Status: 03/08/2022 11:01 a.m
In the live ticker, NDR.de will also inform you today – on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. You can see yesterday’s events in the Blog from Monday read.
The essentials in brief:
- Patient Protection Foundation calls for quick agreement on the Infection Protection Act
- Germany imported 46 protective masks per inhabitant
- Confirmed new infections in the North: 12,960 in Lower Saxony6,770 in Schleswig Holstein
- RKI: 156,799 new corona cases registered nationwide – incidence at 1,293.6
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign works in the north
Map: New infections in the north German counties
11:01 a.m
Patient Protection Foundation calls for quick agreement on the Infection Protection Act
The German Foundation for Patient Protection is pushing for a quick agreement on the planned Infection Protection Act. Regulations for corona measures after March 19 are urgently needed so that the infection process cannot “accelerate unabated”. “For that you need a chancellor majority in parliament. That’s currently missing.” That’s what the board of directors of the foundation, Eugen Brysch, told the newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND).
From March 20th, all more far-reaching protective measures, including the obligation to work from home, are to be phased out if the situation in the health system allows it. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is currently working on a law that should make basic corona protection possible afterwards. Among other things, it is about the obligation to wear a mask and distance requirements. There should also be the possibility of additional measures in corona hotspots. The draft law is to be discussed in the cabinet on Wednesday or shortly thereafter. The new regulation must pass the Bundestag and Bundesrat in the coming week in order to be able to come into force in time on March 20th.
10:28 a.m
The health department checks the hygiene concept in the birthplace in Göttingen
The Göttingen health department has announced that it wants to review the hygiene concept of the birth center. Several women had reported to the NDR that no masks were worn in the birth center and that vaccinated pregnant women were rejected. The birthplace did not want to comment on the allegations.
10:16 a.m
The vaccination rate in Germany continues to decrease
Fewer and fewer vaccinations against the corona virus are being administered in Germany. Around 57,000 vaccine doses were administered yesterday, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). On Monday a week ago there were still around 73,000, two weeks ago 108,000 and three weeks ago 117,000.
10:12 a.m
British study: Covid-19 can cause brain damage
A study by the University of Oxford considers it proven that corona disease can also lead to brain damage. Covid-19 could shrink the brain and reduce gray matter in the regions that control emotions and memory. The virus can also damage areas that control the sense of smell. Even people without a serious illness would have deteriorated brain functions in the areas responsible for concentration and organization. Whether this damage is permanent remains to be determined. The study, published in the journal Nature, looked at the brain changes in 785 subjects aged 51 to 81. Their brains were scanned twice. 401 of the people examined had contracted Covid between the two scans. At the time of the study, the alpha variant was dominant in Great Britain.
8:42 a.m
46 protective masks imported per inhabitant
In the corona pandemic, Germany bought billions of protective masks, mainly from China. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 3.8 billion pieces, such as FFP2 masks, with a total value of 841.3 million euros were imported into Germany last year. According to calculations by the Wiesbaden authorities, that was 46 masks per inhabitant. Average cost per mask when importing: 22 cents.
Almost 85 percent of these imports came from China: Germany ordered 3.2 billion masks worth 691 million euros from there. The second most important mask supplier was the United Kingdom with 173 million masks worth 56 million euros, followed by Turkey with 159 million masks for 24 million euros. At the same time, 669 million protective masks from German production with a total value of 285 million euros went abroad, mainly to Austria and Poland.
7:56 a.m
Press conference on the Corona situation in Lower Saxony
The Corona crisis management team of the state government in Lower Saxony is providing information today on how to proceed in the fight against the corona virus. NDR.de will broadcast the press conference live from 1 p.m.
Further information
5:45 a.m
Lower Saxony reports increasing incidence
The seven-day incidence has also continued to rise in Lower Saxony: After 1,192.2 yesterday, the Robert Koch Institute gave the value today as 1,213.5 (previous week: 1,137.8). The number of laboratory-confirmed new corona cases is 12,960 (previous day: 5,035 / previous week: 10,205). 29 other deaths related to corona infections were also confirmed. The total number in Lower Saxony rose to 7,614.
5:40 a.m
Seven-day incidence in SH rises above 1,000
The seven-day incidence of corona diseases in Schleswig-Holstein climbed above 1,000 within 24 hours: the number of confirmed cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days was 1,006.5, according to data from the state registration office Kiel emerges. The previous day the value was 954.2, a week earlier it was 876.9. The number of new infections registered rose to 6,770 – a week earlier it was 4,920. In Flensburg, the seven-day incidence was even 2,041.5.
5:40 a.m
RKI registers 156,799 new corona infections – incidence at 1,293.6
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence for the sixth day in a row. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week this morning as 1,293.6. The previous day the value was 1,259.2, a week ago it was 1,213.0 (previous month: 1,441.0). The health authorities in Germany reported 156,799 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. Yesterday there were 78,428 infections, last Tuesday 122,111. According to the new information, 324 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. The number of people who have died nationwide from or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic has risen to 124,450.
Further information
5:40 a.m
Newsletter Mail: News for the North
Whether it’s Corona or climate change, whether it’s an election poll or a shipyard crisis: with the NDR newsletter you’ll stay up to date. We bundle the most important events of the day from a northern perspective. Politics and current affairs are just as important as the latest in sports, culture and science. The free newsletter is sent by e-mail from Monday to Friday in the afternoon.
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5:40 a.m
A new Corona live ticker starts
The NDR.de team wishes you a good morning. With our live ticker we want to inform you today – on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 – about the effects of the corona pandemic in northern Germany. Here you will find all the important news as well as content from the NDR radio and television programs. You can see yesterday’s events in the Read Monday’s blog.
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