Tag: pandemic
Bundestag wants to decide on shorter quarantine
Test center in Laatzen, Lower Saxony Berlin The new quarantine rules take the next hurdle: the corresponding legal framework is to be passed in the Bundestag this Thursday, and the…
Those who don’t stick to it should be severely punished
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor ducks in the debate and refers to the parliamentary processes (Photo: Reuters) With all the annoyance about the traffic light government’s dawdling about compulsory vaccinations: In…
When does Omikron get out of control?
Intensive care unit What is the limit of stress in the health system? (Photo: dpa) Berlin The highly contagious Omikron variant is driving the number of infections in Germany from…
Omicron wave stirs suspicion towards the stationed US armed forces
Tokyo The Covid 19 pandemic in Japan had paused for three months. But now Asia’s oldest industrial nation is also being flooded by the new, highly infectious Omicron variant –…
Retailers can cut rents at lockdown
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt The Federal Court of Justice has ruled: If shops have to be closed due to a state-ordered lockdown, traders can be entitled to a reduction in rent. Since…
Novavax supplies 69 million doses to the EU
Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax The US manufacturer plans to deliver 69 million cans to the EU by the middle of the year. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The US vaccine manufacturer Novavax…
Debate about general vaccination requirements: pressure on traffic lights is growing
Berlin In the debate about the general compulsory vaccination, the pressure on the traffic light government to come up with a timetable is growing. Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens)…
Luca app: police access alerts data protection officers
Berlin, Düsseldorf Access by the Mainz police to personal data from the Luca contact tracking app met with sharp criticism. The officials had used data from visitors to a restaurant…
Omikron puts the rapid test system to the test – test marathon at the start of school
Berlin Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has announced that it will check which rapid tests can prove how well an infection with the Omikron variant is. “I have…
US experts have so far seen no signs of more severe courses
Covid-19 vaccination According to a study, children between five and eleven years of age are very well tolerated by the vaccination. (Photo: Moment / Getty Images) The number of young…
There is no consensus on key pandemic issues
Consultations from the federal and state governments on corona measures Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, M), Hendrik Wüst (CDU, 2nd from left), Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Franziska Giffey…
The federal and state governments agree on 2G-Plus in gastronomy
Consultations from the federal and state governments on corona measures Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) explains the results at a press conference after the meeting of the state leaders with…
The federal and state governments agree on 2G-Plus in gastronomy
Consultations from the federal and state governments on corona measures 07.01.2022, Berlin: Hendrik Wüst (CDU, r), Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Conference (MPK), takes…
Euro: initially took some getting used to, today there is no alternative
Because what most critics of the euro overlook or ignore is that inflation in Germany has mostly been lower in the past two decades than in the D-Mark era. The…
This is how governments deal with the virus variant
The governments there report new infection records every day. Denmark and Great Britain have some of the highest values. Both countries celebrated Freedom Day last summer and lifted all restrictions.…
New figures on the shortage of skilled workers – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In addition to climate change, the shortage of skilled workers is probably one of the best-predicted crises in German history. The number of births in Germany peaked in 1964, after…
This is how governments deal with the virus variant
The governments there report new infection records every day. Denmark and Great Britain have some of the highest values. Both countries celebrated Freedom Day last summer and lifted all restrictions.…
What the federal and state governments are planning now
2G in Berlin In the future, everyone who is not boosted should also submit a test. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Further coronavirus measures are emerging before the federal and state governments…
New figures on the shortage of skilled workers – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In addition to climate change, the shortage of skilled workers is probably one of the best-predicted crises in German history. The number of births in Germany peaked in 1964, after…
What the federal and state governments are planning now
Sign indicating the 2G access rule to a restaurant in Berlin In the future, there could be a compulsory test for everyone who is not boosted. (Photo: imago images /…