The number of infections in Germany continues to increase. The incidence has also risen slightly again. The situation in the health authorities is worsening. The news ticker.
- Corona case numbers: The RKI reported more than 15,000 new coronavirus infections on Thursday and the incidence is increasing. (Initial report)
- Baden-Württemberg presents strict rules for teachers (update 12.19 p.m.) .
- After the corona outbreak at school: Unvaccinated people have to be in quarantine (update 4:07 p.m.).
- This news ticker on the subject of Corona * in Germany is updated regularly.
Update from September 9, 4:07 p.m .: After a corona outbreak at a school in Brandenburg an der Havel, only those who have recovered and who have been vaccinated are allowed to attend classes. The city announced. According to an order issued on Wednesday, all unvaccinated students, teachers and janitorial staff must be quarantined at home. This can end on September 13th at the earliest. Corona cases were already detected at the affected high school on September 3, can be read in the general decree. The city did not name how many students tested positive for Corona.
Baden-Württemberg: Unvaccinated teachers have to be tested daily
Update from September 9, 12:19 p.m .: Unvaccinated teachers in Baden-Württemberg have to be tested daily at the start of the new school year. This also applies to all other unvaccinated workers at the school, said the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Education Theresa Schopper (Greens) on Thursday in Stuttgart, reports the news agency afp. Students should be tested three times a week. Vaccinated and convalescents are exempt from the obligation to test. In order to prevent correspondence or alternating lessons, a mask requirement continues to apply in schools.
Corona: Pregnant women are not allowed to teach in school
Pregnant teachers are generally not allowed to teach face-to-face in Baden-Württemberg. “Due to the pandemic, we are only allowed to use pregnant teachers in face-to-face classes in individual cases,” said Minister of Education Theresa Schopper (Greens) according to SWR. With the regulation, instructions from the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs have been implemented. 3,300 teachers are currently pregnant, said Schopper.
As early as next Monday (September 13), unvaccinated people in Baden-Württemberg * are to be largely excluded from public life if too many Corona * patients are in the intensive care units.
World doctors boss Montgomery for nationwide 2G rule
Update from September 9th, 11.44 a.m .: World doctors boss Frank Ulrich Montgomery calls for tougher rules * in order to break the fourth corona wave. The 2G rule should be used extensively.
Corona in Germany: Spahn complains about the slow vaccination rate
Update from September 9th, 11 a.m.: Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn complains about the slow vaccination rate in Germany. “Unfortunately, we’re only making slow progress at the moment,” Spahn writes on Twitter. At present, 61.7 percent (51.3 million people in Germany) have full vaccination protection. 66.2 percent (55 million people) have been vaccinated at least once. “Although 72.4 percent of adults are protected, too many are still unvaccinated to overcome the pandemic,” tweeted Spahn.
Unfortunately, we’re only making slow progress at the moment. 61.7% (51.3 million) have full vaccination protection in 🇩🇪. 66.2% (55 million) are vaccinated at least once. 72.4% of adults are protected, but too many are still unvaccinated to overcome the pandemic.
– Jens Spahn (@jensspahn) September 9, 2021
Corona: RKI reports more than 15,000 new corona infections – health authorities at the limit
First report from September 9, 10.17 a.m .: Munich – 15,431 new coronavirus infections and 50 deaths were reported within 24 hours, as the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday morning. After a slight decrease, the 7-day incidence rose again to 83.5 (previous day: 82.7, previous week: 76.9).
Corona in Germany: Incidence of hospitalization increased to 1.79
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Wednesday as 1.79 (previous day 1.69). A nationwide threshold value from when the situation can be viewed critically is not provided for the incidence of hospitalization, among other things because of large regional differences. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
Corona in Germany – incidence in the federal states
| state | 7-day incidence (September 9, 2021) | 7-day incidence (September 8, 2021) according to RKI |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Wuerttemberg | 92.6 | 91.0 |
| Bavaria | 80.0 | 77.5 |
| Berlin | 82.9 | 81.0 |
| Bremen | 122.2 | 117.6 |
| Brandenburg | 40.1 | 37.5 |
| Hamburg | 80.3 | 78.9 |
| Hesse | 110.5 | 113.6 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 38.4 | 36.4 |
| Lower Saxony | 75.0 | 71.6 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 108.4 | 109.4 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 100.4 | 103.0 |
| Saarland | 90.7 | 89.2 |
| Saxony | 35.8 | 32.2 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 26.8 | 25.3 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 47.2 | 49.1 |
| Thuringia | 40.8 | 38.3 |
Corona in Germany – contact tracking no longer possible
The number of corona cases is already pushing the health authorities to their limits. “In the big cities the situation is getting worse again due to the high incidence. Many health authorities are reaching their limits due to the increasing incidence, ”said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of Doctors in the Public Health Service, Ute Teichert, in an interview with the Rheinische Post . “Many are now pretending that the pandemic is over. Unfortunately, that is not the case. ”In order to stop the spread, the health authorities urgently need significantly more staff. (ml) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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