Corona in Germany: Health Minister Spahn is planning stronger controls of 3G certificates

The incidence in Germany has fallen again. Health Minister Spahn is planning stronger controls on 3G evidence. The news ticker.

Update from September 23, 7.30 p.m.: The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has given a recommendation for the Corona booster vaccinations that have already started. The chairman of the commission, Thomas Mertens, told the newspapers of the Funke media group: “The Stiko recommends graduated refreshment recommendations for people with immunodeficiencies or diseases in which the immune system is regulated by drugs, such as rheumatism or after a transplant”.

Stiko recommends a booster vaccination for high-risk patients

An official publication of the Stiko is not yet available. “We have completed the review of all scientific data on the issue of booster vaccinations for certain risk groups and, as a commission, we have decided on a recommendation,” said Mertens. However, there is currently no general recommendation for specific age groups. The Commission is currently still examining the extent to which the study situation justifies a general vaccination recommendation in certain age groups.

Health Minister Spahn (CDU) is planning stronger controls of 3G certificates

Update from September 23, 6.30 p.m.: Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to introduce stronger controls of 3G evidence if additional corona rules only apply to those who have been vaccinated, recovered and tested. Compared to the news portal Watson , the CDU politician said that more mandatory checks, even in Germany, could convince one or the other to get vaccinated. “During my short visit to Rome to the meeting of the health ministers of the G20 countries, I was checked more often on one day than here in two weeks,” said Spahn.

With regard to the coming autumn and winter, the federal and state governments have agreed that the 3G rule should apply in certain indoor spaces such as restaurants or at events. According to this rule, only those who have been completely vaccinated, those who have recovered or who have currently tested negative should have access. The obligation to provide evidence applies to all three groups of people.

Update from September 23, 3:10 p.m.: In the Main-Kinzig district there was a noticeable increase in corona infections. A total of 82 cases were initially confirmed. A spokesman announced on Thursday in Gelnhausen. The district assumes that the majority of the children were infected during a trip on the school bus in the past week. According to this, especially pupils from the Bergwinkel elementary school in Schlüchtern are affected. The private radio broadcaster Hit Radio FFH reported on the corona outbreak.

A mask requirement and daily quick tests were ordered at all schools that are served by the bus line. “Until the process around this bus trip has been completely processed, the company will not be in action,” said the district spokesman. The Main-Kinzig roundabout company temporarily commissioned another provider. According to the information, the infections also include 20 subsequent infections within the affected families.

Corona in Germany: Incidence highest in the age group of 10 to 14 year olds

Update from September 23, 11.25 a.m .: The incidence in the age group of 10 to 14 year olds is highest according to the RKI’s current weekly report from Thursday. In the 36th calendar week (September 6th to 12th) the value was 207 (previous week: 226). In the age group of 5 to 9 year olds at 175. The RKI visualized the infection process in the various age groups in a so-called heat map.

“In the age groups of 5- to 44-year-olds, the 7-day incidences have fallen slightly since last week, while they have increased slightly in all other age groups,” says the RKI weekly report.

Corona: This is how the RKI explains the downward trend

In the past two weeks, the incidence has decreased. According to the RKI, a clear decline can be observed particularly in the western federal states.

The RKI explains the downward trend as follows: “The current development could be due to a decline in summer travel, a decrease in infections diagnosed at the beginning of school and the broad introduction of the 2G and 3G rules.”

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Corona in Germany: incidence fell again

First report from September 23, 2021

Berlin – In the past 24 hours, 10,696 new corona infections have been reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). A week ago there were 2,229 more positive corona tests. 115 other deaths were also recorded. A week ago there were 68 deaths. Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, 93,238 people have died in connection with Sars-CoV-2.

The 7-day incidence on Thursday morning is 63.1 (previous day: 65, previous week: 76.3). In Bremen, the incidence is currently 106.7, which is the highest. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (27.4) has the lowest value. However, the infection rate in Bavaria is extremely high in some regions (see below).

Top 10: Corona hotspots in Germany

RKI: Corona hospitalization incidence at 1.65

The RKI gives the hospitalization incidence on Wednesday at 1.65. A weekly or monthly comparison is not possible due to the high number of late registrations. 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.

There are 1495 Covid 19 patients in intensive care units in Germany. 827 of them have to be artificially ventilated. This can be seen from the data in the DIVI intensive care register (as of September 23, 6:38 a.m.). A year ago, 289 corona patients had to undergo intensive care in a clinic.

Corona in Germany – When will “Freedom Day” come for schools?

According to the German Teachers’ Association, children, young people and teachers will have to cope with restrictions such as masks, tests and distance rules for months. “Freedom Day” for schools is seen as likely and possible from around February 2022 at the earliest, said the President of the German Teachers’ Association, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, of the German Press Agency.

Schools are still a long way from normality like before Corona. “Testing, keeping your distance and the interruption caused by constant ventilation continue to take up too much space,” said VBE chairman Udo Beckmann of the dpa.

Dario Schramm, the general secretary of the Federal Schoolchildren Conference, now sees much more normality in schools than before the summer holidays. “It is still a Corona school year so far.” He also expressed the fear that pupils will be freezing in the classroom with hats, scarfs and winter jackets again this autumn and winter because of the ventilation requirements and the lack of ventilation systems.
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