Monday, January 10, 2022
Coronavirus-Liveticker
+++ 03:55 seven-day incidence increases to 375.7 +++
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence. The RKI gives the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week as 375.7. For comparison: the previous day the value was 362.7. A week ago the nationwide incidence was 232.4 (previous month: 389.2). The health authorities in Germany reported 25,255 new infections to the RKI within one day. A week ago there were 18,518 infections, although there had been gaps in tests and reports over the course of the holidays.
Note: The RKI figures usually deviate slightly from the case data that ntv.de reports daily in the evening. The ntv.de data team has direct access to the registration figures from the federal states as published by the local ministries and authorities. The RKI, on the other hand, is bound to the legally prescribed reporting channels, which can lead to a delay.
In addition, the respective daily values map different recording periods: the ntv evaluation collects the country information published by the evening and uses this to calculate a daily status of the reported number of cases, which is usually published from 8 p.m. onwards. The RKI’s recording system, on the other hand, takes into account incoming reports up to midnight, with the current data status being announced the following morning.
+++ 03:07 Streeck for a new way of dealing with the pandemic +++
The Bonn virologist Hendrik Streeck advocates a pragmatic approach to the pandemic. “The idea is slowly gaining ground that we need to deal pragmatically with the pandemic in order to learn to live with the virus. In contrast, the permanent alarm condition is tiring and unsuccessful,” says Streeck, who is also a member of the German government’s expert council. He warns that the exposure in the hospitals should “continue to be monitored carefully and, if necessary, to react with measures”.
+++ 01:56 Australia breaks one million infections +++
Australia has more than a million infections according to official data. The states of New South Wales and Victoria together report about 55,000 positive tests. This brings the total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic to 1.03 million. Other states and territories will not be reporting their numbers until later this day. The country was able to control the spread of the virus for nearly two years with the closure of national borders and lockdowns. After easing restrictions, Australia is currently battling an outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
+++ 00:32 Italy: Further restrictions in travel +++
In Italy, further restrictions affecting travel have been in effect since today. The 2G rule now applies in hotels, convention centers, restaurants, ski lifts and local and long-distance transport. This means that only people who are verifiably vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the disease are allowed access. In terms of traffic, this affects not only city buses, but also trains, ferries and flights. German tourists can use the QR codes on their vaccination certificates in Italy.
+++ 23:38 After failure due to Corona: Pope baptizes children in the Sistine Chapel +++
Pope Francis baptized 16 children in the Sistine Chapel. In the church in the Vatican, famous for its frescoes by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo, around 130 relatives and godparents of the children were also present. “Your task is to preserve the Christian identity of the children”, says the head of the Catholic Church in his sermon at the altar in front of the wall fresco “Last Judgment”. Baptism is the first sacrament in the Christian faith. It is through them that people are accepted into the community of faith. Last year, the traditional ceremony for the feast of the baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel fell because of the corona pan.
+++ 22:15 Federal states report 31,949 new infections +++
The number of reported coronavirus infections in Germany has risen to 7,518,618. As can be seen from the information from the state authorities evaluated by ntv.de, 31,949 new cases were added. The number of infection-related deaths rose 63 to 113,995. Around 667,600 people are currently infected.
The infection rate (7-day R value) is given by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) as 1.30 (previous day: 1.34). According to the DIVI Intensive Care Register, 3271 Covid 19 patients are currently being treated in intensive care in Germany, of which 1985 are invasively ventilated.
+++ 21:29 Green parliamentary group leader sees no quick introduction of mandatory vaccination +++
Greens parliamentary group leader Britta Haßelmann has dampened expectations of a quick introduction of a general compulsory vaccination. “This is not an easy decision, it means a deep intervention,” said Haßelmann to the newspapers of the Funke media group. One will first discuss in the groups what ideas there are. The public debate on this in the Bundestag could take place at the end of January. The question is so relevant and extensive that it needs well-founded and very careful advice. You yourself are in favor of a general vaccination today.
+++ 21:03 More than 296,000 new cases in France +++
The number of new corona infections in France is 296,097. There are also 90 other deaths in hospitals.
+++ 20:36 appeal to demonstrators: “distance yourself from extremists” +++
The Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl has appealed to the participants in demonstrations against Corona measures to distance themselves from extremists. “I appeal to the peaceful-minded demonstration participants: distance yourself unequivocally from intellectual arsonists, from extremists who cook their own soup and are even prepared to use violence. Keep your distance from such demonstrations! And do not allow yourself to be in front of their carts tension “, says the CDU politician of the” Rheinische Post “. A small, radical minority of so-called lateral thinkers found themselves in a dangerous radicalization spiral: “With some chat groups, militant actions in the real world cannot be ruled out.”
+++ 20:13 Several thousand people during protests in Brussels +++
Around 5000 people demonstrated against the Corona rules in Brussels. The protests were directed, among other things, against the compulsory vaccination for health workers and the use of the digital Covid certificate, which shows the vaccination status or a negative corona test, as reported by the Belga news agency, citing police information. According to the broadcaster RTBF, there have been several arrests, but for the most part it has remained peaceful. At the end of last year, protests in Brussels had turned violent on several occasions. In November, for example, rioters fought street battles with the security forces, who in turn used water cannons and tear gas.
+++ 19:40 Lauterbach: Reliability of tests at Omikron is checked +++
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach admits that it is still unclear how reliable the current tests are for the Omikron variant. “We do not know exactly how well these tests work for Omikron,” says the SPD politician of the ARD. This will now be checked carefully and a result will be available in the next few weeks. It is clear, however, that the “alternative of not testing at all would be far too dangerous”. It is known from studies that the tests are not as reliable at the beginning of an omicron infection, but are very reliable at the end. Therefore, it is relatively safe to test yourself out of quarantine after the specified period.
+++ 19:05 Green warns of “acts dangerous to the state” in corona demos +++
The spokeswoman for the Greens parliamentary group for internal affairs, Lamya Kaddor, assumes that the protests against the Corona measures could lead to “serious, state-endangering acts”. She says that to the Funke media group. Freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate are “pillars of our personal freedom,” said Kaddor. But if right-wing networks organize the demonstrations and call for the murder of politicians, scientists, doctors and journalists in networks like Telegram, then “a not inconsiderable part of the so-called lateral thinkers, who have since been infiltrated from the right, endanger internal security and the Integrity of people in this country “. Society must be protected from this, said Kaddor.
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