{"id":1729,"date":"2022-03-11T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/2022\/03\/11\/covid-digest-germanys-situation-critical-lauterbach-says-3\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T17:45:15","slug":"covid-digest-germanys-situation-critical-lauterbach-says-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/1729\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID digest: Germany’s situation ‘critical,’ Lauterbach says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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German<\/strong> Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said the impact of COVID-19 in the country had reached a “critical” level as the number of infections reached a record high this week.<\/p>\n

“We are in a situation that I would like to describe as critical,” Lauterbach told the weekly press conference on the coronavirus in Berlin on Friday. “Again, we have very high incidence rates. […] I keep reading that the Omicron variant is a milder variant, but that only applies to a limited extent. “<\/p>\n

Despite planning a further easing of rules for COVID-19, Germany recorded a record high of coronavirus infections in 24 hours on Thursday and a nearly equal number of 252,836 cases on Friday.<\/p>\n

“The situation is objectively worse than the mood of the public,” said the health minister.<\/p>\n

He said some people in Germany, including politicians, believed that the pandemic was over and that it was a “crisis mistake”.<\/p>\n

“We can not be satisfied with a situation in which 250 people die every day and the prospect is that in a few weeks more people will die,” he said.<\/p>\n

Germany to lift most restrictions on coronavirus on March 20 after a period of relaxation<\/span>. Beyond that, state governments may require measures such as mask use, testing, and other measures at the “hotspot” of the virus at their discretion.<\/p>\n

Masks will remain mandatory on trains and long-haul flights.<\/p>\n

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Here are the latest developments in coronavirus from around the world:<\/em><\/p>\n

Africa<\/h2>\n

The government inside Kenya <\/strong>announced on Friday that it would abolish mask use in the public to ease COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place for two years.<\/p>\n

“Mandatory use of face masks in open public spaces has now been lifted,” Health Minister Mutahi Kagoue said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n

It comes as COVID infection rates in Kenya had dropped to one percent or less last month, the minister explained.<\/p>\n

Double-vaccinated individuals will also be allowed at sporting events, and all interpersonal worship services can continue at full capacity as long as attendees are fully perforated, he said. <\/p>\n

But he added: “This does not mean, however, that we are already completely out of the forest.”<\/p>\n

Kague encouraged the continued use of masks indoors and social distance in public places. <\/p>\n

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Asia<\/h2>\n

China <\/strong>ordered the lock-up of the northeastern city of Changchun following a new rise in local COVID-19 cases attributed to the omicron variant.<\/p>\n

Mainland China reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 infections, spreading to dozens of cities, the highest daily number in two years, according to the latest official daily release released on Friday.<\/p>\n

Residents of the city of 9 million have to stay home, with one family member allowed to leave home to buy food and other necessities every two days.<\/p>\n

All residents also have to undergo three rounds of mass testing, while non-core businesses have closed and transport links have been suspended.<\/p>\n

In Hong Kong<\/strong>, leader Carrie Lam called for more vaccinations as growing infections sound the alarm. Lam said Friday that the city’s COVID-19 vaccination program will focus on the elderly and children as authorities fight to curb rising infections and death rates.<\/p>\n

Health officials reported 29,381 new infections and 196 deaths on Friday. By early 2020, Hong Kong had recorded nearly 650,000 COVID-19 infections and about 3,500 deaths, most of them in the last two weeks.<\/p>\n

A World Health Organization (WHO) official on Friday urged Philippines <\/strong>to remain vigilant against Covid-19, warning that another increase was “inevitable”.<\/p>\n

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As cases continue to fall to less than 1,000 a day, authorities in the Philippines have been trying to ease restrictions. As of the beginning of the month, 40 areas in the country, including the capital, had remained at Level 1 of a five-tier warning system.<\/p>\n

This meant that companies were allowed to operate at full capacity, but face masks and social distance were still required.<\/p>\n

Rajendra Prasav Yadav, acting WHO spokeswoman for the country, said it was “too early to declare victory against the virus”.<\/p>\n

“When we start lowering our guards and masks, this is a disaster because we see the vaccination rate slowing down significantly in the last few days,” he said in a television interview. “We have to be actively vigilant, stay vigilant and prepare for the next wave, which I think is inevitable.”<\/p>\n

Of America<\/h2>\n

The United States<\/strong> extends the requirement to use the mask on planes and public transport for another month, federal officials said.<\/p>\n

He announced the decision, while discussing the steps that could lead to the complete lifting of the rule.<\/p>\n

The order to use the mask was scheduled to expire on March 18, but has now been extended until April 18, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) said.<\/p>\n

More …<\/em><\/p>\n

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