Large increase in Covid-19 cases. Health Minister Jens Span calls for a negative test from both vaccinated and recovering patients. Cancel events. Germany’s positivity index has risen even more. The number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days is 263.7. A week ago it was at 169.9. Health services recorded 48,640 new cases in […]
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YÏ€. Health Germany: Free tests and restrictions for the unvaccinated are back
“We have to stop the fourth wave, otherwise we will have a bitter December,” said Health Minister Jens Spann, while the head of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wheeler, warned that “we are already at five o’clock.” The Minister of Health announced today, among other things, the resumption from tomorrow of the free diagnostic tests […]
Germany: Change in pandemic legislation
The aim is for the restrictions to now apply mainly to the unvaccinated. The free tests are back. Stricter regulations are in place for employees. The number of new cases of coronavirus and the positivity index have exceeded all previous limits. The Robert Koch State Epidemiological Institute recorded 50,196 new cases, while the positivity index, […]
Maas for Belarus: ‘The time has come for consequences’
German Foreign Minister Haiko Maas said today that “the time has come for there to be consequences” for Belarus over the immigration crisis it is accused of orchestrating on Europe’s borders, extending EU sanctions against Minsk. “In the current situation, the time has come for consequences. We want to do it together with our European […]
Coronavirus: Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm plans to produce Sputnik-V vaccine in Germany
The Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm, owned by Alexei Repik, plans to start production of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine in Germany, although the vaccine has not yet been approved for use by the European Union, writes the Russian newspaper Kommersant, noting that the company took a three-year loan of 50 million euros from Raiffeisenbank to expand […]
‘SOS’ by Professor of Microbiology: Germany in ’emergency’ – 100,000 dead if no action is taken
Germany is in a “state of emergency”, according to the head of the Department of Microbiology at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Christian Drosten, who predicts an additional 100,000 deaths if no immediate action is taken, including a lockdown. Speaking on the North German NDR network podcast, Mr Drosten emphasized that “vaccination gaps need […]
Free tests return to Germany – Bavaria ‘in a state of disaster’
Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking a meeting with state prime ministers “as soon as possible” to coordinate anti-pandemic policies, while the health minister is restoring free diagnostic tests, which were abolished a month ago. At the same time, the Bavarian government is declaring the state a “state of disaster.” According to a decision by the […]
Germany: Inflation at 4.5% in October
Consumer prices in Germany rose sharply in October, confirming preliminary data, Destatis said. Consumer prices stood at 4.5% according to national standards and 4.6% according to EU harmonized standards, both of which are in line with estimates. The rise in inflation is mainly due to the comparison with the lowest prices in 2020. In this […]
Inflation reached 4.5% year-on-year in October, its highest level since 1993
Germany’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 0.5% in the monthly reading for October, as expected, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is its highest level since last July. The year-on-year inflation has risen to 4.5% from the previous 4.1%, meeting forecasts, reaching its highest level since August 1993. Among the causes […]
Germany demands new EU sanctions against Belarus
Germany is in favor of imposing new European Union sanctions on Belarus, German Foreign Minister Haiko Maas said on Wednesday, accusing Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko of “ruthlessly” exploiting thousands of immigrants. “We will impose sanctions on all those involved in targeted migrant trafficking,” Maas said in a press release issued by his services, warning that […]
