Corona incidence rises for the fourth day in a row: Spahn with assessment of the vaccination rate – "Not enough yet"

The corona incidence continues to rise in Germany. In the meantime, the lifting of further measures is being discussed. Is the end of the pandemic in sight? The news ticker.

Update from July 10, 10:02 p.m .: In the middle of the travel season, the number of infections is rising again in many places. A new debate about the right level of corona measures is also beginning in Germany. Some countries in the EU are already a step further: The Netherlands, Greece and Spain have withdrawn easing. What does this mean for the holiday season?

According to the EU Commission, it is not in danger. “We must now be careful of too much excitement and avoid overreactions,” said Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni the newspapers of the Funke media group (Saturday). The situation does not have to automatically become more dangerous. Above all, a good vaccination rate could be helpful.

Corona in Germany: More than 42 percent of the population are fully vaccinated

Update from July 10th, 2:59 p.m .: In Germany, more than 42 percent of the total population are now fully vaccinated against the corona virus. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday (as of 10:35 a.m.), the rate on Friday was 42.1 percent. As before, almost 700,000 vaccinations were counted on that day. So far, a total of 48.4 million people (58.2 percent) have received at least one vaccine dose, around 35 million are fully vaccinated.

“That’s good – but it’s not enough in the race with the Delta variant. Vaccine to vaccinate everyone is here now. Please use it! ”Tweeted Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) about the current figures.

Corona in Germany: More than 42 percent of the population fully vaccinated

According to experts, the spread of the delta variant requires a higher vaccination rate than previously assumed. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 85 percent of twelve to 59 year olds and even 90 percent of people aged 60 and over should be vaccinated. The French government’s scientific advisory board said on Friday evening that it even considered a vaccination rate of up to 95 percent necessary.

Update from July 10th, 12:45 p.m .: A massive corona outbreak in Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg) can be traced back to a club. A returnee from Mallorca is probably partly responsible for this *. She did not have to present a negative corona test before departure.

ECDC reports corona cases in Germany in connection with EM for the first time

Update from July 10, 12:36 p.m .: The European health authority ECDC has also counted corona cases in Germany for the first time in connection with the European Football Championship. A total of 18 infections in Germany can be linked to the EM, the ECDC announced in its weekly report. Overall, the number of football corona cases has risen to 2,535 since the start of the European Championship. Scotland is particularly affected with 1,991 corona infections alone.

Update from July 10th, 10.17 a.m .: Europe’s vacation countries are becoming Corona hotspots. The number of infections is increasing in many popular travel destinations. “Unvaccinated people are no longer allowed to travel”, demands the chairman of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Rhineland-Palatinate, Peter Heinz. But he refuses to be vaccinated.

Incidence rises for the fourth day in a row – Hamburg’s mayor believes the pandemic will end

First report from July 10, 2021

Munich – The 7-day incidence of corona infections increased for the fourth day in a row. It is currently 5.8 new infections in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (previous day: 5.5; previous week: 4.9). The health authorities in Germany have registered 952 new corona infections (previous week: 671 new corona infections) and 35 deaths with the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is evident from the data on the RKI dashboard from Saturday morning.

Corona in Germany: long way towards herd immunity

Meanwhile, there are more and more people who are calling for an end to all corona restrictions in view of the increasing number of vaccinations. Foreign Minister Heiko Maaß (SPD) had already spoken out in favor of it. Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) is critical of this demand. “Before we can lift all measures, we have to go much further in the direction of herd immunity,” said the SPD politician of the Augsburger Allgemeine . “The pandemic is not over yet,” she warned.

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Corona numbers in Germany: Discussion about the end of all measures

Nevertheless, all remaining measures must be continuously checked to see whether they are still proportionate, said the Justice Minister. “It is a great success that, thanks to the low number of infections and the progress made in vaccination, most of the restrictions have already been lifted,” said Lambrecht. This is particularly true “for restrictions that deeply interfere with fundamental rights”.

Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) is optimistic about the development despite the current spread of the Delta variant *. He assumes that the corona pandemic will be over by the end of the year. “I think we will leave the pandemic behind us this year,” he told the German press agency. According to initial findings, the approved vaccines also protect against the new virus variants. “Now it is important that as many citizens as possible get vaccinated and that we as a society are protected as a whole.” A booster vaccination against Corona will probably be necessary *. “This would also be feasible as a routine in our health system. kah / dpa * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

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