Coronavirus pandemic: ++ Spahn probably wants to expand mandatory testing ++

02:40 am

Schwesig calls for a corona traffic light due to the increasing number of infections

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) calls for timely advice from the federal and state governments to combat the corona pandemic and calls for a change of strategy. “We should bring forward the next conference of the heads of government of the federal states with the Chancellor. The corona numbers continue to rise. We must now make joint decisions if we want to prepare well for autumn,” Schwesig told the newspaper “Rheinische Post”.

Together with the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD), she was of the opinion “that we need a new corona warning value that takes into account not only the incidence but also the occupancy of the hospitals and the progress of vaccinations”. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has already introduced such a corona traffic light.

02:15 am

Restaurateurs can only open to vaccinated people

In view of the slow pace of vaccination, Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht refers to the possibility of opening restaurants only to vaccinated people. “The freedom of contract allows private providers such as restaurateurs a largely free design of their offers,” said the SPD politician to the newspapers of the Funke media group.

Anyone who wants to offer their guests special protection can therefore also make offers that are only aimed at those who have been vaccinated. Lambrecht also excludes compulsory vaccination. However, the general public should “no longer have to pay for test costs in the long term if people do not take advantage of their vaccination offers.”

02:00 am

Spahn wants to expand mandatory testing in travel

According to a media report, the federal government is preparing a significant tightening of the corona travel requirements. The Ministry of Health wants “the fastest possible expansion of the test obligations upon entry,” report the newspapers of the Funke media group according to the preliminary report. So far, flight passengers and travelers from high-risk areas have had to submit a negative corona test – unless they are fully vaccinated or have recovered.

In the future, Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) apparently wants to require a test regardless of the areas from which and with which means of transport the travelers come to Germany, according to the report. “The government is voting on this,” said a spokeswoman for the ministry. As the newspapers continue to report, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) in particular has been reluctant in the cabinet so far because the comprehensive test obligation is disproportionate.

1:10 a.m.

Number of intensive care patients lower in the fourth wave

Doctors expect fewer patients in the intensive care units in the case of a fourth corona wave than in the most recent high phase, but also see the risk of a lack of defense against other diseases for children due to the long isolation. “I am sure that the number of patients in the intensive care units and in the hospitals will not be as high in a fourth wave as in the third wave. But it is not over yet,” says Stefan Kluge, board member of the German Interdisciplinary Association for intensive and emergency medicine (DIVI), the editorial network (RND).

The virus in its delta version is much more contagious than it was a year ago, which is why not all rules – such as wearing a mask in supermarkets – should be repealed.

01:00 a.m.

“Bringing Vaccine to the People”

Do you need to be vaccinated quickly now? The delta variant could cause problems, says Christine Falk, President of the German Society for Immunology, in the daily topics. This is another reason why booster vaccinations are being discussed. In addition, immunocompromised people are at risk.

12:35 am

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