In the live ticker, NDR.de will also inform you today – on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Hamburg.
The essentials in brief:
Much criticism of Lauterbach’s warning of “killer variant”
Incidence in Schleswig-Holstein falls below 1,000
Vineta Easter spectacle again on Usedom
Confirmed new infections in the North: 571 in Schleswig-Holstein1.373 in Hamburg824 in Mecklenburg-VorpommernLower Saxony does not provide any information today
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign works in the north Map: New infections in the north German counties
5:57 p.m
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania reports 824 new infections
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the authorities have registered 824 new corona infections since Saturday. That’s 69 fewer cases than a week ago. 51 of the Covid patients are being treated in intensive care units nationwide. The seven-day incidence of new infections remains at 973.1. Northwest Mecklenburg has the highest value with 1,138.8, the lowest in Western Pomerania-Greifswald with 789.7. The state hospitalization incidence falls slightly to 4.6. Three other patients died of or with Covid-19.
5:17 p.m
Vineta Easter spectacle again for the first time – 2,500 visitors at Zinnowitzer Strand
According to the organizers, around 2,500 visitors attended the Vineta Easter spectacle on the Zinnowitz beach on the island of Usedom today. “Finally back in front of an audience, it was a mutual pleasure,” said a spokeswoman for the Vorpommersche Landesbühne Anklam. The mixture of dance, drama, sword fighting and music refers to a legend according to which, on an Easter Sunday, a child on the beach saw the sunken city of Vineta rising out of the Baltic Sea. The spectacle took place again this year for the first time since 2019. In the past two years it had been canceled due to Corona. Before the pandemic, between 2,000 and 3,000 people attended the spectacle every year. The Vorpommersche Landesbühne traditionally opens its festival season with this event.
2:22 p.m
Much criticism of Lauterbach’s warning of “killer variant”
Statements by Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) about what he believes to be possible corona variants have been criticized by experts and politicians. Lauterbach told the “Bild am Sonntag”: “It is quite possible that we will get a highly contagious omicron variant that is as deadly as Delta. That would be an absolute killer variant.” The Hamburg virologist Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit wrote on Twitter: “What are these killer variants?” So far, he has not found this description for coronavirus variants from the WorldHealth Organization, the EU health authority ECDC or the American CDC. The CDU health politician Erwin Rüddel tweeted with reference to the Lauterbach statements: “He should have actually learned from his mistakes and misjudgments.” Unfortunately, the minister only believes in “his” science and not THE science, says Rüddel. In hundreds of other tweets, the Minister of Health was accused of scaremongering and pointed out that scientists assumed that Corona would be less deadly.
12:49 p.m
The incidence of new infections in Hamburg continues to fall
According to the social authorities, 1,373 new corona cases have been registered in Hamburg. That’s 1,441 fewer cases than yesterday and 474 fewer than Sunday a week ago. The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days fell from 1,204.6 on Saturday to currently 1,179.7. On Sunday a week ago, the reading was 1,396.7. Because of the Easter holidays, however, the reported numbers are currently hardly comparable with those of the previous days.
According to the social authorities, 474 fewer new corona cases were registered on Sunday than a week ago. The incidence value is now below 1,200. more
–
–
–
–
9:53 a.m
No figures sent to the RKI: Incidence value in Lower Saxony continues to fall
Since the state of Lower Saxony no longer transmits current corona numbers to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on public holidays and weekends, the seven-day incidence on the long Easter weekend “cannot be meaningfully interpreted,” said a spokesman for the Lower Saxony state health office . Despite the lack of new infection numbers, the RKI still states the seven-day incidence today – at 1,007.3. For comparison: Yesterday the value was 1,108.2. Last Saturday it was 1,339.7.
8:39 a.m
Lower Saxony: Only a few pharmacies create PCR test devices
PCR tests for the corona virus are still a rarity in Lower Saxony’s pharmacies, despite a funding program. At the beginning of February, the state government announced that it would support pharmacies with the purchase of PCR test devices with three million euros – since a subsidy of up to 3,000 euros was possible per pharmacy, 1,000 pharmacies were able to benefit from the program. However, the state’s development bank, the NBank, has only received 67 applications so far, even though the funding period expired at the end of March. This was announced by the NBank of the German Press Agency. According to Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD), around 250 of the 1,700 pharmacies in Lower Saxony already had PCR test devices before the subsidy was introduced. The program was intended to counteract a bottleneck in testing capacities.
7:45 a.m
Lauterbach expects the Omicron vaccine in September
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) expects that a corona vaccine adapted to the Omicron variant can be used from September. “We’re getting a vaccine that protects against the omicron variants. We’re expecting it in September,” Lauterbach told the “Bild am Sonntag”. He warned that the intervals at which new variants replaced the old were becoming ever shorter. “That means we’re getting less and less prepared for the mutations. It’s entirely possible that we could end up with a highly contagious omicron variant that’s as deadly as Delta. That would be an absolute killer variant.” Lauterbach said vaccine against delta variants is available. “Our goal is to have as much vaccine as possible for every citizen, no matter which variant comes. Then we have an antidote for both an omicron and a delta variant.”
6:53 a.m
RKI registers 39,784 new corona infections – incidence at 834.3
The nationwide seven-day incidence has continued to fall. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 834.3 (previous day: 876.5 / previous week: 1,097.9). The health authorities reported 39,784 new corona infections to the RKI within one day (previous week: 55,471). When considering the values, it must be taken into account that some countries do not report data on every day of the week. Fewer reports are also to be expected on public holidays. This in turn leads to late registrations on the following days. According to the new information, 13 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours (previous week: 36 deaths).
6:45 a.m
Incidence in Schleswig-Holstein falls below 1,000
The corona incidence in Schleswig-Holstein has fallen below the value of 1,000 – to 953.1. This emerges from the data from the state registration office on Saturday evening. On Good Friday, the number of new infections registered per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 1,014.9, on Thursday it was a good 1,150. The number of new infections reported within 24 hours was 571. On Good Friday there were 1,163 cases. With all figures it should be noted that the health authorities only work to a limited extent on weekends and public holidays.
571 new infections were reported within one day. 575 people are being treated in hospitals. more
–
–
–
–
06:35 a.m
Newsletter Mail: News for the North
Whether it’s Corona or climate change, whether it’s an election poll or a shipyard crisis: with the NDR newsletter you’ll stay up to date. We bundle the most important events of the day from a northern perspective. Politics and current affairs are just as important as the latest in sports, culture and science. The free newsletter is sent by e-mail from Monday to Friday in the afternoon.
With the NDR newsletter you are always well informed about the events in the north. The most important things from politics, sport, culture, plus useful consumer tips. more
–
–
–
–
6:30 a.m
Happy Easter! Also on Sunday with the NDR.de Corona ticker
Good morning and happy Easter! With our live ticker we want to inform you today – on Sunday, April 17, 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. Yesterday’s news you can read in the blog from Saturday.
FAQ, podcast and background
–
–
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
–
–
–
–
–
Incidence of new infections, hospitalization rate and intensive care bed occupancy: These three corona key figures are decisive for measures. more
–
–
–
–
–
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
–
–
–
–
–
How many people in northern Germany have received a corona vaccination so far? Current figures on the vaccination rate. more
–
–
–
–
–
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
–
–
–
–
–
The virologist Christian Drosten provided expert knowledge in the podcast Corona virus update – together with virologist Sandra Ciesek. Here is an overview of all episodes. more
–
–
–
–
–
How do I protect myself from a corona infection, what is the course of the disease and how safe is the corona vaccination? more
–
–
–
–
–
Mild Covid-19 infections can usually be cured well with home remedies. How to avoid infecting the family? more
