Home » Health » Several corona infections in schools in the district of Vechta | NDR.de – Nachrichten – Lower Saxony

Several corona infections in schools in the district of Vechta | NDR.de – Nachrichten – Lower Saxony

Status: 11.06.2021 09:55 a.m.

Pupils from the fifth grade must wear masks again in class in the Vechta district from Monday. The reason: Corona infections are increasing in several schools.

In the past few days there have been more cases of infection in the school area, the district announced on Thursday. Among the eight newly infected people, five were students: two other students from the Allgemeine Gymnasium Lohne, one student from the St. Thomas Vechta college and one student each from the Antonianum Vechta grammar school and the Dinklage secondary school, according to the district in a message. The close contacts would now be identified and quarantined by the health department.

additional Information


Education ministers decide to prevent schools from being closed for months in the future. Ton also warns against “bulimia learning”. (10.06.2021) more




District: It is best to wear a mask again in class from now on

In order to prevent new infections and to allow upcoming exams to continue, students in secondary level 1 and 2 must therefore wear a medical mask again throughout class. The district issues a general order for this, which will come into force next Monday. However, the authority appealed to the students to keep their masks on in class today.

The chairman of the board of the Lower Saxony Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVN), Mark Barjenbruch at LPK.  © NDR

1 Min




People sit by the sea in beach chairs.

1 Min




Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) at a press conference of the Corona-Kirsenstab.  © NDR

1 Min




Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) speaks in front of a camera.  © NDR

1 Min




Government spokeswoman Anke Pörksen at the state press conference of the Lower Saxony Corona crisis team.  © NDR

1 Min




A person opens the NDR Lower Saxony app on a smartphone.  © NDR

1 Min




Education Minister Grant Hendrik Tonne (SPD) at a press conference of the Corona-Kirsenstab.  © NDR

2 Min




Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) at a press conference of the Corona-Kirsenstab.  © NDR

1 Min




Grant Hendrik Tonne (SPD) speaks at a press conference.  © NDR

1 Min




Grant Hendrik Tonne (SPD) speaks at a press conference.  © NDR

1 Min




additional Information

A woman draws up a syringe with Biontech vaccine.  © picture alliance / SvenSimon / Frank Hoermann Photo: Frank Hoermann

This was announced by Lower Saxony’s Minister of Health Daniela Behrens at the state press conference. more



A man is being tested for Corona in his car at Hamburg Airport.  © picture alliance / rtn - radio tele nord Photo: Frank Bründel rtn

The Robert Koch Institute reports 155 new corona infections and two more deaths related to the virus. more



An airplane in the sky in front of a beach with palm trees.  © picture alliance Photo: Martin Schroeder

That affects almost 100 countries. As of July 1, the federal government will no longer generally advise against tourist travel. More corona news in the live ticker. more



A person looks at the current corona information in the NDR Lower Saxony app on a smartphone screen.  © NDR

Are the number of infections falling further? You can call up the current corona numbers for your region via the NDR.de website. Just enter your zip code. more



The virologist Prof. Christian Drosten and the virologist Prof. Sandra Ciesek (Montage) © picture alliance / dpa, University Hospital Frankfurt Photo: Christophe Gateau,


Here you will find all episodes broadcast so far for reading and listening to as well as a scientific glossary and much more. more




Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.