The development of the corona numbers in Germany continues to be encouraging. In Great Britain, on the other hand, the delta variant is raging – now there are new figures. The news ticker.
- The Corona * numbers in Germany continue to fall. However, a Munich chief physician predicts a fourth wave of the pandemic in autumn (see first report).
- According to the British authorities, the risk of infection with the Delta variant is probably 60 percent higher than with the Alpha variant (see update from June 11, 8:55 p.m.).
- In the meantime, the pandemic emergency has been extended in the federal government (see update from June 11, 3:54 pm) .
- This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from June 11, 8:55 p.m.: According to new findings from the British health authorities, the delta variant of the corona virus could be 60 percent more contagious than the already very contagious alpha variant that has prevailed in Great Britain. According to a study published by the health authority Public Health England on Thursday, the risk of infection in one’s own household is probably 60 percent higher compared to the alpha variant.
The Delta variant, which first appeared in India, has recently spread strongly in Great Britain. According to Public Health England, 42,323 cases of the Delta variant have now been detected. That was 29,892 cases more than a week ago. The Delta variant now accounts for more than 90 percent of new infections in Great Britain. The spread of the variant has also led to a renewed increase in the number of infections in Great Britain. 7,393 new infections were reported on Thursday – the last time in February.
According to the previous plans of the British government, all corona restrictions in England are to be lifted on June 21. Because of the widespread use of the delta variant, this schedule is now again questionable. The government has announced that it will decide on a possible postponement in the coming week.
Corona in Germany: pandemic emergency extended
Update from June 11, 3:54 p.m .: On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus pandemic to be a “health emergency of international concern”. On March 25, 2020, this “epidemic situation” was also declared by the Bundestag. The established situation gives the federal government the right to issue ordinances directly without the consent of the Bundesrat, for example on tests, vaccinations, occupational safety or entry. There are currently around 20 ordinances directly related to the identified emergency. This condition would have expired at the end of June. The pandemic emergency has now been extended to September 30, a few days after the federal election *
Coalition MPs voted for an extension. Politicians from the FDP and AfD as well as the left turned against a continuation in the Bundestag on Friday. Despite criticism, the Greens wanted to agree. The opposition combined its criticism of the coalition course with attacks against Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU).
The CDU MP Rudolf Henke emphasized that the extension of the situation did not mean an extension of the lockdown. The countries should be given legal security for orders. Left parliamentary deputy Gesine Lötzsch replied to the coalition that parliament should finally get all rights again. Distance and hygiene rules can also be extended without an emergency, said FDP MP Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus.
With six abstentions, there were ultimately 375 votes in favor and 218 against. The MPs voted by name on Friday afternoon. In September there is to be another Bundestag session before the general election. Advice is to be given about the expected end of the pandemic emergency.
While the epidemic emergency is being extended, the so-called federal emergency brake introduced in April is due to expire on June 30th. The federal emergency brake, which was only introduced in April, provides that the federal government can enforce uniform corona protective measures in areas with high incidence values. Such high incidences are currently no longer recorded. The current seven-day incidence is 18.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants ( see initial report ).
Update from June 11, 2:45 p.m.: The new digital corona vaccination certificate will also be available in the Luca app from next Wednesday (June 16). The operators of the app announced this on Friday in Berlin. With the “CovPass” app, the federal corona warning app and the Luca app, three different solutions are now available for presenting proof of vaccination on the smartphone.
Corona in Germany: Delta variant, according to British authorities, around 60 percent more contagious
Update from June 11, 1:15 p.m.: The delta variant, which is also warned against spreading in Germany, is currently responsible for around nine out of ten corona infections in the United Kingdom, according to official information. According to analyzes, it is much more contagious than the alpha variant discovered in the UK *.
The risk of infecting people in your own household is estimated to be 60 percent higher with the Delta variant than with Alpha, said the English health authority Public Health England on Friday. In addition, Delta should be able to evade the protective effect of the corona vaccines more than other variants – this applies especially after just one vaccination dose. However, fully vaccinated people are very well protected from variant B.1.617.2.
Corona in Germany: Development of the number of cases “extremely positive”
First report from June 11th: Berlin / Munich – “The development is extremely positive at the moment, as far as the number of cases is concerned.” That said Angela Merkel (CDU) on Thursday (June 10th) in Berlin. And also on Friday, the Chancellor should have been pleased when looking at the current Corona numbers.
Because: The positive trend of falling infection numbers continues. The health authorities in Germany reported 2440 new infections with the coronavirus * within one day to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Friday morning. In addition, 102 new deaths were recorded. The nationwide seven-day incidence remains below the value of 20 and is currently 18.6.
Corona in Germany: Delta variant becomes a challenge
However, after the Prime Minister’s Conference, Merkel also made it clear: “Corona has not disappeared.” This opinion is also shared by Clemens Wendtner, Head of Infectious Diseases and Chief Physician at the Munich-Schwabing Clinic. The corona pandemic * is becoming an endemic, he explained in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung .
“A virus that has raged so will not go away from now on,” said Wendtner. With the corona vaccinations * you have “sharpened weapons”. By adapting, one can also arm oneself well against mutations of the virus *. In particular, the Delta variant, which first appeared in India, is a cause of concern for experts. According to the RKI, their share in Germany is currently 2.5 percent. “Every day that we have a low traceability of this variant is a good day,” said Merkel on Thursday.
Corona in Germany: Munich infectiologist expects fourth wave in autumn
In Great Britain, the Delta variant * is currently a challenge, said Wendtner. “That will be a blueprint of the kind that could be in Germany in autumn,” he predicts. Wendtner assumes that there will be a fourth wave of the corona pandemic in Germany in autumn.
In the opinion of the chief physician, however, there will then not be a hard lockdown *. “It will probably be more of a small wave, a kind of aftershock, because by then we may not have a vaccination coverage of 70 or 80 percent,” said Wendtner. The fourth wave will no longer lead to such a “massive wave of newly infected people” and also “hopefully not push the health system to its limits”, according to his prognosis. (ph) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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