In the live ticker, NDR.de will inform you today – on Friday, February 19, 2021 – about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, MecklenburgWestern Pomerania and Hamburg. You can find yesterday’s news and events in the Thursday’s blog.
The essentials in brief:
Schleswig-Holstein: Incidence value is falling under 50
Kiel: Landtag asks experts on the corona pandemic
Lower Saxony: State parliament debates corona policy
New infections in the north: 247 reported cases in Schleswig-Holstein
RKI reports 9,113 new infections and 508 new deaths
Tables and graphics: This is how the vaccination campaign in the north works Map: New infections in the northern German districts:
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Holidays end – homeschooling is here to stay
Today is the last day of the winter holidays for the approximately 153,000 pupils at the general education schools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The second half of the year begins on Monday. The start of school is supposed to bring a little more normalcy back into schools and everyday life for families, but for most students it is still called homeschooling for the time being.
For the approximately 153,000 pupils at the general education schools in MV, school will start again on Monday. more
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06:44 am
Plasma donations could help corona patients
Anyone who has survived a corona infection could help other sick people in the future with a blood plasma donation. Studies are currently underway to determine to what extent the antibodies in the blood of those who have recovered can alleviate the course of the disease in acutely ill patients. “The aim is to shorten the duration of the illness and prevent damage such as lung failure,” explains the head of the cytapheresis department and responsible for the production of blood preparations at the blood donation service of the German Red Cross (DRK) at the Oldenburg, Hagen Baume site. The effectiveness of the procedure is currently being investigated in several studies. The head of the Institute for Transfusion Medicine at the Hanover Medical School, Rainer Blasczyk, reports that the treatment with antibodies from plasma shows particularly promising results if it is done as early as possible. A prerequisite for such a plasma donation is, in addition to general suitability, a sufficient antibody level in the blood, which is determined before the first donation.
06:06 am
RKI reports 9,113 new infections and 508 new deaths
The health authorities in Germany reported 9,113 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 508 more deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to figures from the RKI on Friday. On Friday last week, the RKI recorded 9,860 new infections and 556 new deaths within one day. According to the RKI, the number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (seven-day incidence) was 56.8 nationwide on Friday morning – and thus slightly lower than the previous day (57.1).
05:50 am
Seven-day incidence in Schleswig-Holstein drops below 50
The seven-day incidence in Schleswig-Holstein has fallen below 50. There were 48.6 new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days, according to data published by the Ministry of Health in Kiel. The previous day the value was 52.4, last week it was 61.5. The target for the next opening steps is 35 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. 247 new corona infections were reported within 24 hours; a week earlier it was 366. The number of deaths related to the coronavirus rose by 7 to 1,198. 40,512 people have demonstrably been infected with the virus since the outbreak of the pandemic in Schleswig-Holstein.
05:45 am
Kiel state parliament asks experts about the corona pandemic
Today, numerous experts explain their positions on the corona pandemic to the state parliament in Kiel. During the all-day hearing, doctors and lawyers have their say, as well as an economist and a crisis researcher. This time the focus is on the so-called perspective plan of the state government. This step-by-step plan includes opening steps in the current lockdown, which are linked to certain infection numbers. On the one hand, the expert hearing is accompanied by falling numbers overall. On the other hand, the more contagious British virus variant is spreading increasingly. This currently affects the city of Flensburg in particular, which will tighten its already increased protective measures from Saturday. Such an expert hearing was held last November.
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VIDEO: Flensburg: Which corona measures should help? (3 min)
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05:41 am
Lower Saxony: State parliament debates corona policy
On the last day of the week of the session of the state parliament today in Lower Saxony it is again about dealing with the corona crisis and ways out of the lockdown. In an inquiry, the Greens want to know whether the economic aid for companies in Lower Saxony can be paid out more quickly and with less bureaucracy. In addition, the Greens want children and young people to receive more support in the Corona crisis, also to prevent learning backlogs at school. The FDP is about an opening strategy for sport. In addition, the Liberals call on the government to better fight the pandemic with protective measures and concepts. NDR.de is broadcasting live again.
The state parliament in Lower Saxony is debating corona economic aid today. NDR.de will broadcast live from 10 a.m. Video live stream
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05:41 am
NDR.de ticker starts on Friday
The NDR.de team will keep you up to date on the effects of the corona pandemic in northern Germany on Friday, February 19, 2021. 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 Thursday: 1,010 in Lower Saxony, 233 in Schleswig-Holstein, 195 in Hamburg, 199 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 76 in the state of Bremen.
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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