The federal and state governments are planning to allow private meetings again without participant limits in a first opening step. The WHO reports a sharp decline in the number of corona cases worldwide. The developments in the live blog.
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WHO reports sharp decline in numbers
According to the World Health Organization, the number of new corona cases worldwide has fallen by almost a fifth in the past week. Around 16 million cases were reported to the UN organization in Geneva between February 7 and 13 – 19 percent fewer than in the week before, as the WHO announced in its latest corona statistics in the evening. The preliminary peak of the pandemic was reached in the last week of January with more than 22 million cases. After that, the numbers started falling in early February. Last week, fewer new cases were reported from almost all regions. Only in the Western Pacific region with East Asia and Oceania did the number increase.
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Germany wants to relax in three steps
A new resolution proposal for today’s federal-state meeting, which dem ARD Capital Studio is available, provides for extensive relaxation.
In a first step, private meetings for vaccinated and recovered people should be possible again without limiting the number of participants. Due to the particular risk to those who have not been vaccinated, the restrictions for these people will remain in place until March 19, 2022, according to the draft. Access to retail should be possible nationwide for everyone without controls.
A second step from March 4th is intended to facilitate access to restaurants, discotheques, clubs and major national events.
The far-reaching restrictions on social, cultural and economic life are to be gradually lifted by the start of spring on March 20, 2022. The home office regulations are also no longer applicable. After that, basic protective measures, such as wearing medical masks in particular, should take effect.
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Live blog from Tuesday to read
New York has fired 1,430 city workers for not wanting to be vaccinated. The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about an increase in the number of cases in Eastern Europe. Tuesday’s developments to read.