Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases further, now at 60.6 - RKI registers 7,211 new cases and 62 deaths in the past day - City circle of Bremerhaven reports incidence rate at 267.7 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 95.5 

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/gesundheit/coronavirus/sieben-tage-inzidenz-sinkt-in-deutschland-auf-60-6-17554288.html

Germany News Update

Bundestag Elections Tomorrow - Parties finish campaign with key promises and criticism of the opponents

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/btw21/wahlkampf-abschluss-101.html

Spain News Update

Due to Volcanic eruption, Flights to La Palma Cancelled: The volcano Cumbre Vieja on La Palma is still active and spits thick clouds with black ash for kilometers up into the air. Now all flights to and from the island, that is to be declared a disaster area, have been canceled.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/la-palma-109.html

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases further, now at 62.5 - RKI registers 9,727 new cases and 65 deaths in the past day - City circle of Bremerhaven reports incidence rate at 237.8 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 93.8 

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/gesundheit/coronavirus/corona-rki-zahlen-sieben-tage-inzidenz-sinkt-weiter-17552236.html

Germany News Update

Bundestag Elections on coming Sunday - In the last TV debate, the top staff of the parties from the Bundestag exchanged blows - but the candidates remained vague on some questions.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/btw21/bundestagswahl-tv-schlussrunde-103.html

Germany News Update

STIKO recommends booster vaccination in Germany - The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) has decided to make a recommendation for the third Corona vaccination booster shot. According to the recommendation - booster shot should initially only be given for high-risk patients.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/corona-auffrischungsimpfung-stiko-101.html

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases further, now at 63.1 - RKI registers 10,696 new cases and 115 deaths in the past day - City circle of Bremerhaven reports incidence rate at 221.0 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 96.2 

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/gesundheit/coronavirus/corona-10696-neuinfektionen-inzidenz-sinkt-auf-63-1-17550406.html

Germany News Update

"No More Wage compensation for non-vaccinated from November" - decision taken in the Federal and State Health Ministers meeting yesterday

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/lohnersatz-ungeimpfte-101.html

Germany News Update

Petrol Station Employee's killing over Mask dispute: After the killing of a petrol station employee in Idar-Oberstein, Interior Minister Seehofer has now also spoken out. He called the act "deeply shocking" 

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/idar-oberstein-angriff-101.html

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases slightly, now at 65.0 - RKI registers 10,454 new cases and 71 deaths in the past day - City circle of Bremerhaven reports incidence rate at 234.2 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 103.3 

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/spahn-zu-herdenimmunitaet-rki-corona-inzidenz-bei-65-0-17548824.html

Germany News Update

"No More Wage compensation for non-vaccinated" - decision on this expected today in the Federal and State Health Ministers meeting

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/corona-lohnersatz-101.html

Germany News Update

Spahn expects End of Pandemic by begining of the next year - Herd immunity expected to be reached by Spring next year

Details: https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/spahn-erwartet-ende-der-pandemie-im-fruehjahr-a-204b21b9-e966-4e16-83d1-52cbb8dca83e

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases slightly, now at 68.5 - RKI registers 4,664 new cases and 81 deaths in the past day - City circle of Bremerhaven reports incidence rate at 218.4 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 107.7 

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/gesundheit/coronavirus/rki-zahlen-inzidenz-sinkt-weiter-auf-68-5-17547126.html

Germany News Update

Travel to USA from Europe - possible for Vaccinated people from November onwards: The US wants to lift its entry ban for Europeans in November for vaccinated people. But how exactly this will work and what evidence must be required to be presented, is still unclear.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/usa-einreisesperre-corona-lockerung-103.html

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate increased slightly, now at 71.0 - RKI registers 3,736 new cases and 13 deaths in the past day - City circle of Traunstein reports incidence rate at 218.0 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 105.6 

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/spahn-erwartet-impfstoff-zulassung-fuer-kinder-unter-12-17545535.html

Germany News Update

Last TV Triell between Chancellor Candidates - Less new content: Olaf Scholz is the winner of the triell as per experts

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/btw21/triell-kanzlerkandidaten-111.html

Spain News Update

Volcanic Eruption on Spanish Canary Islands - Thousands brought to safety on La Palma : Glowing magma and ash in the air, lava flows from crevices: For the first time in 50 years, a volcano has erupted on the Canary Island of La Palma.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/la-palma-105.html

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases further, now at 70.5 - RKI registers 7,337 new cases and 38 deaths in the past day - City circle of Traunstein reports incidence rate at 216.9 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 101.4 - Latest value of Nationwide Hospitalization rate reported by RKI at 1.89

Details: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/gesundheit/coronavirus/rki-corona-inzidenz-sinkt-den-sechsten-tag-in-folge-17544122.html

Germany News Update

SPD's Chancelor Candidate for the first time states the increase percentage in the top Tax rate, to be increaced by 3 points to 45 percent

Details: https://www.welt.de/politik/bundestagswahl/article233883000/SPD-Kanzlerkandidat-Olaf-Scholz-nennt-geplanten-Spitzensteuersatz.html

Germany News Update

India, Cyprus and all of Portugal no longer corona high-risk areas : The federal government has removed Cyprus, Portugal, as well as the Irish "West" region, Brazil, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and some African countries from the list of High Risk areas. On the other hand, Armenia, Moldova, Venezuela, Guyana, Belize, Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda were newly included.

Details: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/covid-19-zypern-und-ganz-portugal-keine-corona.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1302974

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update

Nationwide Incidence Rate decreases further, now at 72.0 - RKI registers 8,901 new cases and 63 deaths in the past day - City circle of Traunstein reports incidence rate at 221.4 (highest in Germany)  - Frankfurt reports incidence rate at 110.2 - Latest value of Nationwide Hospitalization rate reported by RKI now at 1.89

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-coronavirus-samstag-287.html

Germany News Update

Brigadier General Arlt awarded by Federal President for Afghanistan Evacuation mission : The Bundeswehr flew thousands of people from Kabul after the Taliban seizure of power - a dangerous mission under the leadership of Brigadier General Arlt. He has now received the Federal Cross of Merit.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/arlt-bundesverdienstkreuz-afghanistan-101.html