Before the next deliberations of the Federation and the länder on further loosening of the Corona-rules, an important decision has changed factor again.
In its latest situation report, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) estimates the Corona-infection rate to 0.9.
The so-called reproduction number is therefore, with data 28. April 2020, 0: 00 again, this value decreased, after rising in a Monday evening report, published on 1.
The reproduction number indicates how many people are infected on average by one Infected attached.
This Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) Angela Merkel and the Minister presidents of the Länder want to discuss again the situation.
Merkel had made at the time of the announcement of the first relaxations of the Corona-measures that even seemingly small Changes in the reproduction number can have significant consequences.
RKI President calls for observance of the Corona-rules
With an appeal addressed to the President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the population.
It is important to keep to the rules, – said Lothar Wieler in Berlin on Tuesday. “We don’t want to increase the case numbers again. We do not want, that we have more Covid-19-cases.”
It is important to remain as far as possible at home, to keep to the contact restrictions to keep at least a Meter and a half distance, and where it was difficult to wear a nose-mouth-protection.
In his press conference on Tuesday morning – before the publication of the most recent location report was Wieler called the reproduction number 1 and at the same time, a strong concentration to this value is not recommended.
It was a number of many and it was an average for the whole of Germany.
Less beds for Corona-patient book
Because of the slower spread of the Coronavirus in the hospitals from the point of view of the Federal government to occupy from may more free held beds with other Patients.
After almost six weeks of delay and Cancellations to the clinics could perform now and again, more predictable operations, according to a concept of Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU).
“This is important, as well as the Move of urgent interventions, such as in the case of tumors, or of planned operations, such as for hip replacement, for the affected patients health and mental suffering.”
An exclusive favor from Covid-19-patients could not justify the concept.
More than 156.200 evidence and 5800 Dead in Germany
In Germany have been registered until Monday morning, more than 156.200 infections (before: 155.500) with the Coronavirus. At least 5845 (before: 5738) with the causative agent of Sars-CoV-2 Infected have died nationwide.
The evaluation of the German press-Agency, which takes into account the latest Figures of the Federal States. According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, approximately 117.400 people have survived in Germany, the infection.
Experts also expect in Germany, with a high number of unreported cases of non-scheduled cases. The highest Figures in the Land of Bavaria, with more than 41.400 proven cases and at least 1636 dead.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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