In the live ticker, NDR.de will keep you updated today about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. The events of Tuesday you can read about it here in the blog.
The essentials in brief:
Highest value so far: 776 new corona cases reported in SH
RKI: Nationwide with 962 more deaths in one day than ever before – almost 25,000 new infections
Exit restrictions from today in Grafschaft Bentheim
Debate about Christmas services continues
Visits to Hamburg nursing homes only with a negative test
Overview: Tables, maps and graphics on Corona in the north Background: Come on different case numbers conditions
07:18 am
Corona bonuses can be improved
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has announced improvements to the Corona premium for nursing staff. The original decision was made months ago with a view to the infection process in spring, said the minister on ZDF. After the second wave of infections and the extreme stress for a large number of nursing staff, there must be further compensation, said Spahn. About 70 percent of the hospitals in Germany did not meet the original criteria for a corona premium. In the meantime, however, many of them are significantly more exposed than in spring.
07:03 am
MV: Bundeswehr is ready for further aid
The Bundeswehr will continue to expand its aid to contain the corona pandemic in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. As a spokesman for the state command in Schwerin said, there are applications from several districts for support with the corona rapid tests in nursing homes. Soldiers could also be deployed there over the holidays. The home operators had referred to the increased personnel costs for the tests and called for help. According to the state command, paramedics of the Bundeswehr will also form mobile vaccination teams that will carry out the corona vaccinations in the nursing homes from Sunday.
06:38 am
Medical officers demand a ban on Christmas services
The medical officers have called for a nationwide ban on Christmas services. Presence church services on the holidays should be prohibited by the federal and state governments because of the coronavirus risk, said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of Doctors in the Public Health Service, Ute Teichert, the newspapers of the Funke media group. It is known that the Sars-CoV-2 virus can easily be transmitted during church services. Therefore “no additional risk” should be taken. The Catholic Church in Germany announced at the beginning of the week that it wanted to hold on to the Christmas services – but hygiene concepts and protective measures had to be strictly adhered to, demanded the Berlin Archbishop Heiner Koch on behalf of the German Bishops’ Conference. The Protestant Church in Westphalia had previously urgently recommended that its congregations refrain from all attendance services for the time being.
Many congregations have come up with alternatives to face-to-face services. For some you have to register in advance. more
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More and more congregations are considering canceling scheduled Christmas services because of the high number of infections. more
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Podcast, tours, open air: Because of the Corona crisis, the North Church is looking for new ways to celebrate church services. more
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06:29 am
Dehoga MV: “2021 will also be a very, very difficult year”
The Hotel and Restaurant Association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Dehoga) has warned against overly high expectations for the coming tourism and gastronomy year. That applies even if the vaccinations against the coronavirus could start as planned and without major difficulties. “The year 2021 will be a very, very difficult year for us,” said association president Lars Schwarz of the German press agency. He reckons that, even if things go well, it will take until the third quarter for enough people to be vaccinated to be able to speak of sufficient travel. In the hospitality industry, there were losses of up to a third compared to 2019, estimates Schwarz. But that is only an average, because the organizers, clubs or discotheques have almost not been able to generate any sales. For many restaurants and pubs, it is true that the good main summer season has saved a lot.
05:56 am
RKI: Nationwide new high for corona deaths
The number of reported deaths in connection with the coronavirus has reached a new high for all of Germany: within one day, the health authorities across Germany reported 962 new deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin. In addition, 24,740 new infections were reported – last Wednesday there were 27,728 new infections. That was also the day with the highest number of deaths reported so far (952). The seven-day incidence (new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in one week) fell slightly to 195.1 – the day before, a high of 197.6 had been reached. Saxony achieved by far the highest value: there the seven-day incidence is 414.1 – more than twice as high as the national average.
05:55 am
Exit restrictions in Grafschaft Bentheim from today
The Grafschaft Bentheim is the first district in Lower Saxony to use nightly exit restrictions to contain the corona pandemic. For the first time, starting this evening at 9 p.m., citizens should not leave their apartments and properties until the next morning (5 a.m.). There are exceptions for professional or medical reasons, and walking the dog is still allowed. On Christmas Eve, the restrictions do not apply until 10 p.m. The measure is initially valid until January 12th. The district had decided on the restrictions after more than 200 people per 100,000 inhabitants became infected with the coronavirus within seven days.
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VIDEO: Curfew in Grafschaft Bentheim: praise and criticism (2 min)
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05:54 am
Visits to nursing homes in Hamburg only with a negative test
From today, visits to the Hamburg retirement and nursing homes are mostly only possible if a negative corona test is presented. The red-green Senate decided yesterday that visitors must test accordingly. Residents of care facilities are particularly at risk. Therefore, it must be ruled out that visitors carry an infection into the homes, said the health authority. In order to avoid hardship over Christmas, an exception rule applies until December 28th: If rapid tests cannot be carried out in facilities, visits are still possible if residents and visitors wear an FFP2 mask at all times and strictly adhere to the hygiene concepts. The exception should only be used cautiously and in emergencies.
Stricter rules apply to nursing homes in Hamburg from Wednesday: Visits are only allowed with proof. more
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05:54 am
776 new corona cases in Schleswig-Holstein – highest value so far
In Schleswig-Holstein, more new corona infections were reported within one day than ever before: the state government registered 776 cases. The previous high of new infections was reported on December 18 with 602 cases. However, a comparatively low value was reported yesterday with only 211 new cases. On Wednesday a week ago there were 486 cases.The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants in Schleswig-Holstein is now 103. The number of people who died with or from a corona infection rose by 15 to 348.
05:53 am
It starts with the NDR.de ticker on Wednesday
Even today, the NDR.de team will keep you up to date on the effects of the corona pandemic in northern Germany. In the live ticker you will find all the important news, as well as content from the NDR radio and television programs.
Am Tuesday 1,185 new infections were reported in Lower Saxony, in Hamburg 582, Schleswig-Holstein 211, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 307 and the state of Bremen 122. 19,528 new cases were confirmed nationwide.
FAQ, podcast and background
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On December 16, public life in Germany was largely shut down. These rules then apply in the north. more
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The EU Commission has approved the first corona vaccine. So the vaccinations can start in the coming days. more
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The establishment of vaccination centers is almost complete. Corresponding facilities are already in place in Northern Germany. more
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Here you will find all episodes broadcast so far for reading and listening to as well as a scientific glossary and much more. more
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Automated graphics: How many Covid-19 patients are in intensive care units? The current status of the occupancy. more
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At the end of 2019, a previously unknown lung disease breaks out in China and spreads worldwide. On February 27, there is the first case in the north. The most important events at a glance. more
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The corona pandemic has massively changed everyday life. What else has to be considered? What is being researched? Questions and answers. more
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