In the live ticker, NDR.de will inform you today – on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. Yesterday’s news and events from yesterday see Tuesday’s blog.
The essentials in brief:
Because there is in Lower Saxony Government statement from
Schleswig-Holstein reports 251 new corona cases, nationwide there are 7,556
Coronavirus update: New Podcast episode with virologist Drosten is online
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign in the north works Map: New infections in the northern German districts
8:53 a.m.
New EU authority coordinates the fight against corona
Recognize dangers in good time and find solutions quickly: The new EU authority HERA is intended to enable faster reactions to health emergencies. Acutely, she should coordinate the fight against coronavirus mutations and vaccine production.
Many experts are concerned about new mutations in the coronavirus. With HERA, the EU Commission wants to be prepared for them. 3 min
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8:12 am
Economic aid applications: a lot to do for tax advisors
Because there were many cases of fraud in the immediate financial aid during the first Corona lockdown, applications since November aid can usually only be submitted via a tax advisor, auditor or other third party. At the moment, work is piling up on their desks.
In times of a pandemic, tax advisors can hardly save themselves from work. But there are hardly any reliable announcements from the federal government. more
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07:59 am
Bremen Senator: Face-to-face lessons are important for primary school students
Bremen’s Senator for Education, Claudia Bogedan, sees the planned face-to-face classes at primary schools from March onwards as the right way to reduce the consequences of fighting pandemics for children. “We all notice that we have not seen a number of children in the facilities for a very long time,” said the SPD politician to the Bremen “Weser-Kurier”. The aim is to give the students the opportunity to “be with other children”. It is absolutely justified to allow younger students to be present again. It had previously been announced that the primary schools in the city of Bremen were returning to full classroom operations in view of the falling number of new corona infections. In the municipality of Bremen this should be the case from March 1st, in Bremerhaven teaching will take place in half groups until the Easter holidays. For all students from grade 5 onwards, lessons are continued in an alternating model.
07:42 am
Garg advocates rapid testing for everyone
Use rapid tests across the board: this is already part of everyday life in Austria. In the NDR Info Interview, Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of Health Heiner Garg (FDP) endorses the idea. The lockdown is not always reasonable for people. On the other hand, rapid mass tests posed huge challenges for the authorities.
AUDIO: Free rapid corona tests for everyone? (10 min)
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07:14 am
RKI records 7,556 new infections in Germany
The health authorities in Germany reported 7,556 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, according to the RKI, 560 other people died of or with the virus. A week ago today, the values were 8,072 new infections and 813 deaths. These numbers included around 600 late reports of new infections from North Rhine-Westphalia that were missing the day before. The RKI has counted 2,350,399 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic. The seven-day incidence nationwide is now 57.0 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, in most federal states the incidences continue to decline.
6:00 a.m.
Lower Saxony: Weil issues a government statement in the state parliament
The Lower Saxony state parliament will meet from today (10 a.m.) for its February session in Hanover. At the start of the three-day week of meetings, Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) wants to issue a government statement on the corona pandemic. This is followed by a debate on how to get out of the crisis. The opposition factions of the Greens and FDP have developed suggestions for improving the state government’s step-by-step plan, which provides for the relaxation of the corona restrictions in stages.
The week of February meetings will also deal with dealing with the corona pandemic. NDR.de will broadcast live from 10 a.m. Video live stream
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05:55 am
No physical education – more weight
In lockdown, physical education also falls flat. The result: many children gain weight. This also increases the risk of developing diabetes in the long term.
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AUDIO: Lockdown increases obesity in children (3 min)
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05:55 am
Corona podcast: New episode with virologist Drosten is online
In the new episode of the NDR Info Podcast Coronavirus Update, virologist Christian Drosten makes it clear: There is no reason to consider the AstraZeneca corona vaccine as secondary. Germany must do everything in its power to vaccinate as quickly as possible.
The virologist says: Only if Germany also relies on the AstraZeneca funds can one get out of the pandemic early. more
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05:50 am
Schleswig-Holstein reports 251 new infections
More than 40,000 people have been proven to have been infected with Corona since the outbreak of the pandemic in Schleswig-Holstein. On Tuesday the number rose to 40,032 (Monday: 39,781), according to data published by the Ministry of Health in Kiel (data status: February 16, 8:08 p.m.). The seven-day incidence continued to decline. The value is now 55.8 (Monday: 57.5). On Tuesday, 251 new corona infections were reported within 24 hours. Exactly a week earlier it was 307. The number of deaths related to Covid-19 rose by 21 to 1,178.
05:45 am
NDR.de ticker starts on Wednesday
Also on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 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 broadcasts.
The reported new infections in the north from Tuesday: 335 in Lower Saxony, 151 in Hamburg, 128 in Schleswig-Holstein, 233 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 72 in the state of Bremen. Nationwide: 3,856.
FAQ, podcast and background
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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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Who researches corona vaccines? How do they work Who will get it first? Who finances the research, who benefits? 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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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 broke out in China. A few weeks later there is the first case in the north. 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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