February 13, 2021, 11:17 a.m. Government – Dresden:Prime Minister Kretschmer threatened with death verbally online Open detailed view—Michael Kretschmer (CDU), Prime Minister of Saxony, speaks. Photo: Robert Michael / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa / archive image (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Munich / Dresden (dpa) – Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) … Read more
Mutations are a cause for concern The extent to which the number of cases will continue to fall in the coming weeks depends primarily on how the new virus mutations spread in Germany. Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) said at a press conference on Friday that the winter was hard – and that everyone wanted … Read more
February 11, 2021, 2:22 p.m. Crime – Karlsruhe:Charges against alleged Islamists after knife attack Open detailed view—The statue of Justitia is backlit by the sun. Photo: Arne Dedert / dpa / Symbolbild (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Karlsruhe (dpa) – After a knife attack with a dead and a seriously injured … Read more
Demand quadrupled compared to the previous year The interest is suddenly great. At the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control, car buyers can apply for the so-called environmental bonus for the purchase of their electric car. MDR AKTUELL now has the figures for Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. – By the end of 2020, 26,000 … Read more
Dresden (dpa / sn) – The Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) sees a clear timetable after the recent conference of the federal and state governments on the corona measures. “If we are at an incidence of less than 35, further steps can be taken to relax,” he said on Wednesday evening at RTL / … Read more
Dresden (dpa / sn) – Discontent at the Semperoper Dresden: On Monday, director Peter Theiler objected to representations by chief conductor Christian Thielemann and the orchestra board of the Staatskapelle, hindering their work in the corona pandemic. Thielemann said in a report in the “Dresdner Neuesten Nachrichten” on Monday: “You will not believe how disappointed … Read more
Kretschmann admits errors in the corona policy and slows down any easing Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) has admitted errors in crisis management in the corona pandemic. “The lockdown light in November was wrong, the restrictions did not go far enough,” said Kretschmann to the “Tagesspiegel am Sonntag”. “We had the announcement from parts … Read more
There have been several corona outbreaks in children’s facilities in the Vogtland region of Treuen. In a press release, the city speaks of a “dynamic infection process” since last Friday. Within a week, 13 educators and technical staff tested positive for the virus. Nine other contacts were placed in quarantine. It is still unclear whether … Read more
February 4, 2021, 11:19 p.m. Flood – Offenbach am Main:Rain and thaw: flood warning for individual rivers Open detailed view—A tuft of grass peeks out from under melting snow. Photo: Jan Woitas / dpa-Zentralbild / ZB / archive image (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Magdeburg / Halle (dpa / sa) – … Read more
February 4, 2021, 3:49 a.m. State Parliament – Dresden:State parliament debates corona pandemic Open detailed view—Petra Köpping (SPD), Minister of Social Affairs of Saxony, speaks in the state parliament. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Dresden (dpa / sn) – The current hour in the … Read more