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Once again, a daily record number of people diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) was set in Germany, according to data from the Robert Koch Public Health Institute (RKI) on Friday, writes the MTI.
23,542 infections have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of new cases per day rose for the second time in a week to an all-time high. The previous record, 23,399 cases, was recorded on Saturday, November 7.
The rate of increase is declining, as indicated by roughly nine percent more infections recorded from 21,506 a week earlier, compared with 18,681 on October 30 of the previous week, compared to 18,681 on October 30. the growth rate was greater than one percent.
The relief from the epidemic is also demonstrated by the fact that, according to RKI’s calculations, the so-called reproduction rate of the virus has dropped below 1 in recent days, which was still hovering around 1.10 at the end of October.
According to the latest RKI calculations on Thursday, the reproduction rate is 0.93. When this value is permanently below 1, the epidemic subsides, the virus is repressed and sooner or later disappears. When the value is greater than 1, the epidemic spreads more and more because each infected person transmits the virus to at least one person.
It is not yet known how long the weakening wave of infection will last, but restrictions to curb the epidemic certainly cannot be lifted soon, he said. Lothar wieler, the head of the RKI at a briefing in Berlin on Thursday.
We still have to squeeze our glutes for a few months.
He said.
Under the new rules, introduced on November 2, up to two household members and a maximum of ten people can stay together to reduce the risk of direct contact between people at risk of infection.
Tourism and hospitality have been almost completely suspended, so hotels can only accommodate business guests, restaurants can only cook takeout. Cultural institutions such as museums, theaters and cinemas, amateur sports associations and other institutions specializing in leisure activities have also been closed.
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