Status: 01/19/2022 09:50 a.m
In the live ticker, NDR.de will also inform you today – on Wednesday, January 19, 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 Tuesday read.
The essentials in brief:
- Hamburg citizenship: Tightened Rules at first meeting in 2022
- Confirmed new infections in the North: 6,663 in Lower Saxony, 5,663 in Schleswig Holstein
- RKI: Over 100,000 new infections reported nationwide for the first time – Incidence at 584.4
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign works in the north
Map: New infections in the north German counties
09:50 a.m
Tennis: Only three top professionals not vaccinated against Corona
According to information from the British newspaper “Telegraph”, Novak Djokovic is one of only three tennis professionals from the top 100 for women and men who have not yet been vaccinated against the corona virus. Among the men, apart from Djokovic, only the American Tennys Sandgren has not been vaccinated, the newspaper reported, citing the men’s professional organization ATP. The women’s professional organization WTA confirmed that only one player from the top 100 in the world rankings was not vaccinated. Their name was not disclosed.
09:04 a.m
Dehoga sees a lack of employees as a major problem in the spring
At the end of last year, hotels and restaurants in Lower Saxony earned significantly less money than before the corona pandemic. “According to our current survey, sales in December 2021 were about 54 percent below those of December 2019. 43 percent fell in November,” said Rainer Balke, general manager of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) in Lower Saxony, the “Nordwest-Zeitung “. In the corona pandemic, almost every fourth job in the hospitality industry in Lower Saxony was lost. This mainly affected mini-jobbers because they did not receive short-time work or unemployment benefits. “When business picks up again in the spring, the lack of employees will become a major problem. This applies in particular to holiday regions such as the coast and islands. The situation is disastrous for inner-city companies that live from trade fairs or events,” emphasized Balke.
According to him, the aggressiveness of customers towards employees has increased. “Whenever a Corona regulation was tightened, expressions of displeasure from customers increased. Many restaurateurs have no choice but to report incidents and issue house bans.”
8:32 a.m
Corona rules on buses and trains: HVV takes stock of the controls
After the introduction of the 3G obligation at the end of November, the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) now has one taken stock of his controls. Evidence of 284,000 passengers was checked. The HVV found 4,486 violations – that’s 1.5 percent of those checked. The passengers were therefore neither vaccinated nor recovered or recently tested. It is unclear whether they all had to pay the fine of 150 euros – plus a penalty of 80 euros. There are apparently violations of the FFP2 mask requirement, which has been in force since Saturday, much more frequently. The HVV does not give any figures, but assumes that 10 to 20 percent are still wearing the thinner surgical masks. This should cost a fine of 40 euros.
8:11 a.m
More and more vaccination card fakes all over the north
In Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hamburg and Bremen, more and more fake vaccination certificates, proof of corona recovery and test certificates have recently been found. Depending on the federal state, the numbers are between a few hundred and a low four-digit range. The periods in which the violations were detected differ, as does the nature of the forged documents, making comparison difficult.
- Lower Saxony: Fakes in the low four-digit range for the year 2021
- Schleswig Holstein: so far almost 100 cases in 2022, 750 in 2021
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 213 criminal charges as of January 16, 2022
- Hamburg: 832 cases of fake certificates
- Bremen: 190 criminal charges so far in total
Since November 24, falsification of health documents can be punished more severely. There is a risk of fines or imprisonment of up to two years, in particularly serious cases even up to five years.
7:05 a.m
6,663 new corona cases in Lower Saxony
Today the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 6,663 new corona infections for Lower Saxony. Yesterday it was 5,996, a week ago 5,871. The nationwide seven-day incidence is now 462.4 cases (previous day: 461.0; previous week: 337.1). According to the RKI, there are twelve other deaths from or with Corona. The number of people who died in Lower Saxony in connection with the virus is therefore 7,014.
06:37 a.m
Private saunas are trending during the pandemic
While public saunas had to close for months during the pandemic, manufacturers are increasingly selling saunas to private individuals. A wooden barrel sauna, for example, can be placed in the garden and can even be transported and rented on a trailer. “While public sauna baths have to cope with a 30 to 50 percent drop in sales due to the pandemic, manufacturers with private saunas have 15 to 20 percent higher sales revenues,” says Rolf-Andreas Pieper, member of the Presidium of the German Sauna Association. Many people did not want to give up their health-oriented hobby during the pandemic.
6:33 a.m
A sixth of the students in quarantine or ill: school in times of omicron
Despite the high number of new infections Hamburg is also sticking to face-to-face teaching in schools. But there are increasing failures. At the Goethe School in Harburg, for example, around 300 of the 1,750 students are missing because they are suffering from Corona or are in quarantine. How do students and teachers deal with the situation with multiple tests per week and compulsory masks in physical education classes? NDR Info reporter Carsten Pilger asked around.
5:57 a.m
For the first time over 100,000 new infections nationwide
For the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, more than 100,000 new corona infections were transmitted to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. According to the RKI, the health authorities reported 112,323 cases this morning. A week ago there were 80,430 new infections recorded, yesterday 74,405. The RKI now gave the seven-day incidence as 584.4. This is also a high. Yesterday it was 553.2, a week ago it was 407.5 (previous month: 315.4). Across Germany, 239 further corona-related deaths were recorded (previous week: 384).
5:50 a.m
High: 5,663 new corona infections in Schleswig-Holstein
The number of new corona infections in Schleswig-Holstein has again risen to a record high: 5,663 new cases have currently been reported. The day before it was 3,811, a week ago 4,113. The incidence value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within a week rose to 772.2 nationwide. A week earlier, the seven-day incidence was 633.0. Within one day, five more deaths related to corona infections were registered in Schleswig-Holstein. According to current data, the hospitalization rate, which plays an important role in assessing the corona situation for the health system, is 4.57 (previous day: 4.6).
5:50 a.m
Hamburg: First citizenship meeting in 2022 under stricter conditions
The Hamburg Parliament is starting its first meeting of the new year this afternoon under tightened corona rules. Because of the rampant omicron variant, Parliament President Carola Veit has decreed that there is now a general obligation to wear an FFP2 mask in the town hall. The 3G rule applies to MPs and the Senate – i.e. vaccinated, recovered or tested negative. Parliamentarians who cannot prove vaccination or recovered status or who have a negative corona test can attend the meetings, but must sit in a separate area. It was ensured that they could actively participate in the meetings.
The corona pandemic will also be the focus of the current hour. The Hamburg Parliament is currently dealing with 3G controls and the FFP2 mask requirement in local public transport, among other things.
5:45 a.m
Intensive care physician: “A few came with omicron”
The head of the clinic for intensive care at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Stefan Kluge, described the situation in the intensive care units as stable in an interview with the Hamburg Journal on NDR television. “We have a few who have now come with Omikron. They also have severe courses if they are not vaccinated. Almost all of the vaccinated have mild courses,” said Kluge. However, he is concerned about the personnel situation: “We have many sick employees.” That is “borderline” and “poses challenges for us”.
VIDEO: What is the corona situation in the intensive care units? (4 mins)
5:45 a.m
Service: Determine the incidence value for your place of residence
The seven-day incidence of new corona infections is also in motion in northern Germany. If you want to know what the situation is in your city or district, simply enter your postal code here.
5:40 a.m
The NDR.de team wishes you a good day
Good morning from the NDR.de editorial team! With our live ticker, we want to keep you up to date on the effects of the pandemic in northern Germany today – on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Here you will find all the important news as well as content from the NDR radio and television programs. Yesterday’s news and events can be found in the Read Tuesday’s blog.
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