The trend looks good in the current management report from the Robert Koch Institute. An expert on ZDF calls for an end to the mask requirement in outdoor areas. The news ticker.
- The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) * reports a 7-day incidence * of 15.5.
- An infectiologist calls for the mask requirement * -end outside and for smaller children.
- This news ticker on the subject of Corona in Germany * is updated regularly.
Berlin – From 23 to 15.5: The nationwide 7-day incidence of Corona * infections has decreased by that much within a week. The RKI reported 652 registered new infections and 93 further deaths on Tuesday morning or with Covid-19.
On Tuesday a week ago, 1204 new infections were counted. The value is an essential yardstick for tightening or relaxing corona requirements.
RKI reports current corona numbers for Germany – expert estimates mask requirement
According to the Bonn-based infectiologist Peter Walger, the mask requirement can be omitted outdoors – everywhere. On the other hand, there must be a differentiated discussion for interiors, such as the dependency on the number of people, said the expert from the German Society for Hospital Hygiene on Tuesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. The mask is one of the most effective measures to protect against infections.
With a view to schools, Walger believes that an immediate end to the mask requirement for all children under ten is feasible. With older children you have to look more differentiated. Data showed that the dominance of the transmission of the coronavirus to children is clearly from adults. “Overall, school is a relatively safe place for children, safer than the private environment. And we should finally take that into account, ”said the infectiologist.
Summer with Corona: Expert reminds of third wave and warns of Delta variant
In general, however, you have to remain vigilant, warned Walger. The summer should be used to analyze the experiences of the third wave of infections. The expert referred to the delta variant of the virus spreading in Great Britain. The mistake was made there of giving many people a first vaccination as early as possible and postponing the second vaccination a long time ago. That caused a gap in vaccination protection. But they didn’t make this mistake in Germany. * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
