Corona in North Rhine-Westphalia: Tighter measures from January 11th, sharp increase

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See here the overview of the 7-day incidence of the largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia aloud Regional Health Center (LZG) NRW:

Corona update from January 11th: Now seven cities and districts above a critical incidence value of 200

• That doesn’t look good at all and proves that all the experts are right, who have a tough one for the time after the holidays rise of the corona numbers had predicted: In North Rhine-Westphalia, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), seven regions are still above the threshold of 200 New corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. The highest value among the 53 districts and cities in North Rhine-Westphalia had on Monday with 261 Höxter as can be seen from the RKI figures. Behind were the Oberbergische Kreis with 244.8, the circle Recklinghausen (228,5), the cities Gelsenkirchen (227,2) and Bottrop (225,4), as well as the circle Minden-Lübbecke (223.9) and the city Bielefeld (211,6).

Corona update from January 10th: Tighter measures in NRW from Monday, numbers continue to rise

• A look at the current figures does not bode well on Sunday either. In many cities including Aachen, Bochum, Dortmund, Herne, Krefeld, Möchengladbach, Recklinghausen and Remscheid, the incidence values ​​continued to rise dramatically. It only gives out good news Bonn, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen and Wuppertal, where the numbers compared to Saturday 9 January 2021, again decreased are.
• North Rhine-Westphalia deviates in some points from the agreements with the federal government and the other states in terms of the tightened corona protective measures. The new regulation for North Rhine-Westphalia that will apply from Monday (January 11th) contains no limitation of the range of motion to 15 kilometers for residents in extreme corona hotspots. Both Contact restrictions Children to be cared for in one household and one additional person are not counted in NRW. Districts and urban districts in which the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants exceeds the 200 mark within seven days could order additional protective measures in agreement with the State Ministry of Health. Concrete measures are not named. According to a ministry spokesman, this may also include the 15-kilometer rule, which the affected districts and urban districts would then have to regulate in their own decisions. Regarding the contact restrictions, the NRW regulation says: In public space, the The distance must be less than 1.5 meters “When people from one household meet with at most one person from another household who can be accompanied by children to be looked after from their household”. Access rights for children of divorce, care and education are also excluded from the restriction to one household and one additional person. Parties and similar celebrations are generally prohibited.
  In the state ordinance, employers are called upon to Further expand opportunities to work from home. Besides, stay Company canteens and cafeterias mostly closed. A new corona care regulation will also apply in NRW from Monday. Both of the state’s ordinances are limited to January 31.

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