DThe seven-day incidence of new infections has reached the highest value since the beginning of the corona pandemic. The Robert Koch Institute put the number of confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week on Monday morning at 201.1. The previous record value was reached at the peak of the second corona wave on December 22, … Read more
BHealth Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) sees the current wave of infections broken. “The peak of the omicron wave has passed – pretty much exactly on the day I predicted a month ago,” Lauterbach told the “Bild” newspaper on Tuesday. Therefore, “moderate easing” is now possible, added the minister with a view to the upcoming federal-state … Read more
AIn view of the increasing number of corona infections in Germany, not everyone who tested positive with a rapid test should be given a PCR test. The health ministers of the federal states unanimously voted in favor of this on Saturday. They welcomed corresponding proposals from Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) for prioritizing PCR … Read more