In the live ticker, NDR.de will inform you today – on Monday, February 1, 2021 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. You can read yesterday’s newsin our blog from Sunday read up.
The most important things in a nutshelle:
High expectations ahead of today’s vaccination summit from the federal and state governments
First vaccination centers in Lower Saxony start operation
Hamburg’s mayor calls for clarity on vaccine deliveries
AstraZeneca delivers more vaccine
Clinic in Husum opens for emergencies and obstetrics
Schleswig-Holstein reports 183 new corona cases
Overview: Tables, maps and graphics on Corona in the north Background: This results in different numbers of cases
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Manufacturer AstraZeneca delivers more vaccine
The vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca will now deliver more doses of its corona vaccine to the EU. The company will bring forward its deliveries by a week and has promised to increase the number of vaccination doses by around nine million vaccine doses, the EU Commission said in the evening. This means that around 40 million cans will be made available in the first quarter. Originally, double the amount was planned. The EU had criticized AstraZeneca for apparently continuing to supply the UK and other non-EU countries with unreduced quantities. She suspects that the group is actually exporting vaccine doses intended for the EU to third countries.
AUDIO: Virus variants continue to cause great concern to politicians (4 min)
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Schleswig-Holstein reports 183 new corona cases
Within one day, 183 new corona infections were registered in Schleswig-Holstein. Yesterday it was 304, a week ago 139. The values are often slightly lower on Sundays and Mondays, as fewer tests are carried out or evaluated on the weekends. The number of people who died with or from Corona rose by eleven across the country to a total of 888 since the pandemic began. The seven-day incidence (new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in one week) rose slightly to 80.1 now. This emerges from the data published by the Ministry of Health in Kiel.
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High expectations before the vaccination summit from the federal and state governments
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to discuss improvements in corona vaccinations with the prime ministers of the federal states today. Several federal ministers, representatives of the vaccine manufacturers and the EU Commission, which buys vaccines from various manufacturers for the entire EU, are also to take part in the video conference. The deliberations are expected to begin at 2 p.m. Several prime ministers and associations such as the German Association of Cities called for clarity about the amount and timing of vaccine deliveries so that vaccination centers could plan better. The vaccinations in Germany and the EU had started shortly before the turn of the year. The first few weeks were accompanied by delivery problems from individual manufacturers, problems with making appointments and a lot of resentment about the lack of a vaccine.
Hamburg expects almost 100,000 vaccine doses in February. As of today, new vaccination dates will be given in the exhibition halls. more
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Manufacturers’ delivery bottlenecks also affect the vaccination campaign in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. more
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The first corona vaccination centers in Lower Saxony start today
Today the first of the 50 vaccination centers in Lower Saxony start their work. The starting shot will be given, among other places, in the country’s largest center on the exhibition grounds in Hanover. In the converted exhibition hall 25, 450 people per day will initially be vaccinated, said Hanover’s Mayor Belit Onay (Greens). The center is far from being fully occupied. As soon as more vaccine is available, the number could be increased to 1,000 people a day.
In Hanover 450 people are to be vaccinated per day. Due to a lack of vaccines, not all centers can open yet. more
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05:53 am
FDP calls for the resignation of Health Minister Reimann
After the bumpy start of vaccination appointments in Lower Saxony, criticism of Health Minister Carola Reimann (SPD) is getting louder. Now the FDP parliamentary group is also calling for consequences. In a letter to Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD), the party calls for Reimann to be dismissed. “My group is very concerned that the state government has made serious failures in overcoming the Corona crisis in recent weeks and months,” said Chairman Stefan Birkner’s letter.
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VIDEO: Corona compact: FDP calls for the dismissal of Carola Reimann (2 min)
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05:53 am
Clinic in Husum opens for emergencies and obstetrics
The clinic in Husum affected by a corona outbreak is gradually returning to normal operation from today and opening for emergencies and obstetrics. The clinic in Niebüll has been fully available again since yesterday. The medical care centers with specialist practices at both locations are also starting up again. Previously there was a two-week occupancy freeze. The coronavirus had been detected in a total of 200 patients and employees at the two clinics.
New patients are being admitted at the Niebüll and Husum locations. The occupancy stop is lifted. more
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NDR.de ticker starts on Monday
Also on Monday, February 1, 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 programs.
The reported new infections in the north from Sunday: 985 cases in Lower Saxony, 304 in Schleswig-Holstein, 135 in Hamburg, 91 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and 35 in State of Bremen. The RKI reported 11,192 new infections and 399 further deaths nationwide.
FAQ, podcast and background
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The lockdown in Germany will initially last until February 14th. You can find out which rules currently apply in Northern Germany here. more
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Here you will find all the episodes broadcast so far for reading and listening to as well as a scientific glossary and much more. more
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The EU Commission has approved AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine. This means that it can be used in the European Union. In Germany, the vaccination commission recommends its use in 18 to 64 year olds. 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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