Omicron is no longer a “variant of concern”.
Dhe European epidemic center ECDC has downgraded the threat potential of the long-dominant Sars-CoV-2 variant Omicron: from a potentially dangerous “variant of concern” to a “variant of interest”. This is the second highest of three World Health Organization categories. This means that there are currently no longer any coronavirus variants with the highest threat level. […]
RKI registers over 64,000 new corona infections
BHealth Minister Karl Lauterbach reiterated his call for further contact restrictions before new federal and state consultations on the corona pandemic. He thinks this is necessary in view of the Omicron wave, said the SPD politician on Wednesday evening in the ZDF “heute journal”. Admittedly, one must proceed with caution. But Lauterbach also emphasized: “We […]
Lauterbach warns of new corona variants in autumn
DThe nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections fell again against the background of the Easter holidays. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this Sunday morning, the value is now 834.3. The day before it was 876.5, a week ago it was 1097.9. The value quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants […]
RKI registers 217,593 new corona infections, incidence continues to rise
DThe Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence for the second day in a row. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Friday morning as 1196.4. For comparison: the day before the value was 1174.1. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was […]
RKI rarely sees new Omicron variants
DThe nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections has again increased slightly. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value on Friday morning as 733.4. It was 720.6 the day before and 1001.5 a week ago. The seven-day incidence quantifies the number of new infections registered per 100,000 inhabitants during this period. The index values, […]
RKI reports 200,000 new corona infections: new omicron subtype
DThe number of new corona infections and the incidence have again reached new highs. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the number of new infections in the past 24 hours on Wednesday morning as 208,498. This exceeded the previous high of 203,136 from last Thursday. Meanwhile, the seven-day incidence stood at 1227.5 on Wednesday, up […]
RKI reports almost a quarter of a million new corona infections
DThe number of new corona infections and the incidence have reached new highs. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the number of new infections in the past 24 hours on Friday morning as 248,838. This exceeded the previous high of 236,120 from the previous day. The seven-day incidence now stands at 1349.5, well above the […]
RKI registers 217,593 new corona infections, incidence continues to rise
DThe Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence for the second day in a row. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Friday morning as 1196.4. For comparison: the day before the value was 1174.1. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was […]
RKI registers over 64,000 new corona infections
BHealth Minister Karl Lauterbach reiterated his call for further contact restrictions before new federal and state consultations on the corona pandemic. He thinks this is necessary in view of the Omicron wave, said the SPD politician on Wednesday evening in the ZDF “heute journal”. Admittedly, one must proceed with caution. But Lauterbach also emphasized: “We […]
Omicron subtype BA.2 now at 72 percent: Corona report by the RKI
Dhe spread of the even more easily transmissible omicron subtype BA.2 in Germany has continued. According to the most recent data available for the week before last, their share in a sample was around 72 percent, down from around 64 percent previously, according to the weekly report by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Thursday […]