Lauterbach & RKI warn of a new corona wave

Lothar Wieler and Karl Lauterbach

After a long break, the SPD politician spoke again about the corona situation in the federal press conference together with the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler.

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Berlin At first glance, the Corona autumn begins as in previous years. It’s getting colder, people are meeting indoors more often again – and getting infected more often. However, the outlook for the coming months is fundamentally different this year.

In Berlin and among experts with whom the Handelsblatt spoke, this time there was cautious confidence instead of concern that it would be less bad than in 2020 and 2021. At that time, with intensive care units that were sometimes full and a high number of deaths.

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Friday that he was expecting a four-digit seven-day incidence again. “But I am confident that we will have it under control.” Corona is currently not so much in the public eye “and it is up to us that it stays that way.” After a long break, the SPD politician spoke at the federal press conference together with the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) Lothar Wieler about the corona situation.

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