A look at the infection map reveals the widespread spread of the virus in Germany - the number of red spots has once again risen to a new high: According to the latest data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) (October 15, 12 a.m.)
60 regions out of 412 in total, exceed the upper limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants agreed between the federal and state governments within seven days. That means an increase of 13 districts and independent cities compared to the previous day.
A week ago, eleven regions had torn the upper limit. Among the affected regions are seven Berlin districts, with Neukölln having the nationwide highest seven-day incidence of 153.2 confirmed infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
The capital itself reported an overall seven-day incidence of 76.3 yesterday evening. With a value over 40, 34 regions are now close to the critical mark, above all the Neuwied district in Rhineland-Palatinate with a seven-day incidence of 49.8.
In addition, 18 other regions with a value over 40 are close to the critical mark, above all the city of Augsburg with a seven-day incidence of 49.9.
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411/ 412 districts reported new cases in the last 7 days (-1)
Districts >50 = 71 (+11)
The 7-day incidence is very clear in the federal states of Berlin and Bremen, in Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia,
clearly above the national average in Saarland and slightly above the national average in Baden-Württemberg.
The German Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn expects that the controversial ban on accommodation will soon be almost completely off the table.
"I have the impression that we are coming to a uniformity that means that there is almost no more ban on accommodation in Germany," he said in Berlin. Courts had recently lifted the regulation in some federal states.
In addition, more and more federal states, most recently Bavaria and Hesse, have announced that they will be phased out.
Already in the afternoon there was a dramatic increase in new infections in many federal states: Although only seven out of 16 federal states reported their numbers,
according to calculations by me there are already more than 5000 new cases across Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia reports 2145 infections, Bavaria 1072. Rhineland-Palatinate has an all-time high with 343 infections and Hesse also has a high with 670 confirmed cases.
In Lower Saxony, too, the dynamic is high with 532 cases. Yesterday were 6638 cases reported!. Baden-Württemberg, Berlin and Bremen with higher numbers still have no numbers published. Esspecialy Baden-Württemberg has high numbers between 700-900 daily atm.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier supports German offers of help for the admission of corona patients from other EU countries. It is a requirement of European solidarity to help neighbors in acute need, says his spokeswoman.
“That is why he is in favor of offering EU partner states that are badly affected at an early stage, concrete help if there is capacity.
The Federal President follows with sympathy that there are already offers from individual federal states to accept intensive care patients from other European countries. "
Pilots of a China Airlines plane claim to have spotted a person with a rocket backpack flying over the US metropolis.
Allegedly, the person with the so-called jetpack was traveling around 1800 meters about eleven kilometers north of the international airport, said the aviation authority FAA.
The FBI Federal Police are investigating reports and investigating the incident. In aviation circles, however, there is speculation as to whether this is really a person with a jetpack or perhaps a drone.
Thailand Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said Thailand will reopen to foreign tourists in October with limited restrictions. In the absence of a COVID-19 re-outbreak,
Chinese tourists will not have to undergo mandatory quarantine and can instead use coronavirus testing and a mobile tracking application. According to Thailand's long-stay tourist visa programme, the first batch of Chinese tourists will arrive in Bangkok on October 20.
Thailand plans to issue 1,200 visas per month to help ease the loss of foreign tourists over the last five months as tourism is severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the report.