Status: 07/01/2022 07:36 a.m
In the live ticker, NDR.de will also be informing you today – on Friday, July 1, 2022 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. You can read yesterday’s news on Read Thursday’s blog.
The essentials in brief:
- Expert committee submits expert opinion
- Shooting festival in Hanover start with caution
- Schlagermove in Hamburg after a two-year break
- Confirmed new infections in the north: 14,617 in Lower Saxony, 5,753 in Schleswig-Holstein3.430 in Hamburg
- RKI: 113,099 new corona cases registered nationwide – incidence at 682.7
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7:36 a.m
Epidemiologist: full capacity in football stadiums is justifiable
Infection epidemiologist Andreas Podbielski considers full capacity utilization in German football stadiums to be justifiable despite the high number of corona infections. “If you get involved in full arenas, mass infections are predetermined,” said the professor of microbiology, virology and hygiene at the University of Rostock of the German Press Agency. And the Sars-CoV2 variants that are circulating are probably more contagious than many respiratory pathogens. “But the health effects are no longer that different from those of influenza.” In this respect, one has to ask oneself why Sars-CoV2 should be particularly emphasized. “Personally, I think that the infections can now be allowed to run,” said Podbielski. This applies as long as no new variants leading to greater health effects become established. The new Bundesliga season begins on August 5 with FC Bayern Munich playing Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt. For the first time since 2019, the clubs are starting a season without corona restrictions.
5:58 a.m
Autumn strategy: Expert commission presents expert opinion
In the debate about the Corona course for the fall, a commission of experts presented an evaluation of previous state restrictions at noon. The legally prescribed evaluation is primarily intended to shed light on the requirements within the framework of the “epidemic situation of national importance” that has been in force for several months. The traffic light coalition has agreed to wait for the scientific assessment before deciding on possible further everyday requirements for the autumn. The health ministers of the federal states want to position themselves at a special conference today. Scientists from various disciplines belong to the expert committee.
5:45 a.m
After the Corona break: Schützenfest in Hanover with adjustments
After a two-year forced break due to the pandemic, the Schützenfest in Hanover starts today – without Corona requirements. But because the pandemic is not over yet, there are adjustments on the fairground. “We have increased the distances between the rides, the paths are wider and there are many open beer gardens,” said shooting president Paul-Eric Stolle before the start. “Of course there are also marquees.” Everyone can decide for themselves whether they want to celebrate inside. The ten-day folk festival in the Lower Saxony state capital attracted around one million visitors a year before Corona. After this dry spell, at least 800,000 guests are expected, said Stolle.
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