Infection boom Covid in Germany according to the data of the bulletin released today, 4 November by the Roberto Koch Institut. In the past 24 hours, 33,949 coronavirus infections have been recorded, 172 more than those certified on December 18 last year, when the country was grappling with a broad wave.
Salt also the weekly incidence, reached 154.5 out of 100 thousand inhabitants, against 146.6 yesterday and 130.2 last week. Across Germany, 165 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. A week ago there were 126.
Meanwhile, the Federal Statistical Office Destatis reports that a total of 985,572 people died in the country in 2020, including 492,797 men and 492,775 women. The number of deaths increased by 4.9% over the previous year. The increase is also due to deaths related to Covid-19.
The Minister: “It is a pandemic of the unvaccinated”
In Germany there is a “pandemic of unvaccinated people and it is huge”. The German health minister said so Jens Spahn, hoping that the government will put in place stricter measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus and in particular implement restrictions in public places. “We are currently experiencing mainly an unvaccinated pandemic and it is huge,” Spahn said while meeting with reporters. “In some regions of Germany, ICU beds are running out again,” he added.
The masks are back in the classroom
The German Land of Bavaria has decided to reintroduce the obligation to wear masks in schools, in the face of an increase in cases of Coronavirus infection. The measure will come into effect when pupils return from their current holidays and will be imposed for one week in primary schools and two weeks in secondary schools. “From 8 November, the obligation to wear masks during lessons and at meeting points in school facilities will be in force, even if not outdoors,” said the Minister of Culture, Michele Piazolo.
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