THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

The latest developments

The Robert Koch Institute reported 112,323 new infections and 239 deaths on Wednesday. 60.6 million people have been vaccinated twice. 39.6 million people have received a booster vaccination.

Über acht Millionen Deutsche wurden seit Beginn der Pandemie positiv getestet.

More than eight million Germans have tested positive since the beginning of the pandemic.

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The latest developments

The number of new infections reported daily in Germany has exceeded the 100,000 mark for the first time. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 112,323 new infections on Wednesday (January 19). 239 people died within 24 hours with or from the virus. The day before there were 74,405 new infections and 193 deaths. The seven-day incidence has risen to a new record for the sixth straight day – from 553.2 the previous day to 584.4. In Germany, more than 8.1 million people have been infected with the corona virus since the beginning of the pandemic, and 116,081 people have died. Because of the omicron variant, the RKI has tightened its risk assessment: For those who have been vaccinated twice and those who have recovered, the risk of infection is now considered “high”. It remains “very high” for unvaccinated people, and “moderate” for vaccinated people with booster vaccinations.

  • Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach is calling for compulsory vaccination to come into force quickly after a corresponding decision has been made in the Bundestag.
  • «If we want to make an application that is still effective, then it is an application that makes vaccination compulsory sets in April or around April, maybe in May,” said the SPD politician on Tuesday evening (January 19) on RTL television. There must still be enough time to immunize unvaccinated people before a possible further corona wave in autumn, he explained. Thuringia is postponing the introduction of the 2-G-plus rule in bars, restaurants and cafés. It will not apply nationwide from January 23 as planned, but only in hotspot regions as before, said a spokesman for the state government on Tuesday (January 18) in Erfurt. A new regulation, which also regulates 2-G-plus, should only be decided in 14 days. As justification, the spokesman said that the current regulation, which only provides for the 2-G-plus rule in regions with a high incidence, is effective. Actually, the federal and state decision on gastronomy should be implemented in Thuringia at the end of this week.

  • Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach speaks out against the introduction of a vaccination register. This would take too long and is also not uncontroversial in terms of data protection, said the SPD politicians on Tuesday (January 18) on Deutschlandfunk. “We can also monitor compulsory vaccination without a vaccination register,” said Lauterbach. However, this is doubted by the former federal constitutional judge Hans-Jürgen Papier. In an assessment quoted by the newspapers of the Funke media group on Tuesday, Papier writes that violations of mandatory vaccinations can hardly be sanctioned without a central vaccination register, because those who refuse to vaccinate are generally unknown to the authorities. The German Ethics Council had also recommended a “data-secure” vaccination register as a condition for compulsory vaccination. Vaccination registers already exist in other European countries.
  • The convalescent status in Germany is reduced from six to three months. The Robert Koch Institute announced this on Monday (January 17) on its website. The regulation came into force with retrospective effect on Saturday (15 January). According to the definition of the RKI of the recovered status, the PCR result of the infection must be at least 28 days old and is valid for a maximum of 90 days.

    Which corona measures currently apply, shows this overview.

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    What is the situation at the moment?

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, around 8.1 million people have been infected in Germany. 115,847 people have died related to the virus. Recently, the infection situation worsened again.

    Record incidence in Germany

    Daily reported new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week

  • The reason for the increase in Corona cases is the new Omicron variant; in Germany it is being detected more and more frequently. Omicron is significantly more infectious than Delta, but causes Rarely severe courses .

    Most new corona infections are now in the northern states of Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen, where omicron first spread, possibly via Denmark. In Bremen, Omicron was already the dominant variant over Christmas.

    High incidences in the north

    Daily reported new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week in districts and cities

    Region

    CountryIncidenceDelmenhorst

    NI

    ➚ +70%

    1472

    Bremen CityHB➙ +9%

    1401

    Segeberg

    SH➚ +87%

    1265

    Frankfurt am MainHE➚ +86%1230Hamburg

    HH➚ +78%

    1214

    SH

    BB

    Keel

    BerlinBE➚ +52%1142
    Lübeck➙ +2%1035Potsdam➚ +76%1033
    SH➚ +28%1015
    WuppertalNW

    ➚ +50%

    996Main-Taunus-Kreis

    HE➚ +167%982MunichBY➚ +84%978BremerhavenHB➚ +19%

    960Wiesbaden

    HE➚ +83%955Northwest Mecklenburg

    MV

    ➚ +107%

    921

    Pinneberg

    SH➚ +46%915Havelland

    BB

    ➚ +107% 914Darmstadt

    HE➚ +58%905HarburgNI➚ +40%898Munich (Country) BY➚ +127%896Freiburg in BreisgauBW➚ +59%892 EsslingenBW➚ +190%875Baden-BadenBW➚ +140%873Duchy of Lauenburg SH ➚ +42%

    872Verden

    NI

    ➚ +10%

    868

    Leverkusen

    NW➚ +74%

    866EbersbergBY➚ +79%865Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

    BY

    ➚ +177%

    863

    WaldshutBW➚ +132%862Schleswig-FlensburgSH

    ➚ +260%

    858Solingen

    NW➚ +69 %848Krefeld

    NW

    ➚ +69% 846Erding

    BY➚ +72%842SpeyerRP➚ +96%

    836

    DachauBY➚ +125%834IngolstadtBY➚ +89%833Gross-Gerau

    HE➚ +123%

    826Fuerstenfeldbruck

    BY

    ➚ +112%

    825BonnNW➚ +101%822Flensburg

    SH

    ➚ +17%

    822

    Hochtaunuskreis

    HE

    ➚ +76%804 Mülheim an der RuhrNW➚ +103%803Darmstadt-DieburgHE ➚ +109%800RavensburgBW➚ +99%797Easter Wood

    NI➙ +3%795 LoerrachBW➚ +55%790DortmundNW➚ +64%

    789

    SchweinfurtBY ➚ +80%

    780FreisingBY

    ➚ +114%

    776Or- Spree

    BB➚ +46%774Teltow-Fläming

    BB

    ➚ +45 %770Mainz

    RP

    ➚ +42%

    767

    Lindau (Bodensee)BY➚ +51%

    766

    RosenheimBY➚ +135%

    760

    Ludwigslust-ParchimMV➚ +114%758

    RastattBW➚ +124%748Weilheim-SchongauBY➚ +239%741 RegensburgBY➚ +94%738StarnbergBY➚ +38%

    735

    Miesbach BY➚ +69%

    735Rosenheim (Land)

    BY➚ +124%733ErlangenBY➚ +130%

    732

    DuisburgNW➚ +113%

    730MannheimBW➚ +81%

    727

    OldenburgNI

    ➚ +99%

    727

    Vechta

    NI

    ➚ +59%727OstallgäuBY➚ +46%725HerneNW➚ +99%722Salzgitter

    NI

    ➚ +93%

    720

    OberhavelBB➚ +23%720Kaise rslautern (Country)

    RP➙ +7%

    716

    Rotenburg (Wümme)

    NI

    ➚ +234%716Breisgau-Upper Black ForestBW➚ +9 3%714Märkisch-Oderland

    BB

    ➚ +53%714AugsburgBY➚ +82%712StormarnSH➚ +75%710Miltenberg

    BY➚ +110%708TirschenreuthBY➚ +163%707KaiserslauternRP➙ -5%704Würzburg

    BY

    ➚ +42%

    703

    Rhine-Erft DistrictNW➚ +77%

    703Open nbach am Main

    HE➚ +19%701Ortenaukreis

    BW➚ +87%

    697Rems-Murr district

    BW➚ +100%696Frankenthal (Palatinate)RP

    ➚ +90%

    695RottweilBW➚ +107%694Regional Association Saarbrücken

    SL

    ➚ +50%694North Friesland

    SH➙ +2%693Aachen region

    MonchengladbachNW ➚ +101%
    690
    NW➚ +43%

    688

    Bad Kreuznach

    RP➚ +81%679Main-Kinzig districtHE➚ +79%674 Mühldorf a. Inn

    BY➚ +83%672Barks

    NW

    ➚ +66%672Cologne

    NW

    ➚ +62%670Potsdam-MittelmarkBB➚ +16%670

    BW

    KoblenzRP➚ +65%669
    Ulm➚ +78%668
    RemscheidNW➚ +72%

    667

    Oldenburg (Oldb)NI

    ➚ +46%

    666

    BarnimBB➚ +11%666Rheingau-Taunus districtHE➚ +96%658TuebingenBW➚ +107%654BochumNW➚ +74%

    651

    Aichach-Friedberg

    BY➚ +60%644 Lake Constance

    BW➚ +61%643Dahme-Spreewald

    BB

    ➙ +6%

    643HammNW➚ +102%

    642

    HeilbronnBW➚ +78%

    639

    Landsberg am Lech

    BY

    ➚ +43%638 ConstanceBW➚ +72%

    637StuttgartBW➚ +124%636Wetterau district

    HE

    ➚ +68%634Rhoen-GrabfeldBY➚ +57%633Weser MarchNI➚ +40%633EmmendingenBW➚ +116%632DürenNW➚ +90%631DiepholzNI➚ +49%631MuensterNW

    ➚ +29%628Märkischer Kreis

    NW➚ +44%

    628

    BoeblingenBW➚ +75%

    628

    LüneburgNI➚ +30%626Rheinisch-Bergischer KreisNW➚ +64%625BiberachBW➚ +60%

    623

    Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde

    SH

    ➘ -11%

    623KarlsruheBW➚ +44%622 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    BY

    ➚ +64% 622Pfaffenhofen ad IlmBY ➚ +99%621Oberhausen

    NW

    ➚ +44% 619MemmingenBY➚ +83%613PrignitzBB➙ +3%612UnnaNW➚ +100%611ReutlingenBW➚ +70%610Rhein-Sieg-KreisNW➚ +75%609UnterallgäuBY➚ +86%607BirkenfeldRP➚ +143%606UckermarkBB➚ +17%604NeumünsterSH➚ +16%601BottropNW➚ +92%601LudwigsburgBW➚ +99%597KaufbeurenBY➚ +75%596GüterslohNW➚ +35%596Weiden i.d. OPf.BY➚ +159%595GelsenkirchenNW➚ +103%595Schwarzwald-Baar-KreisBW➚ +79%595Heilbronn (Country)

    BW➚ +80%594CloppenburgNI➚ +141%594LandshutBY➚ +81%593
    KasselHE➚ +65%592
    TraunsteinBY➚ +108%

    591

    Augsburg (Country)BY ➚ +122%
    590
    BY

    EichstättBY

    ➚ +70%589
    Kulmbach

    ➚ +181%

    588

    Neuburg-SchrobenhausenBY➚ +103%

    588Mettmann

    NW➚ +38%588PforzheimBW➚ +68%586GöppingenBW➚ +117%585Ludwigshafen am Rhein

    RP➚ +44%

    582

    Kempten (Allgäu)BY

    ➚ +32%

    582Dithmarschen

    SH➘ -25%581Alb-Donau-Kreis

    BW

    ➚ +92%578GünzburgBY➚ +92%577Rhein-Kreis NeussNW➚ +87%574SchwabachBY➚ +135%572BergstraßeHE➚ +65%571TrierRP➚ +45%570OffenbachHE➚ +21%566Regensburg (Land)BY➚ +97%563Minden-LübbeckeNW➚ +44%562HagenNW➚ +90%561OsnabrückNI➚ +48%561FuldaHE➙ -7%561GießenHE➚ +95%561Marburg-BiedenkopfHE➚ +109%561Erlangen-HöchstadtBY➚ +117%560EssenNW➚ +56%558WeselNW➚ +84%

    556

    Fuerth

    BY➚ +80%

    555

    SteinfurtNW➚ + 27%555Eifelkreis Bitburg-PrümRP ➚ +98%554Altötting

    BY

    ➚ +82%

    554

    Bayreuth

    BY

    ➚ +63%

    554

    Dingolfing-Landau

    BY➚ +94%553TuttlingenBW➚ +54%552Cochem cellRP➚ +14%551SaarlouisSL➚ +84%551Neu-Ulm

    BY➚ +91%551Ostholstein

    SH➙ -5%551

    BW

    Sigmaringen➚ +58%550Schweinfurt (Country)BY➚ +57%

    550Heinsberg

    NW➚ +81%

    548

    Warendorf

    NW

    ➚ +23%547Oberberg DistrictNW➚ +32%544Lahn-Dill districtHE ➚ +139%544PloenSH➚ +26%537Limburg-WeilburgHE➚ +65%

    535

    Stade

    NI

    ➚ +47%533Herford

    NW ➚ +63%532Nuremberg

    BY➚ +50%531Worms

    RP

    ➚ +33%

    528

    BrunswickNI➚ +48%

    527

    Zollernalbkreis

    BW➚ +34%

    526Fuerth (Country)BY➚ +108%

    525

    CalwBW➚ +73%

    525

    Passau

    BY

    ➚ +60%523Bad KissingenBY➚ +122%

    519

    Cottbus BB➙ -5% 518Main- Tauber Circle

    BW

    ➚ +70%

    518HeidenheimBW➚ +77%515RostockMV➚ +28%

    514

    Neckar-Odenwald districtBW➚ +75%512Ammerland

    NI➚ +37%511LichtenfelsBY ➚ +120%511Rhine-Palatinate DistrictRP

    ➚ +65%

    511WolfsburgNI➚ +84%

    507

    Waldeck-Frankenberg

    HE

    ➚ +121%507Ostprignitz-Ruppin BB➚ +47%506AschaffenburgBY➚ + 66%505Enzkreis

    BW➚ +132%

    503Merzig-WadernSL➚ +51%503Ennepe -Ruhr district NW➚ +37%

    503

    Hersfeld-RotenburgHE➚ +39%502Straubing

    BY

    ➚ +99%

    496

    HeidelbergBW➚ +24%495Bernkastel-WittlichRP➚ +58%

    493Landshut (Country)

    BY➚ +55%

    493AnsbachBY

    ➚ +79%

    492
    Mainz-BingenRP➚ +28%

    489

    Hate Mountains

    BY

    ➚ +93%

    487

    CuxhavenNI ➚ +38%

    487Berchtesgadener LandBY ➚ +285%

    487

    Odenwaldkreis

    HE

    ➚ +121%482BielefeldNW➚ +53%481Neumarkt id OPf.BY➚ +138%477

    SN

    Leipzig➚ +24 %477SchwerinMV

    ➚ +40%

    475OberallgäuBY➚ +32% 475Swallow Eder CircleHE➚ +136%474Viersen

    NW➚ +29%474Karlsruhe (Country)BW➚ +44%474CleveNW➚ +62%

    473

    Schwäbisch HallBW➚ +52%471 Bamberg

    BY➚ +56%471Dusseldorf

    NW

    ➘ -21%471Rhein-Hunsrück DistrictRP

    ➚ +88%

    470Brandenburg an der Havel

    BB➙ +9%469County of BentheimNI➚ +24%

    466Rhein-Lahn DistrictRP➚ + 79%465Hannover RegionNI

    ➚ +45%

    465Nuremberg CountryBY➚ +60%463Landau in der Pfalz

    RP➚ +14%

    463Rostock (Country)

    MV➚ +14%

    463

    Rain

    BY➚ +64%459 Roth

    BY➚ +128%

    458SteinburgSH➚ +17%458 Weißenburg-GunzenhausenBY➚ +112%457Osnabrueck (Country)

    NI➚ +67%456Würzburg (Land)

    BY➚ +25%456KelheimBY➚ +102%453Main-SpessartBY➚ +78%453
    Donau-RiesBY➚ +71%453LipNW➚ +14%
    446OstalbkreisBW

    ➚ +77%446Western Pomerania-RügenMV➚ +18%445Vogelsberg DistrictHE➚ +105%

    442Mecklenburg Lake DistrictMV➘ -18%

    440

    Rottal-InnBY➚ +89%

    439

    Aschaffenburg (country)BY➚ +76%43 9CoesfeldNW➚ +42%438 Mayen-Koblenz

    RP

    ➚ +52%

    437

    Olpe

    NW

    ➚ +55%

    437

    Frankfurt (Oder)BB

    ➙ +3%

    430CourtBY➚ +74%

    429

    Emsland

    NI➚ +55% 429GermersheimRP➚ +19%427 Dresden

    SN

    ➙ -0%

    423

    HeidekreisNI➚ +57%423Forchheim

    BY

    ➚ +50%421 On the mountainBY➚ +29%

    419

    Bamberg (country)

    BY

    ➚ +82%

    418

    Coburg

    BY➚ +76%

    416Hohenlohe DistrictBW➚ +47%

    414

    Neustadt ad WaldnaabBY➚ +82%414Straubing-Bogen

    BY➚ +153%411 Freudenstadt

    BW➚ +21%410Magdeburg

    ST

    ➚ +30 %410Siegen-WittgensteinNW➚ +51%409ChamBY➚ +88%408Euskirchen

    NW

    ➚ +32%

    406Celle

    NI➚ +80%403
    West Pomerania-GreifswaldMV➘ -14%402WilhelmshavenNI

    ➚ +30%

    399Uelzen

    NI➚ +75%398Kassel (Country)HE➚ +69%

    398

    Halle (Saale)ST

    ➚ +22%

    396Rhine-Neckar DistrictBW➚ +43%

    392

    AhrweilerRP➚ +27%392SchaumburgNI➚ +51%386Dillingen on the DanubeBY➚ +34%385Peine

    NI

    ➚ +43%

    385

    PaderbornNW ➙ +4%383Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim

    BY➚ +69%383WesterwaldkreisRP➚ +50%378KuselRP➚ +47%374Hameln-PyrmontNI➚ +101%373Lüchow-DannenbergNI➚ +14%371Jerichower LandST➚ +20%370WolfenbüttelNI➚ +40%369Nienburg (Weser)NI➚ +31%369Bayreuth (Land)BY➚ +52%367Spree-NeißeBB➘ -32%365GifhornNI➚ +27%363KitzingenBY➚ +29%361NeunkirchenSL➚ +31%359St. WendelSL➘ -30%359Ansbach (Land)BY➚ +41%359NeuwiedRP➚ +36%359Amberg-SulzbachBY➚ +49%

    359

    HelmstedtNI➚ +30%358Alzey Worms

    RP➚ +24%357 Emden

    NI➙ +7%357HildesheimNI➚ +69%

    357

    Saarpfalz districtSL➙ +6%356Hochsauerland district

    NW➚ +56%353Donnersberg districtRP

    ➚ +28%

    346Saalekreis

    ST➚ +20%

    345Jena TH➙ +7%

    343

    Trier-SaarburgRP➚ +14%343DeggendorfBY➚ +35%337Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

    ST

    ➙ +2%337 Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeBY➚ +133%333Stop -Bitterfeld

    ST

    ➙ -8%330Courtyard (Country)BY➚ +65%

    323

    Zweibrücken

    RP➚ +23%321Dessau-Rosslau

    ST

    ➚ +30%315HolzmindenNI➚ +10%313SoestNW

    ➚ +12%

    313HoexterNW

    ➚ +47%

    311

    Leipzig (Country)SN➙ -7%308Bad DürkheimRP➙ -1%306Vulcan Eifel

    RP➚ +28%304Upper Spreewald-LausitzBB➘ -12%303Southern Wine RouteRP➙ +5%

    300

    Schwandorf

    BY➚ +49%

    295

    Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains

    SN

    ➘ -33%

    293

    GoettingenNI➚ +16%287Passau (Country)BY➚ + 53%286Altenkirchen (Westerwald)RP➙ +3%284Stendal ST➘ -18%284

    LeatherNI➚ +84%280GoslarNI➚ +52%275Werra-Meißner-Kreis

    HEY

    ➚ + 32%275Meißen

    SN➘ -24%273

    G örlitzSN➘ -18%266Nordsachsen

    SN

    ➘ -12%266Freyung-GrafenauBY

    ➚ +63%

    264

    KronachBY

    ➙ +9%259

    Neustadt an der WeinstraßeRP➘ -27%

    259

    Recklinghausen

    NW

    ➚ +12%259WeimarTH➘ -14%258BördeST➙ +7%

    258

    NortheimNI➙ – 1%253EichsfeldTH

    ➚ +14%

    252

    Aurich

    NI

    ➚ +31%

    252

    Unstrut-Hainich districtTH➘ -32%251Weimarer LandTH➘ -43%

    250SalzlandkreisST

    ➙ +2%

    249FrieslandNI➚ +48%

    246

    PirmasensRP

    ➙ -5%

    246Erfurt

    TH

    ➘ -40 %246Bautzen

    SN ➘ -30%237Mansfeld-Südharz

    ST➙ -10%

    234

    WittmundNI➚ +95 %234Eisenach

    TH

    n/a230Wartburg DistrictTH➘ -51%

    230

    Elbe-ElsterBB➘ -50%229
    Central SaxonySN

    ➘ -20%

    228SuhlTH➘ -20%228Hildburghausen

    TH➘ -57%

    225 BurgenlandkreisST➘ -19%222GothaTH➘ -33%216WittenbergST➘ -26%215Ilm-KreisTH➘ -38%209Coburg (Land)BY➙ +9%206ZwickauSN➘ -29%202KyffhäuserkreisTH➘ -32%197SüdwestpfalzRP➘ -14%197Schmalkalden-MeiningenTH➘ -44%196Saale-Holzland-KreisTH➘ -42%192HarzST➙ -10%190ChemnitzSN➘ -25%188NordhausenTH➘ -53%187SömmerdaTH➘ -59%187GeraTH➘ -31%181VogtlandkreisSN➘ -37%179ErzgebirgskreisSN➘ -33%165GreizTH➘ -80%162Altenburger LandTH➘ -48%162Saalfeld-RudolstadtTH➘ -65%161Saale-Orla-KreisTH➘ -32%151SonnebergTH➘ -34%128

    Auch die Zahl der Corona-Patienten in Intensivbehandlung nahm im November stark zu, allerdings nicht in allen Regionen gleichermassen. Seit Anfang Dezember hat sich der Anstieg abgeschwächt. Bei schweren Verläufen vergehen im Mittel fünf Tage zwischen Krankheitsbeginn und Aufnahme auf der Intensivstation. Die Zahlen in der Grafik enthalten auch positiv getestete Personen, die nicht in erster Linie wegen ihrer Covid-Erkrankung behandelt werden.

    2

    On New Year’s it was almost twice as high at 5700

    3

    At the peak of the third wave it rose to 5100

    4

    During the fourth wave to 4900

    Fewer beds ready for use than a year ago

    This is how the number of operable¹ intensive care beds has developed:

    The number of daily reported deaths related to Covid-19 is also decreasing. Here, too, there is a time lag: In the case of a fatal course, there is an average of 18 days between the onset of symptoms and death.

    Fewer deaths than before a year

    7-day average of daily reported deaths related to Covid-19

    Because of the low willingness to vaccinate among unvaccinated adults, there were hardly any first vaccinations from the end of the summer, but recently the number has increased slightly again. With the booster vaccinations Germany lagged behind compared to other countries , but has meanwhile been able to gain ground.

    2

    For the first time more booster than initial vaccinations

    3

    Hardly any vaccinations during the holidays

    According to RKI must be at least At least 85 percent of the total population should be fully vaccinated or recovered to stop the spread of highly contagious mutations.

    72.9 percent are double vaccinated, 48.3 percent with booster protection

    Proportion of vaccinated by age group, in percent

    More graphics for Infection situation in Germany can be found in this overview , the most important Questions and answers on the German vaccination campaign in this article.

    Where do which corona measures apply?

    The federal and state governments decided at the end of December to further tighten the corona measures. Private meetings are only allowed with a maximum of ten people, children under the age of 14 are not counted. Clubs and discos had to close again. Major national events can only take place without spectators.

    The federal and state governments had already tightened the corona measures when the number of cases rose dramatically in autumn. In December, the Bundestag and Bundesrat decided on a

    Vaccination compulsory for people who work in the medical field. You must provide proof of vaccination protection by mid-March 2022.

    The so-called 2G model, which grants vaccinated and recovered people more rights than unvaccinated people, is being implemented throughout Germany. In many federal states, the 2G plus rule also applies to gastronomy. In addition to vaccination protection, guests must present a current rapid test there. Anyone who has already received a booster vaccination does not have to submit a test certificate.

    In addition to these measures, the German Bundestag has approved the introduction of a 3-G rule in the workplace and in Local and long-distance buses and trains introduced. For workplace controls, the employer should be given the authority to inquire about the vaccination, convalescence or test status. In public transport, the staff is required to check the evidence. The obligation to wear a mouth and nose cover still applies in buses, trains and retail.

    Doubly vaccinated is who has received all scheduled doses of an approved vaccine plus at least 14 days must have passed since the last dose. For those who have previously recovered from Covid disease, just one dose can suffice.

    People who have been shown to have contracted Covid-19. The PCR result of the infection must be at least 28 days old and is valid for a maximum of three months. For both those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered, the relief only applies to them if they have no acute symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing or fever.

    Die Maskenpflicht gilt auch an deutschen Bahnhöfen.

    The mask requirement also applies to German train stations.

    Annegret Hilse / Reuters

    What is the situation at the borders?

    How is the German economy reacting?

    The German economy is in 2020 as a result of the corona pandemic

    in a severe recession. Measured against the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the Federal Statistical Office, economic output fell in price-adjusted terms 4.6 percent. The slump was thus somewhat less severe than in 2009, when GDP fell by 5.7 percent as a result of the financial and economic crisis.

    The course of the year 2020 resembled a mountain and -Descent: In the second quarter, GDP fell by 10 percent quarter-on-quarter as a result of the first lockdown, which paralyzed parts of economic life and was also accompanied by disruptions to international supply chains and a drop in export demand. After the gradual easing of many restrictions from the end of April, a recovery began in many sectors, so that GDP increased again by 9 percent in the third quarter.

    Economic output is increasing again

    Development of GDP (price, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2015=100)

    The second lockdown from November 2020 hit the economy less severely and unprepared than the first, which is why GDP in the final quarter is still around 0.7 percent increased. In the first quarter of 2021, however, there was a decline of 2 percent compared to the previous quarter.

    After that put a new one recovery on. In the third quarter of 2021, the GDP is according to the Federal Statistical Office increased by 1.7 percent compared to the previous quarter. However, the upturn will not be as rapid as hoped for in the spring, as it is currently being driven by Delivery bottlenecks and high energy prices is braked. The fourth and fifth corona waves are also likely to bring new setbacks to some sectors. The published at the end of October Autumn projection of the federal government represented real GDP growth of 2.6 percent in 2021 and 4.1 percent in 2022 in prospect. An egg Ifo forecast published in December -Instituts was a bit more pessimistic for 2022: The institute has its GDP forecast for the current year 3.7 percent and that for 2023 increased to 2.9 percent because the initially expected strong recovery for 2022 would be pushed back due to the fourth corona wave and the ongoing supply bottlenecks. The number of unemployed increased by 12,000 to 2.33 million in December 2021 compared to the previous month, as the

    Federal Employment Agency announced on Tuesday (January 4th)

    . She added that a slight increase is common this month. The unemployment rate remained unchanged from November at 5.1 percent, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than in December 2020. The rate in 2020 rose from 5.1 percent in March to 6.4 percent in August in the wake of the Corona crisis gone up.

    The use of short-time work declined until October (more recent data is not yet available). At that time, according to a preliminary projection by the Federal Agency, short-time work benefits were paid for 710,000 employees. In April 2020, this number had peaked at almost 6 million.

    How does the state support the economy?

    In March 2020, the federal government issued a Corona aid package launched. The aim of the aid was and is to secure jobs and companies during the temporary “freeze” of the economy. Subsidies to smaller companies and the self-employed, cheap loans guaranteed by the state from the public credit institution for reconstruction (KfW) to companies, tax relief and easier access to short-time work benefits have served and still serve for this purpose. In addition, the state can acquire temporary holdings in companies via the Economic Stabilization Fund in special cases such as Lufthansa. The individual measures have been repeatedly modified and in some cases extended.

    The government coalition had also decided in June 2020 on an “economic and future package » agreed to help the economy get back on its feet. It has a volume of 130 billion euros in 2020 and 2021. The package includes a variety of measures, including a temporary reduction in VAT rates from 19 to 16 percent (reduced rate: from 7 to 5 percent). This was valid from July 1st to December 31st, 2020.

    In November 2021, the federal and state governments agreed that bridging aid for companies affected by the Corona Consequences are particularly affected, and to extend the short-time work regulations again, this time until the end of March 2022.

    All of these government precautions have come along with the cyclical downturn of tax revenue left clear traces in the national budget. In 2020, there was a total deficit of 4.2 percent of GDP for the federal, state, local and social security funds. In the first half of 2021, according to provisional calculations by the Federal Statistical Office at almost 81 billion euros, even 4.7 percent of GDP. This is the second highest shortfall in a first half of the year since German reunification.

    With agency material.

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