Status: December 18, 2021 7:38 a.m.
In the live ticker, NDR.de will inform you today – on Saturday, December 18, 2021 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. You can see yesterday’s news and events in Friday’s blog read up.
The essentials in brief:
- Nationwide new infection incidence drops to 321.8
- Many demos against corona measures announced in northern Germany
- Tomorrow’s France, Denmark and Norway are high-risk areas
- New infections reported in the north: 798 in Schleswig-Holstein
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign is going in the north
Map: New infections in the northern German districts
07:38 am
New doctors’ association wants to advance long-covid research
The German medical association Long Covid is to be founded in the coming week. The main goal of the association will be to promote interdisciplinary cooperation between doctors and medical auxiliary professions. The various clinical pictures after an actually overcome corona disease are still largely unexplored. “We now know more than 200 symptoms that are related to the so-called Long Covid Syndrome,” said Jördis Frommhold, chief physician at the Median Rehabilitation Clinic Heiligendamm, which now specializes in this clinical picture.
Scientists assume that around ten percent of all infected people are affected by Long Covid and then suffer from long-term consequences. According to the current RKI figures, that would be almost 700,000 people in Germany alone. One of the central symptoms is fatigue syndrome, which manifests itself with persistent tiredness and listlessness.
07:03 am
Weil warns: Omikron will hit the unvaccinated hard
Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil has expressed concern about the threat of the spread of the Omikron virus variant. The SPD politician again called for vaccinations to prevent the health system from becoming overburdened. “The best protection against the next wave is a high vaccination rate. Omikron will hit the unvaccinated particularly hard,” Weil told the German press agency. The booster vaccinations are also practically essential with a view to the virus variant. “The scientists assume that we will have a hard wave of infections in January. The problem is that this fifth wave is on top of the fourth wave,” explained Weil. Due to the sheer number of infections to be feared, an increasing burden on the health system is almost inevitable. “That is why the measures we are taking now are also preventive fire protection from Omikron.” Federal Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD) also warned of a massive fifth wave of infections yesterday after a meeting with Weil.
06:40 am
Nationwide new infection incidence drops to 321.8
The nationwide seven-day incidence fell again compared to the previous day. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week this morning as 321.8. The previous day the value was 331.8 (previous week: 402.9; previous month: 336.9). The health authorities in Germany reported 42,813 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. Exactly one week ago there were 53,697 infections. The number of reported infections has been falling for almost three weeks. However, due to the more contagious Omicron variant, experts fear an imminent trend reversal. According to the new information, 414 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours (previous week: 510). A total of 108,053 people have died in Germany in connection with a Sars-CoV-2 infection since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI yesterday as 5.10 (Thursday: 5.17).
06:40 am
Thousands of people want to protest against corona measures
05:50 am
Today will be a demonstration by opponents of the corona measures and the compulsory vaccination around 8,000 people expected in Hamburg. According to the motto “The measure is full. Hands off our children”, they want to move from the main train station through the city center from 4 p.m., as the police announced. In addition, three counter rallies have been registered, to which, according to the police, almost 1,000 participants are expected. According to a regulation that came into force yesterday, all demo participants in Hamburg now have to wear corona masks. The police are preparing for a large-scale operation and warned of traffic obstructions in the inner city area.
Also in Lower Saxony Demos against the Corona measures are planned. In Osnabrück, the organizer has registered 2,000 participants, said spokesmen for the city and police. Start is at 1 p.m. in the palace gardens. At the same time, up to 200 participants are expected for a counter rally, also in the city center. In Hanover, demonstrations in front of the state parliament and in front of the opera with several hundred participants have been announced. There should also be demonstrations by critics of the corona rules in Emden, Hameln and Hildesheim.
06:40 am
Denmark tightened corona measures due to the sharp increase in the number of infections
From tomorrow, stricter corona rules will apply in Denmark. If you are planning a vacation there, you have to be prepared for restrictions – possibly also for quarantine after your return: From Sunday on, Denmark, along with Norway and France, will be a high-risk area in Germany. Anyone who then enters from there and is not vaccinated against Corona or has proof of recovery must be in quarantine.
06:40 am
Service: Determine the incidence value for your place of residence
The seven-day incidence of new corona infections is also on the move in northern Germany. If you want to know what the situation is like in your city or in your district, simply enter your postcode here.
06:40 am
Schleswig-Holstein: Hospitalization incidence at 3.64
The seven-day incidence of new corona infections has increased further in Schleswig-Holstein to 166.6 per 100,000 inhabitants – after 164.9 the previous day and 157.8 a week ago. As can also be seen from the data from the state registration office, 798 new infections were recently registered. The day before it was 859, a week ago 717. The hospitalization incidence, which indicates how many corona patients per 100,000 people came to clinics within a week, rose from 3.44 to 3.64.
06:40 am
It starts with the Corona live ticker on Saturday
Good morning from our editorial team! NDR.de will keep you up to date today – on Saturday, December 18 – about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in northern Germany. In the ticker you will find all the important news and also content from the NDR radio and television programs. You can see yesterday’s news and events in Read Friday’s blog.
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