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The most important news of the day:
- Coronavirus: According to the Robert Koch Institute, the reproductive number is currently 1.13 – the number has exceeded the critical value of 1
- A Cologne infectiologist said that the Ebola drug remdesivir could soon be used against Covid-19
- There were demonstrations against corona measures in several German cities on Saturday – including the controversial chef Attila Hildmann
- Thuringia’s ex-Prime Minister Thomas Kemmerich also took part in an anti-corona demo – without observing the hygiene regulations
- Corona outbreaks in slaughterhouses call for better controls and working conditions
- According to our research, more than 171,000 coronavirus infections have been reported in Germany so far, more than 143,000 infected are considered recovered. Over 7,500 people died from Covid 19 disease
Germany opens in the Corona crisis slowly again – and the number of reproductions increases. The Robert Koch Institute currently estimates it to be 1.13, which is greater than the critical value of 1. A reproduction number of more than 1 means that, statistically speaking, an infected person infects more than one other person and thus the number of coronavirus infected people increases exponentially.
The general Contact restrictions are extended nationwide until June 5, but now everyone is allowed under certain conditions businesses to open again. The Football Bundesliga starts in mid-May and soon members of two households can meet.
Despite the easing, there have always been in the past few days Demonstrations against the corona measures. On Saturday, thousands of people met in several German cities, including chef Attila Hildmann. A press team was attacked in Dortmund.
North Rhine-Westphalia was the first country to do so due to the increased number of new infections Corona emergency mechanism activated. The infections had occurred in the employees of a slaughterhouse in the Coesfeld district.
Coronavirus News Ticker: All current information about the pandemic
In the Federal Republic there are more than 171,000 Individuals infected with the coronavirus, over 7,500 people died after an illness with the lung disease Covid-19. According to Chancellor Merkel, the development in the corona pandemic is good despite the first steps towards opening the restrictions.
Sunday, May 10, 2020: More than four million coronavirus infections worldwide
9.48 p.m .: After the nationwide protests against the restrictions to contain the corona pandemic, several MPs have one in front Radicalization warned of the protest. “It is legitimate and self-evident in a democracy to question measures and express resentment,” said deputy Greens faction leader Konstantin von Notz of the “world” (Monday). “But all those running along who fundamentally question the system and who think politicians as a whole are puppets of George Soros and Bill Gates.”
The SPD domestic politician Ute Vogt spoke of a “found food for the right”. They tried to be dissatisfied with the Corona pads to take advantage of, she told the paper. The chairman of the conference of interior ministers, Georg Maier (SPD), recalled the racially motivated attack in Hanau: “We saw in Hanau that someone killed others because, among other things, they radicalized themselves through conspiracy theories.”
In many German cities were on weekends thousands of people took to the streets to protest the restrictions in the Corona crisis. Read more:
Protests against Corona rules – who are the demonstrators?
8:21 pm: The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the one that has been in effect for seven weeks Corona-Extend exit lock in the country until June. The exit restrictions remained in effect until at least June 1, Johnson said in a television speech Sunday evening. As of June 1st, classes at primary schools could be gradually resumed and some shops reopened.
Spain and Belgium loosen corona restrictions on Monday
7:35 p.m .: With Spain and Belgium Monday, two of the countries most affected by the corona pandemic, will loosen their curfews. Due to falling infection and death rates, the two countries want to take a step towards normalcy after almost two months. In Spain, half of the 47 million inhabitants are allowed to take to the streets again in an initial phase of relaxation with strict distance precautions.
Restaurants should be allowed to open for limited outdoor use. Friends and families can meet up to ten people. For fear of one second wave of infection the curfews in the particularly affected regions of Madrid and Barcelona have not yet been lifted. Shops are reopening in Belgium. However, restaurants, bars and cafes remain closed.
7:25 p.m .: According to the Robert Koch Institute, the Number of reproductions on Sunday at 1.13. So there is a slight increase from the previous day – on Saturday the value was still 1.10, on Wednesday it was only 0.65.
However, the institute also explained: “Due to the statistical fluctuations, which are reinforced by the overall lower numbers, it is still not possible to assess whether the falling trend of new infections has continued over the past few weeks or whether the number of cases has increased again. ” Background:
New RKI case numbers and current reproduction number
More corona loosening will come into effect on Monday
7.02pm: In large parts of Germany, everyday life in the corona pandemic will be a little easier again from Monday. In several federal states such as North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony or Bavaria, the Containment requirements the virus further relaxed. Large stores are also allowed to open again, restrictions on, for example, catering establishments or in sports are being relaxed, and more students are returning to schools.
In Berlin, the bodies of several federal parties advise on the situation in Germany. The CDU leadership turns on at 9 a.m. At the video conference of party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer with her deputies, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the other closest leadership circle of the CDU, the recent increase in the infection rate should also play a role.
The Number of reproductionsAccording to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of people infected with an infection recently rose from 0.65 on Wednesday to 1.13, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). According to the RKI, it is not yet clear due to statistical fluctuations whether the number of cases will increase again.
7:01 p.m .: In France, the strict exit restrictions will gradually be relaxed from Monday. The people in the country are allowed to go out again without a pass and good reason, sports or walks are no longer limited in time and place. The shops are supposed to open again – but restaurants and bars remain closed. The schools are also gradually opening up again for some cohorts, as are the crèches. Masks are mandatory in local and long-distance transport.
If you want to travel more than 100 kilometers from where you live, you still need a certificate and this is only allowed for urgent family or professional reasons. The entry restrictions to France also remain until at least June 15th.
Ebola drug remdesivir could soon be used against Covid-19
6:01 p.m .: The health department in the Harz region receives a special thank you call on Monday. In the afternoon, she becomes Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) calls representatives of the authority to thank for the work in the corona pandemic. With the conversation, she wanted to express her thanks on behalf of all employees of the health authorities. Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff and District Administrator Martin Skiebe (both CDU) will also join in. The conversation is not public. Afterwards, Skiebe and the head of the health department want to report on their impressions, as a district spokeswoman said.
The choice of Harz Health Office it is no coincidence that we would like to thank you for this. The employees there had to manage the difficult situation in the central contact point for asylum seekers (Zast) in Halberstadt with 800 residents. The new type of corona virus had broken out there. More than 120 people became infected. Residents had to be tested and isolated. The shared accommodation was quarantined until early May.
16:54: According to Gerd Fätkenheuer, Head of Infectious Diseases at Cologne University Hospital, it could soon be a problem drug to control the lung disease caused by the coronavirus Covid-19. This reported the “Cologne City Gazette”. Fätkenheuer said the remdesivir preparation would be available within weeks or a few months.
The infectiologist is the German study leader of an international consortium for the research of Remdesivir, a preparation that was originally developed to treat Ebola. There are studies all over the world that deal with the effectiveness of remdesivir against Covid-19.
Fätkenheuer said to the Stadt-Anzeiger: “We can say: Remdesivir works. We have shown that the drug alleviates and shortens the difficult course of a Covid 19 disease. “At the same time, the expert also warned against loosening the Corona rules To take it too lightly: “We have to fear that it is now spreading slowly, as it were under the radar, and that the second wave, which has been mentioned again and again, will occur, which will then be of incomparably greater force.” Read more:
These drugs are being tested against Covid-19
Kemmerich apologizes for misstep in anti-corona demo
2:52 p.m .: Ex-Prime Minister of Thuringia Thomas Kemmerich has admitted to behaving incorrectly during a rally against corona restrictions in Gera. It was a mistake that he temporarily did not comply with the distance rules and did not wear a face mask, said the chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Thuringian state parliament on Sunday.
Before starting a so-called walk, he had to adhere to this Hygiene regulations respected. He then failed to do so, as several photos show. “I can only apologize for that,” said Kemmerich.
At the same time, he said it was never his intention to offer a platform with the rally of the AfD or conspiracy theorists. But he realizes that he did just that. He had previously been harshly criticized for his behavior, even within his own party, for example by the FDP chairman Christian Lindner.
Kemmerich had on Saturday in Gera in East Thuringia Protests against corona-related restrictions in Germany. For example, you can see in pictures how Kemmerich runs close to other protesters without a mouthguard. Around 600 people took part in the demonstration according to police reports.
Walter-Borjans is pressing for borders to be opened within the EU
12.52 p.m .: SPD chief Norbert Walter-Borjans urges the opening of borders within the European Union. “Ensuring protection and permeability in the border regions as quickly as possible is a pan-European order,” said Walter-Borjans to our editorial team. “In Germany, the Federal Minister of the Interior is required to present more creative solutions than the relapse into the previous century.”
If the corona requirements were loosened in Germany, it should not remain with the hard closure of the border, demanded the SPD chairman. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) must open the Luxembourg border again immediately. If there were still danger spots in the French border regions, “Germany and France would have to solve them selectively and not by using barriers like in the old days”. The same applies to the other neighboring countries. “Otherwise, the pictures of friends and neighbors behind fences tear open wounds that only heal slowly,” warned Walter-Borjans.
12.22 p.m .: After this Corona outbreak in a Meat factory in Coesfeld the number of workers who tested positive for the virus rose to 205 by Sunday noon. According to the district, almost half of the results from around 950 corona tests were available.
Again, teams from the health department are on site around the workers of the company concerned on Sunday West Meat to test in their accommodations scattered around Coesfeld and to instruct them about the quarantine, said a spokesman. They support interpreters. The workers would be “closely monitored”. The company concerned has a total of around 1200 employees.
According to Westfleisch, the majority of the workers are accommodated in apartments with three, four or five people. Many workers in the meat industry come from Eastern Europe.
The District of Coesfeld In coordination with the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, as a consequence of the Corona outbreak, had already postponed a large part of the easing of the Corona requirements that was actually planned nationwide from Monday onwards. In addition, the up to 20,000 employees of all slaughterhouses in North Rhine-Westphalia are to be tested for the Corona virus.
Coronavirus Italy: Government gives hope of summer vacation
11.15 a.m .: Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has hope for one of his countrymen in the Corona crisis Summer vacation made on the beach. “This summer we will not be on the balcony and the beauty of Italy will not remain in quarantine. We can answer sea go to the mountains, enjoy our cities, ”Conte told the newspaper“ Corriere della Sera ”. He didn’t say whether tourists could come from abroad.
At the moment the Italians are not allowed to travel from one region to another – only for good reasons. It is not yet clear when exactly people can travel again, said Conte. The number of new infections in Italy has been falling for some time.
8.33 a.m .: Worldwide there are now more than four million coronavirus infections has been proven. Europe is the most severely affected continent with more than 1.6 million confirmed contagions and 155,485 deaths. With nearly 79,000 corona deaths, the United States is the country with the most casualties – followed by Great Britain with 31,587 deaths, Italy (30,395) and Spain (26,478).
7.45 a.m .:
In an interview with our editorial team, Peter Altmaier (CDU) has expanded the mask requirement brought up in conversation. The Federal Minister of Economics also stated that the government wants to massively boost the production of respiratory masks.
7.12 a.m .: After an increase in the number of locally transmitted corona infections in South Korea the fear of a possible destabilization of the situation grows. Health authorities said on Sunday that 34 additional cases had been identified on Saturday. That was the highest increase in four weeks in the country, which is considered a model in the fight against the spread of the corona virus because of its determined test and quarantine measures.
The authorities are concerned about an accumulation of infections, most recently in connection with visiting a infected male visitor of bars and night clubs in an entertainment district in the metropolis of Seoul. The person affected was only tested positive for the virus after visiting the clubs. As of Friday, 15 cases of infection were attributed to him. According to the authorities, 14 confirmed new infections were added in Seoul on Saturday. At first it was unclear whether they were in direct contact with each other.
Corona crisis: tourism industry warns of massive job loss
6.41 a.m .: The tourism branch expects a massive one Job loss, in the event that political support against the economic consequences of the corona crisis is lacking. “We estimate that of the approximately three million employees in tourism and hospitality, around one million are at risk of unemployment,” said Michael Frenzel, President of the Federal Association of the Tourism Industry, “Welt am Sonntag”. “Around 70 percent are already receiving short-time work benefits.”
The former TUI boss insists on one Voucher solution for customers’ refund requests. The federal government originally wanted to enable airlines and tour operators not to compensate their customers in the Corona crisis by repaying the purchase price for canceled services, but only with a voucher. However, the EU Commission rejects such a regulation and refers to EU law, according to which consumers have the choice whether to accept a voucher or prefer a refund.
3.25 a.m .:
Green Group leader Anton Hofreiter has to federal interior minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) appeals for the opening of the Limits to prepare to European neighbors. The ongoing closings “burden families, civil partnerships and working people in the border regions as much as the flow of goods in the common internal market,” said Hofreiter to our editorial team. Seehofer “must finally present a plan for the border regions that combines freedom of movement and health protection so that the border crossings can be opened again as soon as possible”. Instead of arbitrary border closures, according to the Green politician, regional solutions and a functioning exchange of information across national borders are now needed.
In contrast, Baden-Württemberg’s Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) cautioned. The goal is to gradually reopen closed borders. This creates relief for commuters and for the economy. “But border controls must of course remain,” emphasized the deputy CDU federal chairman. Careful steps are necessary. “Recklessness can take revenge.”
Coronavirus pandemic: Development Minister Müller warns of “catastrophe in Africa”
1:30: Development Minister Gerd Müller is alarmed about the spread of the Corona virus in Africa and has announced further aid to fight pandemics. Ethiopia will be supported with 120 million euros, said the CSU politician to our editorial team. These are earmarked funds for stabilizing and expanding the health infrastructure. So far, there are only 150 intensive care beds in the country with its 110 million inhabitants.
The minister also referred to estimates by World Health Organization WHO, according to which in Africa within a year Infect 30 to 40 million people with the corona virus could. Germany and Europe had to “prevent a catastrophe in Africa,” appealed Müller. “We are already experiencing a dramatic famine in many African countries. For millions of people, it is a matter of sheer survival. ”The corona crisis has ruined years of development success. “Breaking down exports and revenues threaten the stability of entire countries.” Müller: “We have to prevent entire countries from going bankrupt and developing unrest and civil wars.”
Saturday, May 9, 2020: Corona test center in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
9.06 p.m .: A Right-wing extremists Police attacked a press team in Dortmund on Saturday. The man said he had beaten the journalists’ camera and slightly injured one person, the police said. The 23-year-old was placed in police custody. The man had previously insulted a media representative at a prohibited meeting in the Old Market.
The city Dortmund had banned the Saturday afternoon demonstration against corona restrictions for infection protection reasons. However, according to the police, up to 150 people showed up, including a group of police-known right-wing extremists.
The police did not disclose the medium for which the journalists were traveling. In Berlin were on the verge of within a few days Corona protests Representatives of ARD and ZDF have been attacked.
8:32 pm: At a demonstration against the Corona measures in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, the police arrested around 30 people by afternoon for not complying with the rules for corona containment. The controversial cook was among the demonstrators Attila Hildmann.
Hildmann, known for his vegan recipes, was asked by the police to have a different protest site assigned after “emotions” rocked in front of the Reichstag in connection with the demonstration, as a spokeswoman said. However, he was not arrested and later left the square.
Reproduction number again exceeds critical value of 1
8:17 p.m .: According to the Robert Koch Institute, the number of reproductions has risen again. The value on Saturday was 1.1. On Wednesday, the RKI had given the value at 0.65. Since then, the number of reproductions has risen steadily.
This means that the infection rate has risen above critical level 1 again. However, the institute further announced: Because of the statistical fluctuations, which would be reinforced by the overall lower numbers, could not yet be assessed whether the trend of new infections, which has been falling in recent weeks, has continued – or whether the number of cases is increasing again. “The increase in the estimated R-value makes it necessary to watch the development very carefully over the next few days,” writes the RKI.
19:56: After two more positive Corona cases, the entire team is the second division soccer team SG Dynamo Dresden have been placed in quarantine at home. As the club from Saxony announced on Saturday evening on its website, the health department responsible for the SGD in Dresden “decided on Saturday after an intensive analysis of the situation”.
The club did not mention the names of the players concerned with reference to privacy. Through the Quarantine measure Dresden will not be able to participate in the planned restart of the first two leagues in a week. “The fact is that we can neither train nor participate in the game in the next 14 days,” said Dynamo sports manager Ralf Minge.
France reports 80 corona deaths in 24 hours – lowest in weeks
7:33 p.m .: France has recorded 80 corona deaths in the past 24 hours – that’s it lowest value for weeks. A total of 26,310 people have died in hospitals and nursing homes since the epidemic began, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. At weekends, the values are often lower than during the week – dead people are often reported later. The pressure on the intensive care units continues to decrease.
5.44 p.m .: in the European Parliament in Strasbourg should start on Monday new Corona test center to open his door. The competent prefecture, the city, the health authority and the parliament said it would have a capacity of 2000 people per day. In the Louise Weiss building, an area for the screening center should be made available free of charge, residents from the Bas-Rhin department and in particular from Strasbourg should be able to be tested there.
5.30 p.m .: In India is a pharmacist died after drinking a supposedly mixed corona remedy. The chief of the pharmacist, who also tried the mixture, was taken to the hospital with poisoning, said the police chief in Chennai in southern India.
The 47-year-old pharmacist K Sivanesan bought the ingredients for the brew at a market and developed the mixture together with his boss in an apartment after researching the Internet. It was a mixture of nitrogen oxide and sodium nitrate. Both men reportedly worked for a company that makes herbal medicines and initially wanted to test their brew on themselves. K Sivanesan was therefore dead on the spot. His boss Rajkumar is recovering from the poisoning, it was said.
3000 people demonstrate against corona restrictions in Munich
5.14 p.m .:
France will request one in the future better cooperation in Europe in the field of health. “We will have to ensure that the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control is able to raise the alarm at the first sign of danger, strategically stock up on health products and devices, pool our research efforts and link between to strengthen our hospital services, ”said on the occasion of Europe Day in a joint communication by France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Minister for Europe Amélie de Montchalin.
4.46 p.m .: Another 164 foreign crew members of the cruise ship “My ship 3 “ in Cuxhaven started the journey home. This included 83 people from Tunisia and 69 from Turkey, as reported by Tui Cruises and the district of Cuxhaven.
Of the approximately 2900 crew members on board at the beginning, the first 190 had left the ocean liner on Friday and had been brought to the airport in Hamburg by bus. 824 employees alone were to be brought to Indonesia on three charter flights. The “Mein Schiff 3” had brought crew members of other Tui ships along on the corona-related way back to Germany.
4.20 p.m .: On the Munich Marienplatz to have around 3000 people sometimes disregarding all corona distance rules against what they consider to be strict infection protection regulations in Bavaria and Germany demonstrated. The demonstration had been registered, but only for 80 participants, said a spokesman for the Munich Police Headquarters.
The demonstrators were concerned with the protection of fundamental rights. The police tried to use loudspeaker announcements to press for compliance, the spokesman said. For reasons of proportionality, the law enforcement officers would have let the demonstration go and not dissolved it. All participants had behaved peacefully. In Frankfurt demonstrated more than 500 People.
Coronavirus crisis: China admits shortcomings in the health system
4:05 pm:
China Has Vulnerabilities in his health care system granted. The coronavirus outbreak revealed “shortcomings in preventing major epidemics,” said deputy head of the National Health Committee, Li Bin. He announced stricter controls and better provisions. The health authority will build a “centralized, uniform and efficient” system, with which one can react faster to crises, said Li. The use of artificial intelligence and other technologies is under discussion. International cooperation should also be strengthened.
15:51: Those belonging to the Danish kingdom Faroe Islands are officially corona free. There are no more active cases, the government said. The total of 187 people infected with the coronavirus had recovered. There were no deaths related to the virus on the archipelago in the North Atlantic.
As a nation, the archipelago did what only a few countries could do, said Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen. “Our tough fight paid off.” This was possible “because the people, families and organizations were willing to change their everyday lives and take responsibility under very difficult circumstances.” The country would soon be able to return to normal as far as possible. So the football league should resume operations on Saturday.
Several people arrested during demonstration in front of Reichstag
3:09 p.m .: Given corona outbreaks among slaughterhouse workers Demands for tighter controls and fundamentally better working conditions loud. The unions, the SPD and the Greens criticized longstanding grievances and called for an end to the high price pressure in meat production.
Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD) warned the responsible state authorities to strictly control protection requirements due to the corona epidemic, especially in collective accommodation and when driving.
3:01 p.m.: Viorel Catarama, Vice President of the Romanian Red Cross, Ex-politician and furniture manufacturer, has demonstratively attempted to become infected with the corona virus. He wanted to prove that the corona precautionary measures that were also applicable in his country were superfluous. He was involved in criminal proceedings, the Romanian media reported. Catarama hugged a man suffering from Covid-19 in the village of Barbulesti and thus violated the law to prevent the spread of epidemics, said the prosecutor in the city of Urziceni.
“I am firmly convinced that nothing will happen to me,” wrote the 65-year-old Catarama on Facebook. He would be able to prove “that it was a big mistake to bankrupt Romania (with the corona lockdown) and to suppress our fundamental rights and freedoms. Sooner or later the guilty party will have to answer for that. ”
2.48 p.m .: At a Demonstration in front of the Reichstag has the Berlin police several people were temporarily arrested. At first, a police spokeswoman could not give an exact number. According to observations by a dpa photographer, the people, including conspiracy theorists, protested at the rally against, among other things, restrictions on the protection of corona infections.
The police said in several loudspeaker announcements that the maximum number of participants of 50 people had been exceeded, the spokeswoman said. This was not followed, so the police intervened. The protest was not resolved, however, and there was still an influx of participants.
Number of employees who tested positive in Coesfeld meat factory increased
02.06 p.m .: The number of positively tested employee in a Coesfeld meat processing company is on climbed more than 180. A spokesman for the district of Coesfeld said. All around 1200 employees of the company are currently being tested. More than 900 cuts have already been made. The workers, many of whom came from Eastern European countries, lived scatteredly in numerous accommodations, for example in Coesfeld or Rosendahl. The addresses and locations would still be collected. The corona cases in the company account for the vast majority of infections in the district in the Münsterland.
1:42 p.m .: To the next demonstration against the corona virus restrictions will be in in the afternoon Stuttgart again thousands of people expected. The initiator Michael Ballweg originally registered 50,000 participants for the demonstration on Cannstatter Wasen, which was described as non-partisan. The city of Stuttgart put a stop to this: Ballweg was given the condition that the meeting be maximized 10,000 participants to limit.
1:23 pm: According to media reports, the British government plans to introduce one two-week quarantine for travelers coming to the UK. The “Times” and the BBC reported on Saturday. The BBC cited unnamed sources from British airlines. Prime Minister is behind, wants to announce the measure on Sunday evening, the reports. With that one second wave coronavirus infections be prevented in the country. The Interior Ministry was initially unavailable for comment.
The Association of British Airlines Airlines UK had already warned of such a measure at the end of last month. “This proposal would effectively kill international travel to the UK and cause immense damage to the airline industry and the wider UK economy,” said a statement.
Hofreiter calls for zero tolerance policy towards slaughterhouses
12.05 p.m .: Chinese researchers have it Corona virus in human sperm discovered. 38 male coronavirus patients were examined. The virus was detected in their seeds in 16 percent of them, as the news channel CNN reports.
Some of these were already recovered patients. It is unclear whether the virus can spread further via the sperm. “If future studies could show that SARS-CoV-2 is sexually transmitted, sexual transmission could be a critical part of preventing transmission,” CNN quotes the researchers.
11.50 a.m .: Given the accumulation of corona infections calls Green Group leader Anton Hofreiter, Rule violations on Slaughterhouses no longer tolerate. “Health protection comes under the wheel in the slaughter industry quickly, unfortunately it is all too often just the profit that counts,” said Hofreiter to our editorial team.
“Our society can no longer accept profit at the expense of health. The companies have to checked more often and the main managers can be held accountable more consistently. ”This also includes better equipment for financial control undeclared work at German customs. In addition, the rights of workers from abroad should be better protected. “Only those who know their rights have the opportunity to protect themselves.” In addition to the insufficient equipment for the employees and the long working hours, mass accommodation under miserable conditions is a huge problem, Hofreiter criticized. “Corona exacerbates these unspeakable conditions.”
Coronavirus crisis: Merkel assures support for the cultural sector
11.30 a.m .: In Russia the number of infections with the coronavirus continues to increase rapidly: More than 10,000 new infections were reported within 24 hours, as the authorities announced. This means that 198,676 cases have now been confirmed – the fifth highest number worldwide. The official death toll remains relatively low at 1,827.
The Russian authorities explain the massive increase in the number of cases with the significantly expanded tests. Accordingly, more than five million virus tests have now been carried out. The capital Moscow is the most affected, with more than 100,000 infected and more than a thousand dead. The curfew had previously been extended there until the end of May.
11:13 am: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has the K
Culture assured further support in the Corona crisis. The goal is that the broad and diverse cultural landscape can continue to exist after the pandemic has been overcome, Merkel said in her weekly video message.
Concepts should now be developed, such as with hygiene and safety regulations could also reopen theaters, concert halls, operas and other cultural venues. It will still be difficult for big concerts and festivals. “But we are happy to be able to take the first steps in everyday life again, especially in the cultural field.” Merkel emphasized that the corona virus represents a deep cut in common cultural life. The many artists and especially freelancers are particularly affected. Therefore, the federal and state governments wanted to build bridges for artists. “We will continue to see what support measures will be necessary for art in the coming months.”
Juncker criticizes border controls in Europe
11.02 a.m .: The former President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has sharp Criticism of border controls in Europe practiced. The European single market lives from open borders, said Juncker. “Anyone who grabs their borders, even if the national public likes it sometimes, is putting the internal market at risk. In this respect, you should be very careful with borders in Europe and not play the radical tax collector. “
10:44 a.m.: The former SPD politician and ex-Bundesbank board member T
hilo Sarrazin has the after controversial Corona statements by the Greens increasingly isolated Tübingen Mayor Boris Palmer taken under protection. “Boris Palmer said in a somewhat rougher form what Wolfgang Schäuble had said in a somewhat more abstract way,” said Sarrazin to the newspapers of our editorial team. It is obvious that the Green Palmer have not liked the majority for a long time. “Now many see a welcome occasion to” clean up “about Boris Palmer,” said Sarrazin.
He considers it open whether this will benefit the Greens and harm Palmer. It shows once again that the public communication space is a wilderness with many traps. “I wish Boris Palmer further fortune and skill in his further statements,” emphasized Sarrazin.
Coronavirus infection: Magician Roy Horn died
8.34 a.m .: Scientists in Hong Kong have one successful treatment of the coronavirus reported with a cocktail of three drugs. It has been shown that the combination of the various active ingredients in patients with a mild to moderate course of the disease quickly reduces the number of viruses in the body, wrote the microbiologist Kwok-Yung Yuen in the specialist magazine “The Lancet ” published study. However, it still has to be investigated whether this is also the case with seriously ill corona patients.
127 corona infected people in six different hospitals in Hong Kong participated in the study. 86 of them received the antiviral drug cocktail consisting of that for the treatment of Multiple sclerosis Interferon used beta-1bwho against HIV active ingredient combination used Lopinavir / ritonavir as well as the hepatitis drug Ribavirin. The remaining study participants only received the HIV drug lopinavir / ritonavir. Treatment started on average five days after the patient first showed symptoms of Covid 19 disease.
7.59 a.m .: Roy Horn, part of the world-famous duo “Siegfried & Roy”, died after a coronavirus infection. The Covid 19 disease of the German former show star had become known at the end of April. Read more about the career of Roy Horn, who died at the age of 75.
Coronavirus pandemic: Laschet calls for border opening to France
6.58 a.m .:
Great Britain plans to launch one, according to media reports two-week quarantine requirement for incoming travelers from abroad. The measure will only exempt people who come to the UK from neighboring Ireland, the Times reports. According to the BBC broadcaster, the quarantine requirement should come into force at the end of May.
5.01 a.m .: The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet has a quick opening of the French border required. “We urgently need to open the border to France,” said the CDU politician to the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten”: “The lockdown ends there on May 11 – that would be a good time to signal to our neighbors that we will strive for a common European response to the fight against pandemics. “The Federal Government must” also speak to Austria in this sense “. In his view, “the past few weeks have been too national and too little European”.
In a joint call, too German and French MPse one immediate opening of the border between the two countries is required. Because of the declining number of corona infections on both sides of the border, the restrictions “could no longer be justified with health protection”, wrote the twelve members of the Bundestag and the French National Assembly in the call. The border crossings would have to be opened “immediately”. “It can’t take a day longer!”
4.15 a.m .: The number of corona deaths in Brazil continues to rise rapidly. The Ministry of Health said on Friday evening that 751 coronavirus deaths had been reported within 24 hours. It was the largest increase in deaths in a day to date. According to the Ministry, there are now a total of 9897 corona deaths in Brazil. The number of confirmed infections increased by more than 10,000 to a good 145,000 within a day.
The largest Latin American country could develop into a new hotspot for the corona pandemic. Brazil now has more deaths than Germany and has the seventh highest number of corona deaths worldwide.
Friday, May 8, 2020: EU Commission wants to extend entry restrictions into the EU
8:32 pm: The EU Commission sets strict conditions for state Capital injection or Partial nationalization of companies in the corona crisis. This is reflected in the changed state aid rules, which the Brussels authority published on Friday evening. The requirements could also be important for measures such as the considered federal participation in Lufthansa. Background:
Corona virus – billion dollar rescue package for Lufthansa?
The new rules now also allow subordinated loan support, said Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. “As the crisis progresses, companies will also need capital to stay afloat. If member states decide to join, we will apply today’s rules to ensure that taxpayers are adequately rewarded and that their support is conditional. ”These include a ban on dividends and manager bonuses, as well as anti-distortion requirements, Vestager stressed .
Among other things, according to the new EU rules, recapitalization aid may only be given if there is no other solution and the measure is in the public interest, for example if major job losses can be avoided. The scope must be limited to that Viability of the company to secure.
19:54: The multi-billion dollar Corona crisis aid from the Euro rescue fund ESM should be ready by the end of next week. The Eurogroup agreed on the conditions for the credit lines in the amount of up to 240 billion euros on Friday. But next week the Bundestag still has to agree. The final step would then be a formal decision by the ESM on May 15, as Eurogroup leader Mario Centeno said.
“Today, the euro states have sent a strong and solidary signal that they want to fight the Corona crisis together,” said the Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz after the session. Now the prerequisite has been created to “arm” the reserve quickly.
Due to the dramatic economic consequences of the pandemic, finance ministers had agreed on a rescue package for jobs, companies and indebted countries in the amount of more than in early April 500 billion euros agreed. These include the special ESM credit lines, which are to be open to all euro countries. They are intended for the direct and indirect health costs of the corona pandemic and can make up up to two percent of the gross domestic product.
Corona virus: More than 30,000 deaths in Italy
7.45 p.m .: According to the Robert Koch Institute, the number of reproductions is on Friday 0.83. The value has risen slightly. The previous day the number was 0.71, before that it was 0.65.
6.15 p.m .: Italy has more than in the wake of the Corona pandemic 30,000 dead reported. The number rose by about 240 to 30 201 victims, said the civil defense on Friday in Rome. However, the number of new infections has been declining for some time. A total of 217,185 people have now contracted the new corona virus. However, experts repeatedly point out that the number of unreported cases is far higher. Death statistics also indicate that there are significantly more deaths. Italy is the country with the most fatalities in Europe after the UK crisis.
On Monday, the government has the strictest in view of falling case numbers Curfews somewhat relaxed. However, some regions do not go far enough. From now on, the entire retail trade in South Tyrol should be allowed to open again. Bars, restaurants, hairdressers, museums and much more may follow on Monday.
6.11 p.m .: Schleswig-Holstein responds to the many corona cases in one slaughterhouse and has the workforce of all large companies in the country tested. If the employees live in company apartments or similar private communal accommodation and there are other people who are not employed in the slaughterhouse, these should also be tested, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday in Kiel. In addition, further tests for harvest workers in coordination with the health authorities of the districts and independent cities are in preparation. In a slaughterhouse in Bad Bramstedt (Segeberg district) were previously total 109 employees been tested positive.
EU Commission: Entry restrictions extended until June 15th
5:38 p.m .: The Restrictions on entry into the EU In the opinion of the EU Commission, they are to be extended by a further 30 days until June 15. The authority proposed in Brussels on Friday. To contain the pandemic, all EU states except Ireland agreed on the restrictions in March. The non-EU countries Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland also took part.
16.55 p.m .: As a result of the increased number of new infections, North Rhine-Westphalia was the first country to do so Corona emergency mechanism activated. The infections had occurred in the employees of a slaughterhouse in the Coesfeld district. NRW Minister of Health Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) said on Friday that the accommodation of mostly Eastern European employees in shared accommodation is a problem in connection with the pandemic.
Now Laumann is drawing the consequences: the easing that has actually been decided nationwide from May 11th will not apply to the Coesfeld district and at the earliest Postponed May 18 the politician said. Only the planned school and daycare easing will be maintained.
Laumann also announced that it would temporarily close the slaughterhouse completely. All 1200 employees of the company are to be tested for the corona virus. This should also happen in all other slaughterhouses in NRW.
Upper limit of 50 new Corona infections exceeded for the first time in the north
4.33 pm: The one set by the federal and state governments on Wednesday Upper limit of 50 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants was exceeded for the first time in the north of the country. The district of Steinburg reported 87 corona infections. The upper limit had also been broken in North Rhine-Westphalia and Thuringia.
The greatly increased number goes on a locally limited outbreak on one slaughterhouse back, said a spokesman for the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Health on Friday. The foreign employees of the slaughterhouse were housed in a barracks and there under quarantine.
3.15 p.m .: The Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) calls for the immediate opening of the. In view of the development in the Corona crisis Borders to Luxembourg and France.
“After seven weeks, we must now do everything we can to be able to live freely in the neighborhood with our friends in France and Luxembourg in everyday life,” says a joint statement with Vice-President of the European Parliament, Katarina Barley, and the Trier Mayor Wolfram Leibe (all SPD). The ideal date was the Europe Day called next Saturday.
Jens Spahn warns of wrong conclusions about the pandemic
3:05 pm: The first easing could give the impression that the corona pandemic is almost behind Germany – but Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) warns against wrong conclusions. On Thursday, he had the impression that some of the contributions to the Bundestag debate had the impression that there was a feeling that the pandemic was already “over”. “But I want to say expressly: this is not the case.”
The spread of the coronavirus was slowed down by the measures, so that the health care system can currently handle the number of new infections well. “But we’ll keep going have to live with this virus“Said Spahn on Friday. That is why it is important to slow down the spread together.
Do blood thinners increase the chances of survival with Covid-19?
2.30 p.m .: A study by scientists from the “Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai” showed that Covid-19 patients who were hospitalized Blood thinners be treated, a better chance of survival to have. Data from 2,773 patients treated between March 14 and April 11 as part of New York’s Mount Sinai Health System were evaluated for the study.
Previously, researchers had found that Covid-19 sufferers are common life-threatening blood clots develop that can lead to thrombosis or infarction.
This was the case with many corona patients who died Thrombosis and embolism been found. This is the result of a study at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE).
Accordingly, thrombosis in the vessels of the lower extremities was found in seven cases in autopsies of twelve Covid-19 patients. Four patients had died of pulmonary embolism without any corresponding signs prior to their death.
The Sars-CoV-2 virus appears to form in the veins Blood clots According to a UKE announcement, leading to get into the large pulmonary vessels as so-called pulmonary embolism and lead to acute cardiovascular failure.
2:07 p.m .: The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) expects one due to the corona crisis Decline in German exports by at least 15 percent for the full year. Exports fell 7.9 percent in March compared to the same month in the previous year. Imports were also 4.5 percent lower. The Federal Statistical Office announced these preliminary results on Friday.
Austria expects the border to Germany to open soon
1:23 p.m.: Australia wants the coronavirus pandemic Relax restrictions until the end of July. The government in Canberra presented a three-step plan on Friday that will gradually regulate the return to normality in the coming weeks. The individual states can decide how the plan will be implemented.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed that Australia’s Pandemic successfully under control got. “There are very few countries in the world that can present such a plan today.” There were only around 7,000 cases of infection across the country. Hundreds of people died as a result of Covid-19.
11.45 a.m .: Austria expects an early Opening the border with Germanyas Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in a video conference on Friday. He assumes an opening “before the summer”. This step is not only important for tourism, but also essential for separated families, commuters and business travelers.
11.10 a.m .: The band Rammstein has canceled their 2020 European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tour would have started on May 29 in Klagenfurt. It should now be checked whether the canceled concerts at another time made up can be. Read here:
Wacken, Hurricane and Co .: These festivals are now canceled
11.02 a.m .:
Ikea will open 23 more branches in Germany in the coming week. These are furniture stores in Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. Among other things, a security concept provides that it Admission restrictions as well as plexiglass panes at cash registers and advice centers. The restaurant, bistro and childcare will remain closed for the time being.
Significant increase in deaths in Germany
10.43
Clock: Due to the corona virus, there has been a significant increase in deaths in Germany since the end of March, as the Federal Statistical Office announced. Compared to previous years, the past few weeks have been clear more people died. Signs of over-mortality were particularly significant Connection with Covid-19 in the second week of April.
According to the special evaluation by the statistical office, at least 19,892 people died in calendar week 15, 2020 – 2000 more than the average of the past four years. Read here:
Corona glossary: The most important terms around the virus
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Brazil
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes fears one “Economic collapse” of the South American country. Severe supply bottlenecks and, in some cases, production downturn could occur in a month, as the minister announced on Thursday. It is a “serious alarm call”. Head of State Jair Bolsonaro added that he understood “the virus problem” but his government was very concerned about the impact of the pandemic on the labor market.
Saxony enables voluntary corona tests for teachers
10:01 a.m .: In Saxony can Teacherwho have to teach again voluntarily from June 1st at the family doctor on the Test corona virus to let. As the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday, the costs will be borne by the Free State, unless the health insurers pay for it. In the future, this offer could soon also apply to daycare staff in the state.
10 a.m.: Hardly any prime minister has polarized as much in the past few weeks as Armin Laschet. His corona strategy in NRW is much more relaxed than in most other federal states. He was now allowed to explain his course on ZDF, but Laschet talked to Markus Lanz about his head and collar.
It was also about the easing in Germany Maybrit Illner. There skeptics met an advocate – and hardly paid any attention to the quality of their arguments. All details about the show can be found here: “Maybrit Illner” to Corona: Don’t you just let go now?
9.31 hr: The first district in North Rhine-Westphalia has the newly defined one Limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week exceeded: In a circle Coesfeld the value on Friday was 52.7. The virus had recently spread mainly to the meat processing company Westfleisch. Now there could be new restrictions in the county.
Overnight stays in Germany fell sharply
8.42 a.m.: The number of Overnight stays in Germany is around in March compared to the previous month 53 percent decreased. This was announced by the Federal Statistical Office. The tourism sector is particularly hard hit by the corona pandemic restrictions: overnight stays by foreign guests decreased by 67 percent compared to March 2019. For domestic travelers, the number decreased by 50 percent.
7:01 a.m .: SPD general secretary Lars Klingbeil has called on citizens to oppose themselves more conspiracy theories to fight back in the Corona crisis. “We need resistance from normal people, it starts in the circle of friends, in our own WhatsApp groups,” said the 42-year-old from the German Press Agency. Right-wing groups are currently trying to destabilize the country through conspiracy theories.
They demonstrably spread lies with professional videos and sound messages. “This is the organized attempt to split and rush,” warned Klingbeil. “You mustn’t leave this news uncontested.”
5.02 a.m .: The Federal Association of Doctors of the Public Health Service (BVÖGD) has agreed on the relaxation plans of the federal and state governments Infection ceiling criticized as too high. “How the health authorities can cope with this is a mystery to me. That is not possible, ”said the chairwoman of the association Ute Teichert to the editorial network Germany. “The health authorities will be on their knees without permanent staff support.”
4.21 p.m .: Left faction leader Dietmar Bartsch has one because of the still uncertain situation for schools and daycare centers in the Corona crisis “Children’s Summit” called in the Chancellery. Children, women and families are the losers of the crisis. “It cannot be that cars are given top priority and our youngest are off the grid,” he added, referring to the recent “car summit” at the Chancellery.
1.40 a.m .: At the same time as the easing, demands for an economic stimulus package are being made. Eric Schweitzer, President of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), warns in an interview with our editorial team that the crisis is not over yet. To the details:
DIHK President: “We entrepreneurs don’t want to whine”.
1.20 a.m .: With Germans Constitutional and administrative courts Around 1,000 rush requests have now been received in connection with the restrictions of the corona pandemic. The legal proceedings concern, for example, the obligation to wear a mask, assembly bans, travel restrictions, worship regulations or regulations for business openings.
“This suggests that the general Acceptance for profound corona restrictions is gradually disappearing and the desire for easing is growing, ”said Richterbund managing director Sven Rebehn to our editorial team. More here:
Courts – Where the state went too far with corona bans
1 O ‘clock: World Medical President Frank Ulrich Montgomery has warned of new waves of infection in the corona pandemic. “The second wave will definitely come. Possibly a third, ”said Montgomery to our editorial team. He had strong doubts that people would keep to the distance rules and contact restrictions for months to come.
The easing agreed by the federal and state governments on Wednesday went very far. He therefore expects regional outbreaks to occur in Germany in the coming weeks. Montgomery expressed doubts regarding the reaction of the responsible state governments.
“With the same courage with which the prime ministers are now enforcing the easing, they will have to withdraw the easing again,” said the world medical president. “My major concern is that some prime ministers may lack this courage.”
Thursday, May 7, 2020: Drosten worries about the situation in autumn – more than 3000 corona deaths in Sweden
10:16 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) took part in a phone call Pope Francis advise on the corona crisis. “Both spoke in favor of supporting poorer countries in particular in the corona pandemic,” said government spokesman Steffen Seibert after the conversation on Thursday. The Chancellor and the Pope had emphasized the importance of “cohesion and solidarity in Europe and the world” in the Corona crisis.
Merkel had also invited the pontiff to visit Germany as soon as possible.
7:31 pm: This year alone, the state is likely to be around due to the Corona crisis 100 billion euros collect less tax than forecast in the autumn estimate, as the “Handelsblatt” reported, citing estimator circles.
The Working Group on Tax Estimates will present its new forecast next Thursday. The Federal Ministry of Finance recently assumed that the government would lose around 82 billion euros, of which around 33 billion euros.
Corona app should be available in Germany in mid-June
5.40 p.m .: The planned App to track Corona infection chains should be ready in about five to six weeks. “Mid-June is a realistic period”, it said on Thursday from government circles. First of all, the app should only have its “core function”, with which contact persons should be informed of people who are infected with corona. The option to voluntarily pass on data to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) should therefore be added later.
The app is an “important tool” to “more comprehensively detect infection chains” than before, it said.
17:26: The Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer, pushes for a quick opening of the border. As important as the measures on the borders with France and Luxembourg had been at the beginning of the pandemic, it was now important “that the border closures and border controls be lifted in the interest of the people living there,” said the SPD politician to our editorial team.
“Firstly, I think the date of May 15th is too late and secondly, it is impossible to explain why the borders with Luxembourg and France are treated differently today than the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands.”
Virologist criticizes easing: “We want too much at once”
5:03 p.m .: From the perspective of the infection researcher, the federal government and the federal states have relaxed their situation Michael Meyer-Hermann Hit too early. The number of new infections has risen again in the past few days, explained the head of the system immunology department at the Braunschweig Helmholtz Center for Infection Research. The exact causes are still uncertain.
There is also skepticism about the agreed so-called Emergency brake, according to which a restriction concept is to take effect in seven days from 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. The value appears to be far above the current capacity of the health authorities, said Rafael Mikolajczyk, epidemiologist and director of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
The Frankfurt virologist Martin striker criticized: “We want too much at once.” He said “hessenschau.de”: “It can backfire tremendously.” He had great doubts whether the security measures in the catering trade could be sufficiently complied with in all efforts. “When you eat, you just have to take off your mouthguard.”
16.30 o’clock: in the Bundestag MPs have passed resolutions that Parents, Bafög recipients and health authorities to help through the crisis. In this way, mothers and fathers should not have to accept any cuts in parental allowance – the calculation basis is temporarily changed. If someone is earning less because of the crisis, the months in question should not be counted so that the parental allowance is not lower.
Those who work in so-called systemically relevant professions and therefore cannot take parental leave may also postpone it. It will be more attractive for Bafög recipients in the Corona pandemic to help in systemically relevant professions. The income generated there should not be counted towards the Bafög.
In addition, the federal government wants for the nationwide 375 Health offices make a total of around 50 million euros available – this is how digitalization in the offices in particular is to be strengthened. A permanent contact point for the public health service with an additional 40 positions is to be set up at the Robert Koch Institute.
3.38 p.m .: The badly hit because of the Corona crisis Lufthansa is negotiating with the federal government about a rescue package in the amount of nine billion euros. The negotiations also talked about a 25 percent stake by the state plus one share, Lufthansa announced on Thursday in Frankfurt am Main.
Lufthansa emphasized that the negotiations and the process of forming political will are still ongoing.
3:22 pm: Emergency services across Europe have seen a surge in emergency calls domestic violence. In April, women in various European countries reported an increase in emergency calls of up to 60 percent compared to the same month in the previous year, which were affected by violence by their partners, said World Health Organization (WHO) Europe Director Hans Kluge on Thursday at an online press conference in Copenhagen.
According to experts Women and children particularly exposed to abuse during the corona lockdown. According to the WHO, cases of domestic violence increase in times of crisis – the containment measures in the corona pandemic have exacerbated this. If the restrictions continue for another six months, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) expects 31 million more cases of domestic violence worldwide.
Drosten worries about the “winter wave”
2.34 p.m .: The virologist Christian Drosten can sleep well after the federal and state governments have relaxed their corona measures. The measures of social distancing would have triggered “a learning effect” for many. In the NDR Corona podcast, Drosten said on Thursday: “You can be very hopeful that we will do it well.”
The virologist sees in the Decisions by the federal and state governments “A compromise”. Drosten: “I see this as a good situation we are in, and I can also agree with many political decisions. Even if, like other scientists, from a purely scientific point of view, I would have liked a little more containment – before loosening up. “
From autumn onwards, Drosten is worried about the corona situation: If people were to spend more time in confined spaces, it could “get tight again”, so Drosten. He speaks of a “winter wave” – and warns: “What happens if we get over summer very gently in Germany and if we don’t have anything in hand in autumn? Let’s say: a drug that can be changed in its use. ”
The virologist fears that some of the now proposed corona behaviors may “be forgotten” by the end of the year. Drosten does not see the possibility of a vaccine this year.
2:23 pm: In Sweden more than 3000 people have died after being infected with the novel corona virus. The number of Fatality had increased by 99 to 3040 within 24 hours, the state health authority said on Thursday. A total of 24,623 infections were found.
Sweden has imposed far fewer restrictions than most other European countries in response to the corona pandemic. There are no exit restrictions and in addition to restaurants, bars and cafes, shops and most schools are still open. However, the Swedish special route is not without controversy in the country. There is also criticism from abroad.
Bundesliga returns from the Corona break on May 16
1.37 p.m .: The Bundesliga returns from the Corona break without a Friday game. The German Football League (DFL) announced on Thursday that the ball will roll again in the Bundesliga and the second division on May 16 (Saturday) after a nine-week break. Game operations have been suspended since mid-March.
DFL managing director Christian Seifert also announced that there are two more positive in the Bundesliga and the 2nd division Covid 19 results gave. He did not give details or affected clubs. In the first test, a total of 1724 examinations revealed ten corona cases, three of them at 1. FC Köln.
1:16 p.m .: Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn has support for the Germans Health offices pledged to fight the corona epidemic. The public health service is an important pillar in this crisis and should be further strengthened, said the CDU politician on Thursday in the Bundestag. He referred to the recent decisions before the federal and state governments that tracking contact persons for infected people and breaking infection chains on site in the municipalities was a crucial point.
Further support for health authorities is part of a bill that the grand coalition has now brought to parliament. The federal government wants to advance digitization in particular a total of around 50 million euros for the 375 health offices nationwide provide. A permanent contact point for the public health service with an additional 40 positions is to be set up at the Robert Koch Institute.
12.29 p.m .: In Europe there are already more than 150,000 people died after being infected with the novel corona virus. As a result, Europe continues to be hardest hit by the corona pandemic worldwide. Most of the fatalities within Europe were in Great Britain (more than 30,000), Italy (more than 29,600), Spain (around 26,000) and France (around 25,800).
Russia announced a new record number of new infections with the corona virus on Thursday. Accordingly, 11,231 new cases were diagnosed within 24 hours. The total number of infections detected in Russia to date has risen to more than 177,000, putting the country in fifth place worldwide in the number of cases.
The Russian authorities explain the number of infections, which has been rising rapidly for a week, with a Increase in tests. This would now also detect many symptom-free cases. The number of officially reported corona deaths in Russia is relatively low at 1625 in international comparison. The authorities attribute this to the rapid closure of the borders and large-scale tests. However, critics doubt that the official numbers reflect reality.
Lindner calls for an end to European border controls
12.20 p.m .: FDP chief Christian Lindner has called for a rapid end to border controls in Europe. At the latest now, they are disproportionate because the epidemic has become manageable and the movement of goods should no longer be damaged, Lindner told our editorial team. Lindner: “We need immediate normalization.”
The party leader added that it was questionable whether intra-European border controls had made any contribution to combating the corona epidemic. “If even MEPs ask the Federal Minister of the Interior to open the German borders again, that should give him food for thought.”
12 o’clock: The view of the summer vacation looks bleak: The worldwide travel warning from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs currently makes travel abroad almost impossible. But what about vacation in Germany? Here we explain which trips are currently possible in Germany.
11:19 a.m .: Lufthansa has got into economic difficulties in the corona virus crisis. Now the Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) emphasizes the high interest of the state in the rescue of the financially troubled company in the program “Bild Live”. “Lufthansa, like other companies, belongs to the silverware of our economy.” The aim is to “prevent this silverware from being sold out.”
The federal government would provide Lufthansa with support from the billion-dollar economic stabilization fund “against appropriate controls and guarantees”. The Minister warned again of foreign ones Attempted takeoverFrom China, for example: “We will defend ourselves against foreign investors who think they can get well-known and renowned German companies at bargain prices.” Lufthansa is negotiating a rescue package with the German government.
CEO Carsten Spohr had announced several times of successful completion in the past few days. According to “Spiegel” it is about ten billion euros. It is controversial in politics whether, and if so, what say the state should have for helping billions with Lufthansa. Spohr himself had warned against excessive influence on the state by his company.
After easing corona measures: RKI warns: “No all-clear”
10.48 a.m .: RKI Vice President Schaade also spoke about the possibility of Major events after the end of the current ban, which applies until August 31: “You may not have to fill a stadium with 50,000 people, but maybe only with half of the spectators.” Schaade believes that large-scale events in the future are realistic Hygiene and clearance regulations hold.
10.33 a.m .: In the conference, Schaade warned against overly relaxed handling of the existing corona measures: “The epidemic has not ended – the virus is still in Germany.” Schaade made it clear: “That is no all-clear. “
A further loosening of the corona measures also brings a certain risk for a second wave of infection. Schaade: “The warning signs have been put up at all points and they must be observed by everyone – including politicians and the general public.”
In his view, however, the easing of measures decided by the federal and state governments on Wednesday was also “legitimate” and “necessary for society”.
10:27 am: In the press briefing, Schaade also mentioned the German test capacities: 964,962 tests per week are currently possible in Germany – Schaade: “About a third of the test capacities were used.” One reason for this was the falling number of cases in the pandemic.
10:08 a.m .: At the beginning of the press conference, RKI Vice President Lars Schaade said that the RKI is stopping the regular press briefings: “There is a new phase in this epidemic.” Now the only thing they wanted to do is to report on the coronavirus pandemic in press conferences.
10 a.m .: In the morning, the Robert Koch Institute will present its latest findings in the coronavirus pandemic. You can follow the press conference in the livestream above.
Schleswig-Holstein will partially open daycare centers from June
9.56 a.m .: The daycare centers in Schleswig-Holstein are to start regular operation again from June 1st. Then the facilities should be used to 55 percent again, said Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) on Thursday in the state parliament in Kiel.
9.22 a.m.: SPD politicians criticized the ARD talk show “Maischberger” Karl Lauterbach the new Corona loosening on Wednesday evening. The SPD politician warned: “This is a dangerous day.” Here you can find out what happened in the program.
8.23 a.m .: The easing of the corona restrictions was also an issue last night Talk by Markus Lanz. While Chancellor Angela Merkel was recently alleged to have lost authority due to the solo efforts of several prime ministers, ZDF received high praise for her corona policy – and that from former SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel. Read here how the talk went overall:
“Markus Lanz”: Sigmar Gabriel praises Merkel’s corona policy
6.32 a.m .: The United Nations need to supply the poorest people in the world, hard hit by the corona crisis more billions. You have more than tripled the amount you need since calling for donations in March. To save millions of people from famine, the latest calculations require $ 6.7 billion (€ 6.2 billion).
Emergency aid to save the poorest from starvation is in the interest of all countries, said UN emergency aid coordinator Mark Lowcock of the German Press Agency. There are already signs of growing terrorist activity in the Middle East and Sahel in Africa, he said. “It is difficult to clearly name cause and effect, but the corona crisis is preparing the ground for bigger problems.”
Politicians are pushing Seehofer to open the border
6.01 a.m .: Twelve Bundestag and MEPs from the Union have asked Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) to order those ordered because of the corona pandemic Checks at the German borders quit immediately.
“After more than seven weeks, there has to be an end to lattice fences and barriers in the heart of Europe,” says the editorial network Germany in a statement signed by, among other things, ex-Union parliamentary group leader Volker Kauder and parliamentary group leader Andreas Jung (both CDU).
“That is why we are now calling for the immediate reopening of all closed border crossings on the borders with Switzerland, France and Luxembourg,” said the MPs. “By May 15 at the latest, all border restrictions imposed as emergency measures must then cease to apply.” At the same time, the parliamentarians urged EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) not to extend the exemption for border controls beyond May 15.
5.46 a.m .: Lots Consumers want to change their everyday behavior due to the corona crisis: Even after the pandemic has subsided, they don’t want to go to the cinema or concerts as often, travel less and avoid public transport. This emerges from a representative survey published by the market research company McKinsey on Thursday.
As long as no vaccine against the Corona virus is available, around 40 percent of the survey says they want to use public transport such as buses, trains or planes less frequently. Instead, they want to walk more often, or use their bikes or their own cars.
4.56 a.m .: The Federal Government Commissioner for Drugs, Daniela Ludwig, warns of the Long-term consequences of the corona crisis for children of addicted parents. “It is already clear that the current and the consequential damage resulting from this lockdown will accompany us for years – even after Corona,” said the CSU politician to the “Welt”. Children of addicts, for example, “suddenly find themselves all alone with the drunk father or mother – in the worst case, without outside help”. These children must now be helped. “Here I am at full throttle.”
Corona loosening in the Netherlands
3.01 a.m .: Just like in Germany Corona restrictions relaxed further in the Netherlands. Restaurants, cafés, museums and theaters are allowed to reopen from June 1, as Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced. However, no more than 30 people including employees are allowed to be there at the same time. There must also be a distance of 1.50 meters between people.
2.34 a.m .: The number of deaths related to the coronavirus is increasing Brazil always faster. According to data from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, for the first time more than 600 corona deaths registered within 24 hours. According to the portal “G1”, the number of those who died on the “worst day” was 615 between Tuesday and Wednesday. This is the highest number for this period since the Covid 19 pandemic began. A total of 8,536 people have died in Brazil in connection with the virus, according to official figures. 125 218 infected people have been registered.
1.00 a.m .: Following the decisions of the federal and state governments to relax the corona requirements, the German Association of Cities is urging the quick introduction of a warning app and the extension of the tests. “Now it is important that the app comes soon and that the information from it also helps the local health authorities,” said Burkhard Jung, president of the city council, to our editorial team. “And it is also correct that more people should now be tested on Corona.” You can read the entire interview with Burkhard Jung here:
City Day President: “It is important that the Corona app comes”
Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Merkel announces further relaxation of the corona rules
10:44 p.m .: The one scheduled for May 10th Presidential election in Poland is postponed. The election should not take place on this day – and the Supreme Court should then declare it invalid, said the chairman of the national conservative governing party PiS, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, according to the PAP news agency in a joint statement on Wednesday evening with former Vice Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin. Then the President of the Parliament should set a new date.
10:01 p.m .: Minister of Economy Peter Altmaier defended the line of the federal government in the federal-state talks on the relaxation of the corona requirements. “We did something I think was very clever. We said we were loosening it up, but we were tying it down to strict conditions, ”said the CDU politician on Wednesday evening on the ARD talk show“ Maischberger. The week”.
The Federal Government and the Länder had taken a joint decision on essential issues. “We also pushed through the emergency brake,” said Altmaier. That was owed to people who were also afraid for their health. With the so-called emergency brake, restrictions are to be implemented on site in the future if new infections should increase regionally again.
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8:56 pm: The German Football League wants that Continue the season in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga on May 15th. The umbrella organization of the German Press Agency confirmed that the 36 professional clubs were informed of this decision by the DFL Presidium on Wednesday evening.
Reproduction number drops to 0.65 according to the RKI
7:32 pm: According to the Robert Koch Institute, the reproductive number of the coronavirus is on 0.65 sunk. In total there are 947 more confirmed coronavirus infections in Germany than the day before.
18.37 p.m .: The World Health Organization (WHO) has dampened expectations of the Corona warning apps. Even when using such aids, people are still needed to keep track of who has recently been in contact with infected people, to warn them and to quarantine them, said WHO expert Maria van Kerkhove in Geneva on Wednesday. “Such apps cannot replace the people who check contacts,” she said.
Such an app for the cell phone is to be used in Germany and many other countries. Such apps record which smartphones have come close to each other. You can then warn users if it later turns out that there was an infected person in their area. The users could then in quarantine go. Experts believe that around 60 percent of the population has to use the app on their cell phones for protection against infection to work. In Germany and most other countries, participation should be voluntary or already is. Background:
Tracking app – This is how the digital fight against the virus works
Giffey calls on countries to quickly come up with concepts for opening their daycare centers
5.25 p.m .: Federal Minister of Family Affairs Franziska Giffey has asked the federal states to quickly present concepts for opening their daycare centers. If shops, hotels, restaurants and many other areas now opened again and more parents went back to work, they would also need good care for their children. “Otherwise, the overall system will not work,” said the SPD politician after the Prime Minister’s switching conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on how to proceed in the Corona crisis on Wednesday.
She therefore appeals to the federal states to promptly introduce regulations for the commencement of restricted regular operation Daycare centers to meet and give specific dates, when which children could visit their daycare or day care again, even if this could only be done with restrictions.
5:02 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has appealed to the citizens to adhere to special protection rules even with further corona loosening. Without the “participation of the people”, all measures would not be effective, said Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday after consulting with the prime ministers of the federal states. “Every bit of freedom that is possible must be used responsibly by every single person under these conditions of the virus.”
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) emphasized: “The mother of all questions is the contact restriction.” Since there is no vaccine and no medication, the contact restriction remains “the only real answer” to the virus.
4:25 p.m .: What looseness are there? We offer one in this article Overview of the current corona rules in the federal states. We are constantly updating this article.
Corona virus: Pupils and preschoolers should go to school before summer
15:57: Every pupil and every preschool child should go to school or kindergarten at least once before summer.
3:50 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in the press conference after the telephone call with the Prime Ministers of the federal states that people in Care facilities be allowed to receive visitors again – but only from a permanent contact person.
3.38 p.m .: The federal states are to decide on a gradual opening of gastronomy in the Corona crisis. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the federal states agreed on this on Wednesday, as the German Press Agency found out from the participants. The countries should act on their own responsibility – against the background of the respective infection and country-specific peculiarities.
2:58 p.m .: The Football Bundesliga is currently allowed because of the corona crisis Continue interrupted season with ghost games from the second half of May. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers of the federal states agreed on this at their meeting on Wednesday, as the German press agency learned from the participants.
Outdoor sports are allowed again, contact block has been extended
14.17 p.m .: The federal government and the federal states want training to be interrupted due to the corona pandemic in Popular and leisure sports allow again in the open air. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers of the federal states agreed on this at their deliberations on Wednesday, as the German Press Agency learned from the participants. The recreational athletes would have to adhere to certain requirements.
02.05 p.m .: All shops in Germany should be allowed to reopen under certain conditions. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state premiers agreed on Wednesday to lift the previous opening restriction to a retail area of 800 square meters.
1:46 p.m .: The federal and state governments have the corona-related requirements Contact restrictions in Germany extended until June 5th. However, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the Prime Ministers of the federal states also agreed on a loosening on Wednesday. According to information from the German press agency from participants, members of two households will be allowed to meet in the future.
12.23 p.m .: In Spain the government practically has enough support for one at the last moment further extension of the controversial Corona emergency receive. The government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that agreements had been reached with the liberal party Ciudadanos and the Basque party PNV.
In the evening, the parliament in Madrid should vote to extend the alarm situation that had been in place since mid-March by a further two weeks until May 23. With nearly 26,000 deaths, Spain is one of the countries hit particularly hard by the pandemic.
States take responsibility for loosening the corona
12.18 p.m .: The Federal states assume responsibility for further easing the corona restrictions, but also have to react immediately to possible negative consequences. The federal government and the federal states agreed on Wednesday that the federal states should ensure that a consequent restriction concept must be implemented again immediately within the last seven days in counties or independent cities with more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. The German press agency learned this from groups of participants in the chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) with the heads of state.
12.16 p.m .: Lots planned easing were announced by individual Prime Ministers before today’s deliberations by the Chancellor and country heads. Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann has criticized the heads of state concerned for going it alone in loosening corona requirements. “Instead of waiting for today’s advice, a whole series of colleagues with their own openings have now rushed forward,” the Green politician told the “Spiegel”. “Up to now, our strength has been in working together carefully.” You shouldn’t leave this path.
Our political correspondent Kerstin Münstermann is also critical of the advance of the country heads. Read her comment here:
Political shows hurt in the crisis
Corona crisis is likely to cause the euro area economy to shrink by more than 7 percent
11.36 a.m .: The Eurozone economy could be due to the Corona crisis this year, according to the EU spring forecast shrink by 7.7 percent and will not fully recover in the next year. The EU Commission spoke on Wednesday in Brussels when presenting its forecast of a recession of historic proportions. “Europe is experiencing an economic shock that has not existed since the Great Depression,” said Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni.
Specifically, the Commission expects new growth of 6.3 percent this year for 2021 after the drastic slump in the 19 countries in the euro zone. For the 27 member states of the European Union as a whole, the 2020 forecast predicts a 7.4 percent drop in gross domestic product and growth of around 6 percent in 2021.
The shock of the pandemic affects all EU countries, but the drop in economic output varies – from around 4 percent in Poland to just under 10 percent in Greece. The recovery in 2021 will also be different and the bottom line will not make up for the losses, Gentiloni said.
10:59 a.m .: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has new ones Figures on the development of the pandemic published in Germany. Accordingly, the number of people infected with the coronavirus has risen to 164,807 to date – an increase of 947 since the previous day.
Corona crisis: Angela Merkel gives press conference today
10:52 a.m .: Today, many eyes are raised again and again Angela Merkel. In the afternoon, the Chancellor will meet again after consulting with the country heads Press conference on the situation in Germany in the corona crisis give, probably also go into further easing.
We looked at how the Chancellor found her decisions during the pandemic – and whose advice she was counting on. You can read our analysis here: Who the Chancellor trusts in the Corona crisis
10.33 a.m .: After weeks in the White House, US President Donald Trump has once again made an appointment outside his seat of government. When visiting a mask factory in the state of Arizona, Trump once again pleaded for the US economy to start up soon. WYou can read more about the Corona crisis in the US here in our US news blog:
Trump visits mask factory – without mask
10.13 a.m .: Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn has been in the corona crisis for nationwide uniform criteria and common principles pronounced. “A disjointed patchwork creates confusion,” said the CDU politician on Wednesday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. At the same time, the measures to contain the virus would have to be adapted regionally, since the infection numbers differ from state to state.
10 a.m .: You can read all older news about the development of the coronavirus pandemic here in our old news blog: Federal government wants to leave responsibility for easing to states
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