In the live ticker, NDR.de will also inform you today – on Friday, April 8, 2022 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. You can read yesterday’s reports in the Blog from Thursday read.
The essentials in brief:
Doctors: New restrictions without compulsory vaccination in autumn
Germany organizes donor conference for vaccination initiative Covax
Confirmed new infections in the north: 21,612 in Lower Saxony7.182 in Schleswig Holstein
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign works in the north Map: New infections in the north German counties
8:16 a.m
Physicians fear new restrictions in the fall without compulsory vaccination
After the failure of a general corona vaccination obligation, doctors fear that the pandemic will escalate again in autumn – even to the point of new lockdowns. “The fact is that we have to expect the number of infections to increase again in autumn,” said the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the German Hospital Society (DKG), Gerald Gass, the “Augsburger Allgemeine”. “Politicians must prepare for this today in order to avoid overloading the healthcare system.” Of the Secretary General of the German Immunological Society, Carsten Watzl, explained in the newspaper: “The worst that could happen was no agreement at all.” Considerations for a new attempt at compulsory vaccination would come too late. “A vaccination that would only be decided in the fall would hardly have an acute effect on the upcoming wave, and you would have to take other countermeasures.”
Of the President of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, stated: “Germany will be in a bad position for next fall.” If many more people don’t get vaccinated, “we’ll be talking and arguing about lockdown and contact restrictions again next fall and winter.” On a weekly average, however, only 36,000 vaccinations are currently administered – at the beginning of the campaign there were sometimes over a million. The Doctors Union Marburg League calls for more commitment. “We expect that the federal government will now make every effort to initiate a real media campaign and at the same time increase vaccination education and advice,” said Susanne Johna, chairwoman of the Funke media group.
7:42 a.m
Lower Saxony reports 21,612 new infections
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) registered 21,612 new corona cases in Lower Saxony within 24 hours – 3,513 fewer than on Thursday and 8,836 fewer than a week ago. The seven-day incidence continues to fall to 1,435.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week (previous day: 1,490.5; previous week: 1,922.3). Another 50 people have died in connection with Covid 19 disease.
06:01 a.m
Germany organizes donor conference for vaccination initiative Covax
Germany is hosting a donor conference for the Covax vaccination initiative together with Indonesia and Senegal today. The virtual conference, led by Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD), is intended to raise funds for corona vaccinations in the 92 poorest countries in the world. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will hold the opening speech, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UN Secretary General António Guterres will also take part.
Since sufficient vaccine doses are now available, according to the German Development Ministry, the conference will focus on logistics. It’s about reaching people in remote villages in developing countries. Investments in cold chains, help with the procurement of syringes or training for health workers are necessary.
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5:45 a.m
RKI registers 175,263 new corona infections – incidence at 1,181.2
The nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections has fallen below 1,200. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday morning, the value is now 1,181.2. The previous day it was 1,251.3, a week ago it was 1,586.4. The value quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over a period of seven days. As the RKI further reported, citing data from the health authorities, the absolute number of new infections reported within 24 hours on Friday was 175,263 – after 201,729 the day before and 252,530 new infections a week ago. According to the RKI, 334 further deaths related to the corona virus were registered within 24 hours.
5:45 a.m
No compulsory vaccination in Germany: disappointment among many politicians in the north
After the decision against the introduction of compulsory corona vaccination in Germany, there were different reactions in the population: “Everyone should decide for themselves,” some say. Others believe that everyone should be prepared to be vaccinated. For many politicians from the north, however, disappointment dominated in reaction to the result of the votes in the Bundestag: Lower Saxony’s Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD), for example, said that from her point of view compulsory vaccination was the only instrument to close the remaining vaccination gap in Germany conclude. According to Schleswig-Holstein’s Health Minister Heiner Garg (FDP), compulsory vaccination would have been one way to protect people from severe and very severe courses of Covid 19 disease. Doctors worry about the elderly and the staff in the clinics. They also say: compulsory vaccination could have done a lot better.
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5:40 a.m
Incidence in Schleswig-Holstein further decreased slightly
The corona incidence has continued to fall slightly in Schleswig-Holstein. The number of new infections registered per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days is now 1,168.7 – after 1,178.1 the day before, according to data from the state registration office. A week ago, the seven-day incidence had reached 1,468.3. A total of 7,182 new infections were registered within 24 hours. The day before there were 5,988, in the previous week 7,141. Six other deaths of people who died from or related to Covid-19 were also reported. The number of new corona sufferers admitted to hospitals per 100,000 people within a week – the hospitalization incidence – rose from 6.25 the day before to 6.39. In connection with the corona virus, 594 people were in clinics, 16 fewer than the day before. Of them, 43 were treated in an intensive care unit and 18 were ventilated.
5:35 a.m
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5:30 a.m
The new Corona live ticker from NDR.de starts
Good Morning! With our live ticker, we want to inform you today – on Friday, April 8, 2022 – about the effects of the corona pandemic in northern Germany. Here you will find all the important news as well as content from the NDR radio and television programs. You can read yesterday’s reports in the Read Thursday’s blog.
FAQ, podcast and background
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The new Infection Protection Act is in force, many corona restrictions have been lifted. Hamburg and MV are still sticking to some measures. The rules at a glance. more
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Incidence of new infections, hospitalization rate and intensive care bed occupancy: These three corona key figures are decisive for measures. more
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Since spring 2020 they have been the measure of all things: the incidence values. But that could now change with the new test strategy. more
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The variant and a subtype are also spreading rapidly in Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. What we know about Omicron. more
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How many people in northern Germany have received a corona vaccination so far? Current figures on the vaccination rate. more
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The virologist Christian Drosten provides expert knowledge in the podcast Corona virus update – together with virologist Sandra Ciesek. Here is an overview of all episodes. more
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