The bioinformatician Lars Kaderali from Greifswald sees Germany in a new corona wave. “This is mainly due to the fact that omicron subtype BA.2 is even more infectious than the original variant“, he told the German Press Agency. In addition, there would be the easing of the corona measures. “In combination, both lead to the increasing number of cases.” The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has been reporting an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence for about a week.
Kaderali, a member of the Federal Government’s Corona Expert Council, nevertheless considers the easing announced by the Federal Government to be justifiable. “Although the corona numbers are increasing nationwide, the situation in the hospitals is still undramatic,” he said. “But you should only loosen up carefully and only with the option of going back if you realize that it’s getting too much.”
With regard to the widely expected flattening of the infection curve in summer, Kaderali said: “The seasonal effect will probably not be enough to bring the incidence down to 0.” Health Minister Lauterbach’s assumption that there could also be a corona wave in the summer months holds he plausible. The previous openings could already mean that “we will see a very, very strong increase again and then we will go into the summer with high incidences.”