DThe most important thing for you this Monday:
1. The return wave from Portugal and Russia
2. Find themes in Würzburg
3. FDP leader Lindner warns of the alliance’s commitments
4. The biggest mobile communication fair starts with visitors
5. Severe thunderstorms in Germany
6. The Netherlands and Portugal lose in the round of 16
7. This week is important
1. The return wave from Portugal and Russia
Hundreds of German holidaymakers ended their holidays in Portugal ahead of schedule. If you do not want to be quarantined, you must leave the country by this Monday at the latest.
Outside Portugal: The decisive deadline for German holidaymakers in Portugal will end at midnight this Monday. Starting Tuesday, the country has been listed as a virus mutation area by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)-an initial period of 14 days. Anyone who later leaves Portugal must be quarantined for two weeks after returning to Germany. This rule applies regardless of whether the passenger has been vaccinated or recovered. It is also impossible to shorten the isolation period through a negative corona test. The background of the strict rules is the particularly contagious Delta variant, which is spreading rapidly, especially in the Lisbon area. Olimar, an operator specializing in tourism in Portugal, reports that despite the new regulations, only 20% of guests will stay in Portugal. Many travelers do not understand why RKI declared the whole of Portugal as a variant area.
Corona waves in Russia: There are also reports that flights from Russia to Germany are fully booked, and from Tuesday, Russia will also be regarded as a virus mutation area. More than 20,500 new infections were reported nationwide on Sunday. The situation is particularly serious in Moscow, Europe’s largest city. Despite the large number of infections, many Russians are still skeptical of vaccines. Not even 15% of the population has received at least one dose.
Fear of the fourth wave: In Germany, the 7-day incidence rate continued to decline. According to RKI, it is currently 5.6. More than 53% of Germans have received the first vaccine, and more than 34% have been vaccinated twice. Currently, an average of 800,000 doses of vaccine are administered every day. The vaccination campaign was a success. But whether it can prevent the delta variant from triggering the fourth wave in Germany is still unknown. Especially among young people, adolescents and children, few people are still vaccinated.
2. Find themes in Würzburg
Was the atrocities in which the three women were killed in Würzburg an Islamic attack or an act of mental patients?
Radicalization: The focus of the police investigation is whether the rampage of the 24-year-old Somali man was an Islamist attack or whether his mental illness was the cause. Perhaps these two explanations are inseparable. Peter Neumann, a German terrorism researcher from King’s College London, urges patience when looking for motives. For example, what matters is the intensity and time the person handles the content of the jihad, whether he has discussed it with other people, and whether he has become increasingly interested in it recently. Neumann wrote on Twitter that the decisive question is whether the perpetrator was sensible in performing and/or preparing the behavior.
