For the first time in weeks, the incidence is rising slightly. The pandemic expert Klaus Stöhr still considers the rules for returnees to be pointless. The news ticker.
- The incidence of the corona numbers increases by 0.1 – for the first time in weeks.
- According to a survey, most Germans expect the number of infections to continue to rise.
- The spread of the virus variant Delta causes further travel warnings: how sensible are the associated travel warnings. (See update from July 4, 2:24 p.m.)
- This news ticker on the subject of Corona is updated regularly.
Update from July 4, at 2:24 p.m.: Currently, returnees from risk areas and high incidence areas have to be in quarantine for 10 days. Entrants from a virus variant area must be in quarantine for 14 days. The latter, however, cannot shorten these two weeks, not even with a corona vaccination or as a convalescent. Recently, some politicians had called for even stricter corona measures.
The epidemiologist Klaus Stöhr considers these regulations, as well as the test specifications, to be “completely incomprehensible”. In an interview with the Bild newspaper, the former pandemic officer of the World Health Organization makes it clear: “To quarantine people returning from their journeys when the pathogen they are looking for is already omnipresent in the country of return?” This question answers itself, says Stöhr. None of this contributes to a rational pandemic fight. “The perspective for Germany is the dominance of Delta in a few weeks; with or without virus entry from other countries. “
Corona: Germany’s incidence is rising slightly for the first time in weeks
Initial report : Berlin – It is a minimal increase but an increase after the corona numbers have been falling for weeks: On Sunday morning, the health authorities reported 559 new infections to the Robert Koch Institute. According to the RKI, the 7-day incidence in Germany has increased by 0.1. 5 people per 100,000 inhabitants were infected with the coronavirus within a week.
Survey on Corona in autumn: majority expects increasing numbers and new measures
Should the Corona * numbers continue to rise, it would obviously not be a big surprise for the majority of Germans. In a survey by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of the German Press Agency, 76 percent said that they expected an increase in the number of infections. Almost as many (74 percent) expect the corona measures against the pandemic to be tightened in autumn. Only 16 percent believe that there will be no new restrictions. Ten percent gave no information.
Chancellery chief Helge Braun was optimistic on Friday and gave hope to vaccinated people in particular. However, on one condition: the vaccination * must also be able to assert itself against the various virus variants. “As long as our vaccination works very well, a lockdown * at the expense of those who are fully vaccinated is out of the question,” said the CDU politician in an interview with the news radio station MDR Aktuell .
Corona numbers are increasing in Europe – Federal Foreign Office with new travel warnings
The particularly contagious virus variant is currently causing the numbers in Europe to rise again *. Travel warnings have already been issued for some countries in the past few weeks. The Federal Foreign Office has now also declared the holiday destinations Cyprus and Catalonia to be risk areas. Tourist travel to these prayers is not recommended. Returnees have to go into quarantine for ten days. In Spain in particular, the infection situation had worsened. (vs) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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