The day before, 14,611 had been reported. The number of people who died and tested positive increased by 125 to 16,248.
+++ 05:11 Karliczek says that the greatest care with vaccines +++
Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek sees a great need for education among the population on the subject of corona vaccines. “This includes making it clear over and over again that approval authorities do not compromise the standards that apply to the approval of a vaccine,” says Karliczek. He assures: “The approved vaccines will therefore be effective and, above all, safe.” It is gratifying that around half of the citizens wanted to get vaccinated. “However, it would be nice if the provision increased a bit.” According to the World Health Organization, a vaccination rate of 60 to 70 percent of the population is necessary to combat the corona pandemic. Karliczek confirms, however, that there will be no mandatory vaccination. “The fact is that vaccination will be voluntary.”
+++ 04:51 French court cancels upper limit for worship services +++
The highest French administrative court has annulled the maximum number of 30 believers related to the crown at religious events. According to the Council of State of Paris, the upper limit should be 30 percent of the occupation of the place, as announced by the Catholic Church in France. Therefore, the regulation currently in force is not proportionate and represents an attempt to severely restrict freedom of religious practice. As French media reported, the government has three days to review the requirement. The first loosening of the crown’s strict rules has been in place in France since Saturday. Shops that are not essential to life can also reopen and more time is given for sports and walks in the fresh air. President Emmanuel Macron had announced the relaxation in a televised address, including that Masses can take place again with a maximum of 30 believers. The French Episcopal Conference then turned to the judiciary.
+++ 04:24 The United States health authority, the CDC, reports more than 140,000 new infections +++
The US Centers for Disease CDC announces 143,333 new positive tests and 1,210 more deaths. This means that the United States has more than 13.14 million infections and 265,166 deaths.
+++ 04:03 The Czech Republic loosens and reduces the level of risk +++
The Czech government is easing restrictions on public life as the daily number of new infections declines. Starting Thursday, restaurants and shops that do not provide daily necessities are likely to reopen, Health Minister Jan Blatny announced. The risk level is reduced from four to three, with the highest value being five. This means that all stores can open, but must limit the number of customers so that a sufficient distance can be maintained. The night curfew has been lifted and sports activities can resume on a limited basis.
+++ 03:22 More than 1000 students in Halle in quarantine +++
More than 1000 students are currently in quarantine in Halle. In all, there are more than 30,700 children and young people in schools in the city of nearly 240,000 people, Halle Mayor Bernd Wiegand said. This means that almost 97 percent of all students can continue to attend classes. “That’s a good number,” Wiegand said. The decision to keep the schools open was correct. A total of 25 new infections were reported in the ward. The corona value was still in the high range of 84.82 infected people per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.
+++ 02:50 Laschet asks for a new concept from January +++
To combat the coronavirus pandemic, NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet advocates fundamentally new concepts starting in January. “We cannot close everything in the long term and the state pays billions in losses month after month. A new model will be needed starting in the new year. Permanent closures and subsequent compensation payments will destroy the state in the long run,” he said Laschet to the Rheinische Post. . With the approval of a vaccine, smart concepts should allow long-term prospects for living with the pandemic. “Society and the economy cannot last another year like this.”
+++ 02:12 New York wants to reopen elementary schools +++
Despite the surge in corona numbers, public elementary schools in the East Coast metropolis of New York should be able to reopen soon. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the plan would be implemented as of December 7. Following the criticism, the metropolis is thus abandoning its self-established threshold of three percent corona-positive tests, so schools should remain closed. Educational institutions for older children remain closed for the time being. De Blasio had only announced in the middle of the month that schools would be closed until further notice because the limit was exceeded, but now he apparently gave in to pressure from critics. They had been bothered, among other things, that schools had to close, but restaurants for indoor consumption did not. New York had become the epicenter of the pandemic in the US in the spring and had to close all schools in mid-March. During the summer, the infection rate stabilized again, but the reopening was postponed time and again. The first schools could not reopen until the end of September. Recently, however, the Covid 19 situation had hardened again.
+++ 01:41 American virologist Fauci warns of an explosion in the number of corona cases +++
Renowned American virologist Anthony Fauci warns of a dramatic increase in the number of corona infections after Thanksgiving. Due to the lively travel activities surrounding America’s biggest holiday, the spread of the new type of corona virus will likely accelerate again, Fauci told CNN. A sharp increase in the number of infections can be expected in two to three weeks. “We don’t want to scare people, but that’s the reality,” Fauci said.
+++ 00:55 Brinkhaus insists on the contribution of the state +++
The leader of the union parliamentary group Ralph Brinkhaus insists, despite criticism from some state governments, that federal states should participate in compensation for crown requirements for companies in the future. “It cannot stay that way, it must be adapted,” says the ARD’s CDU politician. He sees that countries are also contributing. “But that’s out of balance.” In the federal government you can see what the states are doing and what they are not.
+++ 00:19 Berlin wants to use hotels for quarantine +++
Berlin Mayor Michael Müller announces that Berlin wants to use hotels and pensions to strictly enforce the quarantine. This should also ensure that, unlike the reduced living conditions, fewer infections occur, says the SPD politician in the ARD.
+++ Report 23:43: GroKo agrees to home office flat rate +++
According to a media report, the financial politicians of the grand coalition agree to relief for workers who have to work a lot from home in the coronavirus pandemic. As the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” reports, there should be a fixed tax rate of five euros per day, but not more than 600 euros per year. However, it is not yet clear whether it will be awarded in addition to the employee lump sum of 1000 euros. If it were treated as other income-related expenses, only those with income-related expenses greater than 1,000 euros would benefit. The Ministry of Finance is advocating this path based on an updated concept cited in the document. “If the home office flat rate were granted independently, that is, in addition to the flat rate for income-related expenses, this would be an excessive benefit (and therefore constitutionally dubious).”
+++ 23:13 Söder wants control of the skiers coming from Austria +++
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder announces that Bavaria will randomly monitor skiers returning from Austria. The background is the plan that people who ski abroad will have to be quarantined for 14 days after their return. There shouldn’t be a second Ischgl, says CSU’s ARD president, alluding to the Austrian ski resort, which was considered a Corona hotspot earlier in the year.
+++ 22:52 Turkey is struggling with many deaths +++
The number of deaths from new viruses in Turkey rose to a record high for the seventh day in a row. The Health Ministry announced that 185 people had died in relation to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number increases to 13,558. The number of new infections, however, falls slightly to 29,281 after the record of 30,103 on Saturday.
+++ 22:05 Scholz promises help from Corona until June +++
Even after state aid expires in November and December in the partial lockdown, businesses can count on state support, says federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz. It is fair to give special help to gastronomy, culture and sports. “It is clear that the normal bridging aid scheme will be applied from next year,” the SPD politician told the ZDF Berlin Direkt program. These should apply until at least June 2021 and are more comprehensive and generous than before. Scholz is confident that Germany can reduce the debt that has increased due to the Crown crisis. Economic growth is particularly important. “Germany is the least indebted G7 country.” Germany will have fewer debts relative to its economic strength than it did in the financial crisis ten years ago.
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