Status: 08/03/2022 1:38 p.m
In the live ticker, NDR.de will also inform you today – on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg.
The essentials in brief:
- Federal government “deeply dismayed” by the death of an Austrian doctor
- Negotiations on new Infection Protection Act ended
- Current number of cases in the north: 2,839 in Schleswig-Holstein10,041 in Lower Saxony, 712 in Hamburg
- RKI registers 87,681 new corona infections – incidence at 477.9
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1:38 p.m
Federal government “deeply dismayed” by the death of an Austrian doctor
The federal government was “deeply dismayed” by the suicide of the Austrian doctor Lisa-Maria Kellermayr, who was threatened by opponents of the Corona measures. A government spokesman said in Berlin today that Chancellor Scholz and the federal government are particularly concerned to stand up against hate together with our Austrian friends. Threats, violence and hate speech are to be condemned in the strongest terms, especially when they are directed against medical staff and doctors. The German security authorities cooperated with the Austrian authorities in the investigation. “Digital hate” on the Internet too often goes unpunished, the spokesman said. “We will fight digital violence with all our constitutional means and the harshness of the law.”
1:17 p.m
Court: dismissal due to possible corona disease lawful
The Berlin police are allowed to exclude a person suspected of being infected with Corona from a demonstration. The Administrative Court of Berlin decided today. According to the court, the plaintiff saw his freedom of assembly violated by being expelled from the police station. On September 25, 2021, he was in a public place at a meeting of corona deniers. After an anonymous tip and the evaluation of posts on social networks, the police assumed that the man could have contracted the corona virus at a party a few days earlier. He was therefore expelled from the place.
According to the administrative court, the reprimand was right and proportionate because there was a risk of infection for the other people on the square. According to the court, if a minimum distance of 1.5 meters is not used, a risk of transmission can also be assumed outdoors without the use of masks. In addition, the obligation to wear a mask for the plaintiff would not have been a milder means because this would not have reduced the risk of transmission to zero.
11:53 a.m
Half-yearly balance: flights within Germany are hardly in demand
The Corona crisis has apparently left lasting marks on German air traffic. In the first half of 2022, there were still far fewer flights in Germany than before the pandemic, according to the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry. Above all, outside the hubs of Frankfurt and Munich, the companies cut back their offers, so that in June only 29 percent of the pre-crisis level was reached. Almost every third route (31 percent) was completely discontinued. The number of passengers at German airports reached 59 percent. Especially in the first quarter (January to March), the Omikron variant and the associated travel warnings and restrictions had significantly dampened the desire to travel among passengers. With the withdrawal of most of the warnings at Easter, demand then skyrocketed and quickly led to massive handling problems at several German airports.
10:56 a.m
Death of vaccinator in Austria: A trail leads to Bavaria
The suicide of the doctor Kellermayr in Austria has caused sadness and horror in many places. According to research by Bayerischer Rundfunk, a man from Upper Bavaria is said to have threatened the doctor. The Munich II public prosecutor is investigating. Accordingly, the man had threatened the doctor practicing in Upper Austria in emails and on Twitter. Among other things, by observing them and “bringing such creatures before the people’s tribunals to be set up in the future!”. The Munich prosecution authorities confirm that they are investigating a male person on suspicion of insult and threats. The public prosecutor’s office did not provide any further information about the accused.
7:45 a.m
Negotiations on new Infection Protection Act ended
According to Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD), the traffic light coalition has finished negotiating the new infection protection law, which is intended to curb another corona wave in autumn. “I think the package is very good. We are prepared for the fall,” said Lauterbach to the newspapers of the Funke media group about the draft law negotiated with Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP). “At the same time, it protects us from being overburdened by too many Covid patients and from a critical situation caused by staff shortages.” Lauterbach did not provide any specific information about the components of the package, but the presentation is expected shortly. This is about follow-up regulations of the Corona provisions in the Infection Protection Act, which expire on September 23. They are the legal basis for the corona protection measures of the federal states.
06:28 a.m
RKI: 712 new corona cases in Hamburg
The Robert Koch Institute has registered 712 (previous week: 597) new cases for Hamburg. According to the dashboard, the current seven-day incidence is 302.6 (previous week: 399.8). Two people died with the corona virus.
06:28 a.m
Lower Saxony reports 10,041 new infections
The incidence is falling, but the number of new corona infections in Lower Saxony is still at a high level with 10,041 new infections (previous week: 12,488). 515.3 is the current seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants and week according to the Robert Koch Institute (previous week: 723.9). Twelve people died with the virus. A total of 10,034 deaths have now been registered.
5:51 a.m
RKI reports 87,681 new infections nationwide
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the nationwide seven-day incidence on Wednesday morning at 477.9. This is evident from numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5 a.m. The day before, the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week was 516.1 (previous week: 652.0; previous month: 665.0). The health authorities in Germany recently reported 87,681 new corona infections (previous week: 121,780) and 210 deaths (previous week: 181) to the RKI within one day.
Note on the current numbers: The incidence values do not provide a complete picture of the infection situation. Experts have been assuming for some time that there will be a large number of cases not recorded by the RKI – mainly because by far not all infected people have a PCR test done. Only positive PCR tests are included in the official statistics. In addition, late registrations or transmission problems can lead to a distortion of individual daily values.
5:45 a.m
Corona incidence in Schleswig-Holstein remains below 400
The corona incidence in Schleswig-Holstein has continued to fall, the value is now 394.4. This comes from the data of the state registration office. A week earlier, the number of new infections registered per 100,000 people was 515.4 within seven days. The number of new reported corona cases in Schleswig-Holstein also fell, 2,839 were reported, a week earlier it was 3,145. According to the information, 450 people were treated in connection with the corona virus in the clinics (previous week: 475). According to this, there were 31 corona patients in the intensive care units, 15 of whom were ventilated (previous week: 34).
The hospitalization incidence is 6.15. It indicates how many patients per 100,000 inhabitants were admitted to hospitals with a corona infection within a week. A week ago that number was 8.35. Three more deaths were also reported. The district of Segeberg has the highest seven-day incidence with a value of 549.2. Flensburg (541.1) and Lübeck (520.6) are behind them. The lowest incidence is registered in Kiel (270.9).
5:40 a.m
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5:35 a.m
Corona live ticker starts on Wednesday
Good morning from the NDR.de editorial team! Today – on Wednesday, August 3, 2, 2022 – we want to inform you again about the effects of the corona pandemic in northern Germany. Here you will find all the important news from Monday to Friday (except on public holidays) as well as content from the NDR radio and television programs. You can catch Tuesday’s events at Read yesterday’s blog.
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