The RKI reported 952 new infections in the morning. The seven-day incidence rose to 5.8. According to the EU Commission, the holiday season is possible despite increasing infections. All developments in the live blog.
6:52 am
State health insurance chief is pushing for restrictions on unvaccinated people
Those who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus should, from the point of view of the chairman of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Rhineland-Palatinate, Peter Heinz, continue to have to accept conditions.
“The non-vaccinated do not have the freedom to take off their mask. They are not allowed to go to the stadium, the swimming pool or the supermarket without a mask. And unvaccinated and those with just a simple vaccination are no longer allowed to go on vacation drive “, demanded Heinz in the” Rhein-Zeitung “.
Even a negative corona test is not a free ticket for Heinz: “If you go to an island with a negative PCR test, for example, you can very well be infected there, drive home again and carry the virus.”
06:37 am
Tschentscher believes the pandemic will end by the end of the year
Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher assumes that “we will leave the pandemic behind us this year”. The prerequisite is the highest possible vaccination quota in the population, because the approved vaccines also protect against virus variants.
Tschentscher mentions the “comprehensive test strategy” as a further factor to the dpa news agency, with the help of which chains of infection can be quickly identified and interrupted. Such a system did not exist last summer and autumn.
Despite his appeal to the population to get vaccinated, Tschentscher confirmed that the vaccination center in the Hamburg exhibition halls is expected to be closed by the end of August. There are now enough practices, clinics and other medical facilities that offer vaccinations.
05:32 am
Karliczek for compulsory attendance with possible exceptions after the holidays
Federal Minister of Education Anja Karliczek has spoken out in favor of requiring schoolchildren to be present in class after the holidays, despite Corona. “In my opinion, the requirement to be present should apply again as a rule,” said the CDU politician of the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. “Exceptions for previously ill and particularly vulnerable children and adolescents must, however, be possible”. There will be framework conditions under which safe teaching can be guaranteed. In her opinion, all students should be tested once before school starts after the holidays.
04:33 am
RKI reports 952 new infections – the incidence rises to 5.8
The seven-day incidence of corona infections rose for the fourth day in a row. It was 5.8 new infections in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (previous day: 5.5; previous week: 4.9). The German health authorities in Germany reported 952 new infections to the Robert Koch Institute within one day. For comparison: a week ago the value was 671 infections. According to the new information, 35 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 16 dead. The RKI has counted 3,735,420 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic.
04:33 am
EU Commission: Holiday season possible despite increasing infections
According to the EU Commission, the holiday season is not in danger in Europe despite the increasing number of corona infections. “We now have to be careful not to get too excited and avoid overreactions,” said EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni of the Funke media group. Gentiloni emphasizes that higher numbers of infections would not automatically create a more dangerous situation. This is thanks to the vaccinations against the corona virus. He warns of unilateral, unjustified travel restrictions by individual EU states in response to the increase in the number of infections.