In Germany, the proportion of the delta variant continues to increase. Karl Lauterbach sees a connection with easing. The WHO now expressly warns. The news ticker.
- Corona * in Germany *: vaccination rate soon at 40 percent.
- Karl Lauterbach (SPD) warns of the delta mutation *. It now dominates in Germany (see update from July 7th, 7.15pm).
- The RKI * reports an increasing 7-day incidence, the WHO expressly warns.
- This news ticker is updated regularly.
Corona: According to the RKI, the delta variant is now dominant in Germany
Update from July 7th, 7.15 p.m .: Delta is now the dominant Corona variant in Germany. That comes from the new virus variant report. Since April, the speed of spread of the coronavirus has been at a reproduction number above threshold value 1.According to the RKI, the value is 1.01. In purely mathematical terms, 100 infected people infect 101 other people.
The circulating and particularly contagious Delta variant is responsible for a full 59 percent of new infections. A week earlier, the proportion was only 37 percent. That said on Wednesday evening in the latest weekly evaluation by the RKI with a view to the 25th calendar week (June 21-27). It can be assumed that almost two thirds of the PCR-confirmed new corona infections are now infected with the delta variant (B.1.617.2) and only one third with the alpha mutant. The alpha share quickly fell from 91 percent at the end of May to 33 percent at the end of June. Other virus variants currently do not play a role in Germany. Only some of the positive corona samples are examined for variants.
This strong increase is accompanied by a slight increase in the number of cases and a continued low single-digit level of the 7-day incidence. However, experts fear a trend reversal as the delta spreads. This was observed in Great Britain, among other places, in May.
Corona: WHO warns against hasty opening steps
Update from July 7th, 5:23 p.m.: The World Health Organization warns against hasty steps due to opening plans in countries like Great Britain. The assumption that everyone is already protected by corona vaccinations and that normality can therefore be restored is dangerous for Europe and other regions, warned WHO crisis manager Mike Ryan in Geneva on Wednesday. “Extreme caution is called for now,” he said at a press conference. Not all have been vaccinated yet, and it is not yet clear how much vaccines protect against infections and transmission. Governments shouldn’t rush to jeopardize progress in the fight against the pandemic, Ryan said.
“In the race against vaccines, the virus variants are currently ahead,” warned WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He once again blamed rich countries for the fact that more contagious variants can spread and mutate more easily due to the massive shortage of poor countries with vaccines.
Spahn pleads for “vaccination jerk” against Corona
Update from July 7th, 4:52 p.m.: The vaccination rate is currently still high, but there are already signs that the rush is subsiding. Health Minister Jens Spahn writes on Twitter: “Even if the pace is still high: We
need a national vaccination jolt to keep it going in July and August. ”On Deutschlandfunk he further emphasized:“ Vaccination is really a team task now. ”It is about cohesion, the“ Team Germany ”, so that a high vaccination rate is achieved .
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 33.2 million people or 39.9 percent of the population are now fully vaccinated with the necessary second syringe. More than 47.5 million people, or 57.1 percent of the population, have had at least one first vaccination.
Spahn emphasized in the ARD that either you will be vaccinated or you will be infected, also with the risk of a secondary disease. “This is what we will see in the fall and winter, what we will see in the UK and other countries. Wherever there is insufficient vaccination in the population groups, there will be very, very many infections. “The chairman of the state health ministers, Klaus Holetschek (CSU) from Bavaria, said on Bavarian radio :” The more people now want a vaccination decide that the more people are fully vaccinated, the better we will get through the autumn. ”That is why there must be low-threshold offers.
Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) spoke out in favor of maintaining basic protection requirements for the time being. “Even a vaccination does not offer one hundred percent protection against the transmission of the virus,” she told the newspapers of the Funke media group . “For the time being, some precautionary measures remain useful for vaccinated people, such as wearing a mask indoors.”
The federal government will be distributing vaccination doses to third countries from August
Update from July 7th, 4.30 p.m .: In August, Germany wants to start distributing vaccination doses to poorer countries. The federal government will hand over all further AstraZeneca deliveries to third countries, initially at least 500,000 cans. Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca aim to dispense at least 30 million doses by the end of the year. That is what a cabinet decision said on Wednesday, July 7th. “It is in our own best interest to vaccinate the world,” said Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU).
Update from July 7th, 3:12 pm : Of the 412 regions in Germany that the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) shows on its Covid 19 dashboard, only 37 are “Corona” -free. On Tuesday there were three more circles. Wunsiedel, Rostock and Wittenberg, for example, are again recording corona cases. Other areas such as Gifthorn, Cham, Greiz and Emden do not report any new cases.
Corona in Germany: These regions lose zero status
- Wunsiedel – 4.1
- Rostock – 0.5
- Wittenberg – 0.8
Corona: Soon 40 percent of Germans will be fully vaccinated
Update from July 7, 2:26 p.m .: In Germany, 40 percent of people will soon be fully vaccinated against the corona virus. On Wednesday, according to the Robert Koch Institute (as of 1:20 p.m.), the vaccination rate was 39.9 percent. According to the information, almost 700,000 vaccinations were given on Tuesday. More than 47.5 million people (57.1 percent) have received at least one vaccination, around 33.2 million people are fully vaccinated. So far there have been a total of 78.7 million corona vaccinations in Germany.
“Even if the pace is still high: We need a national vaccination jolt to keep it going in July and August,” tweeted Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) about the new vaccination numbers. Spahn is promoting corona vaccinations with a view to the upcoming autumn and winter.
Lauterbach on the Delta variant in Germany: Explosive mixture with loosening
Berlin – “If the data are confirmed, that is cause for concern”: Karl Lauterbach is worried about reports about a possibly reduced effectiveness of the corona vaccines against the Delta variant. That said the SPD * health expert of the Augsburger Allgemeine on Wednesday.
The background: Although the majority of adults in Israel * were immunized with the Biontech vaccine *, the number of cases there has recently increased again.
What worried him about a study on the complex was “that seven percent of those vaccinated could become seriously ill,” Lauterbach said of the newspaper. It is possible that it is not the delta variant alone that is responsible for the lower effectiveness – but also extensive relaxation. In any case, the mixture of both is dangerous, warned Lauterbach.
RKI reports current corona numbers for Germany: Incidence is increasing slightly
The nationwide 7-day incidence of new corona infections has meanwhile increased again slightly. Like the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), she numbered 5.1 on Wednesday morning. At the weekend, the value fell below five for the first time in a long time. In addition, 985 corona infections and 48 deaths with or from Covid-19 were recorded within 24 hours.
According to the RKI, the proportion of infections with the delta variant doubled again to 37 percent according to the most recent figures from the third week of June.
Lambrecht on Corona in Germany: Mask requirement should remain due to Delta
Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht is also concerned with the numbers for the Delta variant. “Some precautionary measures therefore remain useful for vaccinated people for the time being, such as wearing a mask indoors,” said the SPD politician to the Funke newspapers.
These basic hygiene measures only interfere with fundamental rights to a relatively small extent due to Lambrechts. “It would also hardly be practical to distinguish between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, for example in local public transport or in the supermarket,” she said.
Lauterbach agreed Lambrecht to the Funke newspapers: “Will we manage to vaccinate 85 percent of adults, or will we not? Much will depend on that. If we don’t succeed, the abolition of the mask requirement will not work. ” (AFP / dpa / frs) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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