Status: 05.01.2021 06:39 a.m.
Today the crisis team of the Lower Saxony state government expresses itself for the first time in the new year on the corona situation. NDR.de will broadcast live as usual from 1 p.m.
How did the number of infections develop over the holidays? What is the situation in the hospitals and how is the vaccination campaign progressing? Those responsible for the crisis team will probably answer these and other questions at the state press conference.
Decision on further lockdown in federal-state consultations
However, there is still no clear answer to the question of how the lockdown will proceed. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers will not meet for a video conference until 1 p.m. in the afternoon to discuss this. According to reports, however, the federal states should already agree on an extension of the restrictions. Apparently only the exact duration is in dispute.