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Germany records highest daily COVID-19 deaths since February – Henry Club

December 8, 2021
Bharat Times

According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of the National Center for Disease and Control, a total of 69,601 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours and an additional 527 people died. This marks the highest Covid-19 daily death toll since February 18, when 534 deaths were reported.

Germany’s seven-day incidence rate decreased slightly but remains high at 427 per 100,000 residents. A total of 104,047 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic.

the sad news came that day Olaf Scholz takes oath As Chancellor of Germany, replacing Angela Merkel at the top of Europe’s largest economy. The country’s new health minister is Karl Lauterbach, a parliamentarian and leading epidemiologist.

Germany last week announced a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people, barring them from access to all but essential businesses such as supermarkets and pharmacies, as it fights to contain infections. This restriction does not apply to people who have recently recovered from Kovid-19.

Its leaders also supported the plans mandatory Vaccinations in the coming months, which if voted through to the German parliament, could take effect from February at the earliest.

Many hospitals are struggling to cope with rising numbers of intensive care patients and German physicians have warned that intensive care engagement could soon exceed numbers seen during the peak of last winter.

rise of Rapidly spreading omicron coronavirus variant As elsewhere in Germany, concerns have risen.
Researchers working in South Africa reported on Tuesday that the Omicron version partially survives The protection offered by the Pfizer vaccine, although people who have been previously infected and then vaccinated, are likely to be well protected. The research team cautioned that this was a small, preliminary study.
If approved, Germany’s vaccine will follow in the footsteps of the mandate neighboring Austria, which also plans to make vaccination mandatory for eligible adults from February.

Greece announced last week that vaccines would be mandatory for people over the age of 60 from mid-January. The government said those refusing to do so would be fined 100 euros (US$113) for every passing month.

The United Kingdom marked a year on Wednesday since it became world’s first nation To begin vaccinating its citizens with a fully verified and authorized COVID-19 shot.

The UK government is under pressure from leading scientists to impose tighter restrictions to try to limit infections amid rising cases. The seven-day rolling average was over 45,000 on November 29, the highest level since the high around October 17.

UK health officials are urging all eligible people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and have accelerated its booster shot rollout, amid widespread concern over the potential impact of the Omron variant. Last week, after several cases of the new variant were detected in the UK, the government reintroduced the requirement to wear face covers in shops and on public transport.

“We can conclude that community transmission is now occurring in many areas of England,” UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said of the Omron version on Monday.

Meanwhile, the UK government is facing an uproar over reports of a staff Christmas party on Downing Street during last year’s lockdown.

CNN’s Nadine Schmidt, Frederick Pleitzen, Christ Stern and Richard Alan Green contributed to this report.

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