Tag: RKI
Federal Ministers Lindner and Pistorius tested positive for Corona
EU confirms plans to digitize the yellow vaccination certificate The EU Commission has confirmed plans to digitize the World Health Organization’s (WHO) yellow vaccination certificate. This is part of a…
Wie besorgniserregend sind Eris und BA.2.86?
Berlin Die Pandemie ist vorbei, doch mit dem endenden Sommer werden Atemwegserkrankungen wieder häufiger. Die Corona-Infektionszahlen steigen schon jetzt. Grund ist die Eris-Variante, die sich ausbreitet. Und mit BA.2.86 ist…
Climate change brings new viruses to Europe
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt It is a disease that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the ten greatest threats to global health: dengue fever, which is accompanied by…
First tropical virus vaccine about to be approved
Work for the mosquito atlas Doreen Walther at her workplace in the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research. The biologist identifies mosquitoes under the microscope and enters the results in…
RKI boss Lothar Wieler was indispensable during the corona pandemic
Lothar Wieler The former RKI President will leave the institute. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin After eight years, Lothar Wieler is leaving the Robert Koch Institute on Friday. He moves to…
The Corona explainer leaves an institute with an uncertain future
Berlin After eight years, Lothar Wieler is leaving the Robert Koch Institute on Friday. He moves to the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam. Anyone who asks about Wieler’s balance sheet…
Lauterbach advises voluntarily wearing a mask in public transport
Mr. Martin Weiland02/01/2023 09:13 am Mr. Lauterbach could thus make himself liable for damages. Mr. Max Heck01/30/2023 11:26 am The journalistic contribution that the number of those who remain seated…
Current Corona rules: Mask requirement, citizen tests and isolation
Mask at the train station Some federal states such as Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein had already abolished the obligation to wear masks in local public transport. (Photo: IMAGO/IPA Photo) Berlin…
Former RKI boss Lothar Wieler goes to the Hasso Plattner Institute
Lothar Wieler The former RKI President will leave the institute. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin As President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler played a key role in shaping…
Former RKI boss Lothar Wieler goes to the Hasso Plattner Institute
Lothar Wieler The former RKI President will leave the institute. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin As President of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler played a key role in shaping…
12 answers to the question of what waves Corona will make in 2023
Berlin The pandemic phase of Corona is over, but Sars-Cov-2 remains present even in the endemic. Experts from various disciplines explain what this means in the coming months and where…
Corona mask requirement on buses and trains ends nationwide in February
Karl Lauterbach From February 2nd, masks will no longer be compulsory in long-distance transport. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf The mask requirement in long-distance traffic ends on February 2nd. Health Minister…
Corona mask requirement in long-distance traffic ends in February
Karl Lauterbach From February 2nd, masks will no longer be compulsory in long-distance transport. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf The mask requirement in long-distance traffic ends on February 2nd. Health Minister…
New omicron subline should become dominant
After the above-average number of respiratory diseases a few weeks ago, people in Germany seem to be struggling less with it again. The estimated rate of acute respiratory diseases fell…
Lothar Wieler resigns as RKI President
Lothar Wieler The RKI President wants to resign from office on April 1st. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin After almost eight years at the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI),…
Lothar Wieler resigns as RKI President
Lothar Wieler The RKI President wants to resign from office on April 1st. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Berlin After almost eight years at the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI),…
Anti-terror operation in Castrop-Rauxel
Castrop-Rauxel The suspect is taken into custody by officers from the special task force (SEK) wearing a protective mask. (Photo: dpa) Castrop-Rauxel After the anti-terrorist operation in Castrop-Rauxel, the Düsseldorf…
New Omicron subline: What XBB.1.5 means for Germany
Coronavirus According to the Robert Koch Institute, the subline was detected for the first time in a random sample in Germany at the end of November. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According…
Germany introduces mandatory tests for travelers from China – Belgium and Sweden also require tests
Travelers from China will have to present negative corona test results again from January 5 before boarding a plane to England. A government spokesman confirmed this to journalists in London…
Canada, Australia and Morocco regulate entry from China – variant XBB.1.5 widespread in the USA
In the USA, a significant proportion of the new corona infections can be traced back to the XBB.1.5 variant, which has only recently been discovered. The US health authority CDC…