In the live ticker, NDR.de will inform you today – on Thursday, February 25, 2021 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg. The events of Wednesday you can read about it in the blog.
The essentials in brief:
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign in the north works Map: New infections in the northern German districts
09:26 am
Greater fears among daycare workers due to virus mutations
According to the ver.di trade union, many educators in Lower Saxony and Bremen are fearful of the spread of the corona mutations. They were very worried about their own health and that of their families. According to Ver.di, the personnel situation in many institutions in Lower Saxony is tense and the use of emergency care is increasing. The union also considers the opening of the daycare centers planned by the city of Bremen for the limited regular operation in March to be wrong in view of the infection.
They are afraid of infecting themselves and their families with the virus, said union secretary Katja Wingelewski. more
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09:03 am
EU summit discusses problems with vaccinations
The fight against the coronavirus is the focus of a special summit of EU heads of state and government today. The question is how vaccinations against the virus can be accelerated. The EU is currently lagging behind, for example, with Great Britain or the USA, mainly because of the lack of vaccines available. The EU states therefore want to advise on simpler approval of the funds, higher production and faster deliveries. Another topic could be the introduction of a European vaccination pass, for which Austria, among others, is campaigning. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on ARD that he envisions an app on the mobile phone that will document whether one has either been vaccinated, recovered or tested. The point is that as many people as possible can move freely in Europe again by summer at the latest.
8:36 am
NDR Info Interview: Brinkhaus fears excessive easing
The parliamentary group leader of the Union in the Bundestag, Ralph Brinkhaus, looks with concern at the federal-state meeting on the corona crisis in the coming week. Brinkhaus said in a radio interview on NDR Info that he feared that restrictions could be loosened too much. It is also not good if each federal state makes its own decisions. If the hardware stores are allowed to open in one country but not in the neighboring country, there is a risk of shopping tourism. In view of the continued high numbers of infections and the danger posed by the virus mutants, this must be prevented. With a view to the ongoing problems with the corona vaccinations and rapid tests, the CDU politician said that he assumed that everything would be uneven in the coming days. More and more vaccine doses would be available and the corona tests for self-application would in all probability be available in the discounters in March.
AUDIO: Union parliamentary group leader Brinkhaus fears excessive easing (8 min)
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8:23 am
Mask distribution in MV: What is the truth of ver.di’s criticism?
The service union ver.di criticizes the distribution of FFP2 masks by the state government in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. There are indications that the deliverers of the masks are not even paid the minimum wage of 9.50 euros, according to ver.di. The “Nordkurier”, which, according to the State Chancellery, organizes the distribution centrally through its subsidiary, contradicted the representation of the union: All deliverers involved are paid the minimum wage of 10.35 euros.
The union doubts that deliverers are paid adequately to deliver the masks. more
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8:00 a.m.
Hamburg: Often wrong information in vaccination appointment applications
In Hamburg, people who are not yet in line are apparently trying to get a corona vaccination with false information when making an appointment. According to information from NDR 90.3, around 200 people who wanted to be vaccinated were sent home in the past week alone, even though they had a vaccination appointment. In around a third of the cases, those rejected were under 80 years of age and therefore not yet entitled to be vaccinated.
With an appointment, but still without a right to a vaccination: Around 200 people who wanted to be vaccinated were recently sent home. more
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07:47 am
Bremen: Today Corona debate in the citizenry
The Bremen citizenship is debating today about the current situation in combating the corona crisis. Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD) will make a government statement in parliament – it is his seventh on this subject since the outbreak of the pandemic a year ago. The city of Bremen yesterday reported an incidence of 62.5 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, in Bremerhaven it was 130.8.
07:27 am
MV: Garden markets and beauticians can open from March 1st
In addition to hairdressing salons, horticultural centers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are also allowed to reopen from March 1st – and in regions with a low incidence, cosmetic salons and nail salons. The outdoor areas of the zoos can then reopen a week later. The state government and representatives of business and municipal associations agreed on this yesterday at another Corona summit. The main features of a step-by-step plan to end the lockdown were also agreed.
That is a result of the MV summit on Wednesday. Zoos across the country can reopen from March 8, as can nail salons. more
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07:17 am
RKI: 11,869 new corona cases registered nationwide
In Germany, the so-called seven-day incidence (new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants within one week) rose from 59.3 to 61.7 within one day. That gave that Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin known this morning. It registered 11,869 new corona cases nationwide – that is 1,662 more than a week ago. According to the RKI, 385 more deaths related to coronavirus infection have been reported. The total number of recorded corona deaths in Germany increased to 69,125.
06:50 am
271 new corona cases reported in Schleswig-Holstein
In Schleswig-Holstein, 271 new infections with the coronavirus were officially registered within one day. Yesterday it was 262, a week ago on Thursday 233. The country currently gives the seven-day incidence of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants at 50.9. The value is highest in Flensburg (167.5).
06:26 am
Vaccination centers in Lower Saxony and Bremen increase capacities
In order to make faster progress with the corona vaccinations, the vaccination centers in Lower Saxony and Bremen are to increase their capacities. The Ministry of Health in Hanover announced that there are currently around 120 vaccination teams in action in Lower Saxony, and 200 teams in the future. The service is to be adjusted to the announced vaccine deliveries. In the state of Bremen, up to 2,500 people can currently be vaccinated per day. The three vaccination centers – two in the city of Bremen, one in the city of Bremerhaven – will be expanded by the beginning of April. “The capacities in the state of Bremen can thus be expanded to a maximum of 17,000 vaccinations per day,” said the spokesman for the health department, Lukas Fuhrmann. In Lower Saxony, almost 17,000 vaccinations were last given in one day. Up to 20,000 would be possible with the available resources in the 50 vaccination centers.
05:57 am
Initial tests approved for home use
Corona self-tests could become an important tool in the fight against the pandemic. The first three products are now approved in Germany – one of them comes from Hamburg. In the coming weeks, the tests are expected to go on sale for five to six euros.
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VIDEO: First corona self-tests approved (2 min)
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05:55 am
NDR Newsletter: Always well informed!
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05:49 am
The NDR.de ticker starts on Thursday
Also on Thursday, February 25th, 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 and also content from the NDR radio and television broadcasts.
The reported new infections in the north from Wednesday: 1,068 in Lower Saxony, 262 in Schleswig-Holstein, 246 in Hamburg, 227 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and 121 in the state of Bremen. Nationwide there were 8,007.
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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