DThe national 7-day morbidity rate has risen sharply again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave 191.5 new infections per 100,000 residents and weekly on Sunday morning. The incidence rate was 183.7 the day before and 149.4 a week ago. The highest incidence rate in the entire pandemic was 197.6 in the second wave on December 22, 2020.
German health authorities reported 23,543 new coronavirus infections to RKI in one day. This is evident from the numbers reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard at 4 AM. On Friday, the number of new infections reached 37,120, a record since the pandemic began. A week ago, the value was 16,887 infections.
According to new information, Germany recorded 37 deaths within 24 hours. 33 people died a week ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has detected 4,767,033 detected Sars-CoV-2 infections. Since many infections have not been detected, the actual total may be much higher.
Increasing hospitalization rate
The number of corona patients admitted to the clinic for every 100,000 residents in 7 days-the most important parameter that may tighten the corona limit-RKI was expressed as 3.91 last Friday (Thursday: 3.73). For this indicator, it must be taken into account that sometimes the reporting of admissions is delayed. Due to large regional differences, no nationwide threshold is provided for the incidence of hospitalization. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas.
RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is 4,365,500. The number of people who died or was confirmed to be infected with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 96,525.
Traffic lights require action, but not blockade
In view of the high rate of new infections in Germany, traffic light groups are currently discussing follow-up measures for the emergencies of the epidemic to introduce additional measures.According to the paper’s preliminary report Sunday photos, Citing the negotiating circle, SPD, Greens and FDP plan daily test obligations for employees and visitors in nursing homes, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or restored. The corona premium at the clinic should be restarted. If the hospital provides some intensive care beds to potential corona patients for free, they will receive state compensation.
In order to speed up the immunization of the elderly, doctors are obliged to write letters to elderly patients to inform them of the third vaccination. However, the traffic light organization hopes to abandon the lockdown of unvaccinated people or the national 2G rule on public life.especially Liberal Democratic Party strongly oppose.
“Correct wrong decisions quickly and bravely”
The German Medical Association calls for the restoration of free corona rapid testing as soon as possible. President Klaus Reinhardt told the newspapers of the Funke Media Group that ending the so-called civic test cost hypothesis did not inspire those who were unwilling to be vaccinated. Therefore, the federal and state governments should have the courage to quickly and unanimously correct this wrong decision.
Since October 11, Germany will only provide free corona rapid testing under special circumstances. The federal government has stopped funding, and many test stations are now closed. The reason for this decision is that everyone now has the opportunity to protect themselves through vaccination. Since then, free rapid testing has only been applied to people who cannot be vaccinated, including children under 12 years old, temporary children between 12 and 17 years old and pregnant women.
The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, also called for free corona tests for vaccinated and recovered people. “The large number of infections among the unvaccinated people has led to more and more breakthroughs for the vaccinated people,” said the CDU politician of the Bild. Free rapid testing of people who are vaccinated and recovered will make it easier for people with limited funds to protect themselves and others without revealing their motivation for vaccination.
Medical President Reinhardt emphasized that especially in the cold season, there are more indoor leisure activities, and once again a low threshold and free testing discounts are needed to curb the spread of the virus. “If possible, with the revision of the Infection Protection Law in mid-November, new regulations must now be introduced as soon as possible.”
Since the virus can also be spread by vaccinated people, the president called for “effective and comprehensive testing strategies for everyone, including those who have received the vaccine.” For example, in high-incidence areas, participants in high-risk events such as club visits should undergo rapid negative tests in addition to the 2G rule. This means that people who are vaccinated and convalescent can only enter if they test negative.
