(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Germany implements new epidemic prevention regulations, most indoor places are restricted to three types of people including those who have been vaccinated
Sing Tao World Wide Web News:China News Agency, Berlin, August 23 (Reporter Peng Dawei) Since the 23rd, the whole territory of Germany has implemented a new epidemic prevention rule called the “3G rule”, that is, most indoor places only allow people who have been fully vaccinated with the new crown virus to be infected with the new crown virus. Those who recovered later and those who tested negative for the new crown were admitted. On the same day, German Health Minister Span said that this fall will not introduce measures to “close the city” for the first two groups of people.
On June 15, local time, as the new crown epidemic in Germany further stabilized, many federal states have further promoted the “unblocking” and relaxed the previously adopted epidemic prevention measures. The picture shows a Vietnamese restaurant in Berlin with a large number of diners sitting on the street.Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
The rebound trend of the epidemic in Germany continues. The German disease control agency Robert Koch Institute announced that the number of new confirmed cases and the number of new deaths were 3,668 and 4, respectively. As of that day, the total number of confirmed cases was 3,871,865 and the total number of deaths was 91980. The new crown incidence index used by Germany to monitor the severity of the new crown epidemic (the cumulative number of new diagnoses per 100,000 people in seven days) rebounded further on the same day, and its value rose to 56.4 from 54.5 the day before. Up to now, Germany has received 99.6 million doses of the new crown vaccine, and a total of 49037947 people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for 59% of the country’s total population.
The new “3G” epidemic prevention regulations implemented on the same day are the first step in a two-step strategy launched by the German Federal Government and the state governments in response to the continuous rebound in the number of newly diagnosed cases and to promote universal vaccination. Starting from August 23, people who have not been fully vaccinated will have to present a newly completed COVID-19 test report when they go to many places.
As the second step of the plan, Germany will also stop providing the free rapid antigen test service that has been implemented for half a year from October 11th, which means that those who have not been vaccinated after this date will carry out their daily routines. This activity pays additional testing costs. However, people who cannot be vaccinated due to physical reasons or who are not suitable for vaccinations (such as pregnant women, children, and adolescents under the age of 18) can continue to enjoy this service.
In an interview with German TV One on the evening of the 23rd, German Federal Minister of Health Spahn said that those who have been fully vaccinated and those who have recovered from the new crown virus will be “sure that they will not” face the effects of the “cities lockdown” measures this fall, unless then Variant strains of the virus have emerged that can render existing vaccines ineffective. Span believes that there are no signs of such a situation at present. “Through extensive vaccination and implementation of the ‘3G rules’, we will surely be able to overcome the challenge of the Delta strain this autumn and winter.”
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