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The RKI is tightening its risk assessment and the incidence is falling. Because of Omikron, the Robert Koch Institute now rates the risk of infection for people who have been vaccinated twice in Germany as high. The seven-day incidence drops to 306.4. The federal and state governments are advising on stricter corona measures and are planning a general ban on spectators in stadiums. The teachers’ associations consider distance learning in January to be conceivable. To the corona reports from Germany
Lauterbach brakes. The government’s Corona Expert Council unanimously speaks of a “need for action”. But of all people, the Federal Minister of Health, for whom nothing went fast enough in the fight against Corona in the past, does not want to know anything about tough measures. The federal-state switch this Tuesday will show to what extent he decides as a scientist or as a politician – and what he has to say between Chancellor Scholz and the state leaders. To the article (SZ Plus)
USA: Omikron is now the predominant variant. Authorities estimate that three quarters of all corona infections in the United States can now be traced back to the new virus mutant. President Biden therefore wants to announce new measures this Tuesday. Brazil only allows vaccinated and convalescents into the country. To the corona reports from all over the world
How long will the omicron haunted last? Scientists all over the world assume that a new omicron wave is just building up beneath the declining delta curve in many European countries. It could already have started in Germany as well. To the article (SZ Plus)
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EXCLUSIVE Network fraudsters loot millions with fake advertisements. With bargain offers for rare products, customers are increasingly being lured into fake internet shops – especially in the run-up to Christmas. the Southgerman newspaper has now seen chats between such fraudsters for the first time. This shows how they proceed and that they are not big gangs today, but lone fighters in front of their home PCs. To the article (SZ Plus)
Investment bankers expect super bonus year. In the financial industry, numbers are making the rounds that suggest that European investment bankers are heading for the best pay year since 2015. Their employers around the world have made high profits. However, they owe this not least to government aid. Go to Article
Snow could fall this time around Christmas. Climate change is making sledding on the holidays less likely, but not impossible. It is difficult to forecast this year, but it could snow. Probably more in the north of Germany than in the south. Go to Article
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Tirili, tirilo, tirila. A bird song album has overtaken “Abba”, Michael Bublé and Taylor Swift in the Australian charts. What the heck is going on? Go to Article