Liveblog
Status: 02/21/2022 06:26 a.m
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The seven-day incidence in Germany has increased slightly. Australia is reopening its borders to vaccinated tourists. The latest developments in the live blog.
- RKI: 73,867 new infections, incidence increases to 1346.8
- Australia: First tourists landed after opening the border
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06:26 a.m
Vaccination: SPD parliamentary group deputy criticizes Minister of Justice
In the dispute over general corona vaccination, there are also tensions within the red-green-yellow coalition. SPD faction deputy Dirk Wiese criticized Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann from the FDP for his skeptical statements about the project. Buschmann’s statements were not “legally cleanly thought through,” said Wiese to the newspapers of the Funke media group. In addition, “colleague Buschmann” must be clear: “Only those who now increase the vaccination rate for the coming autumn/winter will then continue to have a perspective of opening.” The Minister of Justice had said to the “Spiegel” with regard to a general obligation to vaccinate: “In my opinion, only important legal interests of the general public, such as preventing an overload of the public health system, can justify such an intervention one doubts.”
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6:23 a.m
Singer Justin Bieber tested positive
Canadian singer Justin Bieber has tested positive for the corona virus and has therefore canceled a concert appearance. The singer’s spokesman confirmed this to the US media “Variety” and “People”. Previously, positive test results within the tour team and the cancellation of the Las Vegas performance had been announced on the “Justice World Tour” Instagram page, without Bieber being named. “Justin is obviously extremely disappointed, but the health and safety of his crew and fans is always of the utmost importance to him,” it said on Instagram. The Las Vegas concert has been postponed to late June.
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5:31 a.m
Olympia: No corona cases at the end
At the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing there were again no new coronavirus infections. As the organizers announced, no new infections were discovered in the more than 65,000 corona tests that were last taken in the closed bubble. During the games, which ended with the closing ceremony in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium, more than 1.8 million tests were carried out among all those involved. The total number of infections in the closed system since January 23 was 437; 265 corona infections were found among those arriving at the airport.
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3:50 a.m
RKI reports 73,867 new infections
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 73,867 new corona infections within 24 hours. That is 2,598 fewer cases than a week ago, when 76,465 new infections were registered. The nationwide seven-day incidence rises slightly to 1346.8 from 1346.3 the previous day. 22 other people died in connection with the virus. This increases the number of reported deaths to 121,297. So far, more than 13.63 million corona tests have been positive in Germany.
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3:50 a.m
First tourists landed in Australia after the border opened
Australia has reopened its borders to vaccinated tourists. There were jubilant scenes at the two international airports in Sydney and Melbourne when family and friends finally hugged after years apart. Australia had kept its borders largely closed for almost two years due to the corona pandemic. Citizens were allowed to return from abroad – but there were strict upper limits.
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3:50 a.m
Sunday’s live blog to read
Australia opens its borders to tourists – if they are vaccinated. Israel, on the other hand, is again welcoming unvaccinated travelers. The developments from Sunday to read.
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