The corona situation in Germany is still worrying. The number of cases could be deceptive, especially over the holidays, warn experts. The news ticker.
- The Omikron variant is on the advance, just in time for the turn of the year, new measures were decided at the Corona summit *.
- As in the past few days, the number of corona cases is falling.
- The Robert Koch Institute warns of insufficient reliability of the figures over the holidays.
- This news ticker is continuously updated
Berlin – Before the Christmas holidays and the turn of the year, the representatives of the federal and state governments met for the summit, at which future measures against the spread of the coronavirus * – especially the Omikron variant – were decided. In view of the upcoming holidays, a deceptive drop in the number of corona cases, which is currently falling every day, is expected, experts fear a trend reversal.
Corona in Germany: case numbers in Germany are falling – contact restrictions for the New Year decided
As the latest government decision shows, there are new contact restrictions with a view to New Year’s Eve – also for vaccinated people. From December 28th, private meetings of vaccinated and convalescent people are only allowed with a maximum of ten people, children up to 14 years are excluded. If an unvaccinated person takes part, the rule is tightened: In this case, the meeting would be limited to your own household and two other people from another household. In addition, there is a ban on gatherings on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and the sale of fireworks is also prohibited this year so as not to further burden hospitals.
On Thursday, the nationwide seven-day incidence fell again compared to the previous day, the RKI gave the value in the morning as 280.3. In addition, 44,927 new infections with the virus were registered within 24 hours, during this time 425 further deaths were recorded.
However, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) points out that the correct interpretation of the numbers must be observed at the turn of the year. Due to the “lower test and reporting activity”, only an “incomplete picture of the epidemiological situation” is presented. Other experts also warn, especially of the impending uncertainty into the new year.
Corona in Germany: Experts warn against misinterpretation of the numbers – “The virus does not sleep”
The head of the medical officer association, Ute Teichert, also assumes that the number of cases is under-recorded. “The figures are unlikely to be reliable until the beginning of January.” This is how the assessment of the situation in Germany is made more difficult, said the chairwoman of the board of the Federal Association of Doctors in the Public Health Service. The board of directors of the German Patient Protection Foundation, Eugen Brysch, also warns: “On weekends and public holidays, data collection by the public health system goes into sleep mode. But the virus doesn’t sleep. So the political measures lag behind the infection rate. “
As Brysch thinks, the downward trend could continue until Christmas, but here “it must be doubted whether this effect is primarily due to the corona regulations.” Since the broad test obligation has been overturned, Germany “is still in the paper age”. (ajr) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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