“We can not talk about ‘Freedom Day’, on the contrary,” he warned. Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach and expressed concern about the continuing rise in the number of cases coronavirus. He called for a new vaccine for the elderly and the vulnerable.
According to Mr. Lauterbach, the new cases coronavirus are estimated at about 600,000 per day, which is twice the number of officially registered. “Unfortunately, the situation is not good. We can not talk about “Freedom Day”, the opposite. We can not just wait. “We have to take action now,” said the health minister, just days after most measures to curb the pandemic were lifted. “We must definitely use the hotspot rule,” he said, referring to the provision for strict measures in the event of a large increase in cases in one region and even in an entire state.
Mr Lauterbach reiterated his call for vaccination. “THE danger to be infected now and to have a serious development or even to die is bigger than ever “, he underlined and supported in his favor vaccination with new booster dose for the age group over 60 years. He even said that 90% of those who, according to the recommendation of the Vaccination Committee, should have been vaccinated for the fourth time, people over 70 years and vulnerable groups, have not yet done so, while the overall vaccination rate is not enough to to address the situation next fall. “At the moment, about 300 people are dying every day from complications of Covid-19,” he said, referring to “strong pressure on hospitals.”
“THE pandemic “It is not over yet, on the contrary,” said Lothar Wheeler, head of the Robert Koch Institute, noting that the large number of cases inevitably causes congestion in hospitals. He even estimated that new waves of the pandemic would follow. “This wave will not be the last,” he said.
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