DManaging Prime Minister Angela Merkel (CDU) urged swift action to combat the sharp increase in the number of coronavirus infections. Merkel said on Wednesday after the German News Agency provided information to the circle of participants in the Berlin Bundestag group meeting that this virus does not require a political attitude or a transitional government. “We must take action,” she added. The Chancellor of the Exchequer once again called on the federal and state governments to meet to fight the new crown pneumonia.
Merkel is optimistic that such a meeting of prime ministers will also be held. She was quoted as saying: “The sooner the better.” The appointment coordination is in progress. After learning of this news, the Chancellor of the Exchequer asked the federal states to unite when transporting intensive care patients to other federal states.
Merkel complained that the speed of booster vaccination was not enough. So far, 3 million people have received this booster vaccination. According to age recommendations, 24 to 25 million people should receive this booster vaccination. “We must speed up,” the prime minister was quoted as saying. How to speed up the pace must be discussed. Merkel warned that if the health system is overloaded in the fourth wave, it will be bad.
Berlin decides to expand the 2-G rule
At the same time, the Berlin Senate imposed further restrictions on those who did not have it on Wednesday. Corona vaccination protection Decided. After a decision is made on Wednesday, the so-called 2-G rule will be greatly expanded. In view of the significant increase in the number of infections, starting from next Monday, only people who have been vaccinated and recovered (2G) can enter restaurants, movie theaters, museums, hot spring baths or amusement parks, even those who have been tested cannot enter.
Corona conditions in other parts of Germany are also getting worse.In view of the increasing occupancy rate Intensive training Responding to the disaster of Covid patients. The National Prime Minister’s Office announced that this enables all authorities, institutions and organizations involved in disaster control to adopt a coordinated and structured approach. In many hospitals, there is no or almost no available capacity, which increases the need for coordination when occupying intensive care beds and transferring patients from overburdened clinics.
The Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) recommends that only the partner’s vaccine, Comirnaty, be used for Covid-19 vaccination for people under 30 years of age Biological Technology And Pfizer. Stiko of the Robert Koch Institute explained on Wednesday that current data show that after vaccination with Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine, myocardial and pericardial inflammation is more frequently observed in young people under 30 years of age than after vaccination with Comirnaty vaccine. recommend.
However, for people over 30 years old, the risk of myocardial and pericarditis will not increase after being vaccinated with Spikevax. Regardless of age, pregnant women should be vaccinated.
There are more new infections than ever before
German health authorities reported that Robert Koch Institute At the same time, since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new coronavirus infections has been unprecedented. According to data from RKI on Wednesday morning, they transmitted 39,676 new cases in one day. The high point last Friday was 37,120 (previous week: 20,398).
According to RKI, the national 7-day incidence rate is 232.1. Therefore, it has reached its peak for the third consecutive day. Last Monday (201.1) and Tuesday (213.7) there were daily incidence records reported by RKI. The value was 146.6 a week ago and 66.1 a month ago.
According to new information, Germany recorded 236 deaths within 24 hours. 194 people died a week ago.The number of people who have been infected or have been infected SARS-CoV-2 The death toll rose to 96,963. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has detected 4,844,054 detected Sars-CoV-2 infections. Since many infections have not been detected, the actual total may be much higher. RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is 4,415,900.
