There is also growing concerned in Germany about the rapid increase in the number of corona infections. The RKI health institute announced on Thursday morning that 33,949 people have tested positive for a corona infection in one day: the highest number since the start of the pandemic.
The RKI health institute announced on Thursday morning that 33,949 people have tested positive for a corona infection in one day: the highest number since the start of the pandemic.
The previous infection record was set for December 18, 2020. At that time, 33,777 people had tested positive. Although a large part of the German population has been vaccinated since then, infections are now rising rapidly. As a result, healthcare is also coming under increasing pressure. For example, there were 2226 corona patients in intensive care on Wednesday, the highest number since the beginning of June.
“At the moment, we are mainly dealing with a pandemic of the unvaccinated, and it is huge,” Health Minister Jens Spahn warned this week. As a result, according to the minister, fewer and fewer beds are available in intensive care in some regions.
A spokesman for the national government has already made it clear that “further restrictions on unvaccinated people” are possible if the situation in hospitals deteriorates further. Health ministers of German states will meet on Thursday to discuss the corona situation in the country.