Germany’s new crown has diagnosed more than 4 million and some industries may usher in a wave of bankruptcy
Author: Feng Difan Gaoya
[ 目前德国已经接种1亿240万剂次新冠疫苗，超过5000万人实现完全接种，占德国总人口数61%。 ]
Albert, a lawyer living in Hamburg, has traveled several times in Europe in the summer. Venice and other places have become children’s favorites: because of the epidemic, the bustling scenic spots in the past have become empty, making it easy for children to run around.
Albert told CBN reporters that he intends to take his children to visit the major European cities in the past two years. The whole family has been vaccinated and the epidemic prevention measures are in place. He feels that the current situation in Germany is The fourth wave of the epidemic is controllable.
On the one hand, the cumulative number of people diagnosed with the new crown virus has exceeded 4 million, and they are in the fourth wave of the epidemic. On the other hand, the German government has promised that there will be no more large-scale lockdown measures. How to judge the current situation in Germany?
Duan Wei, director-general of the German-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, told CBN reporters: “Take my child’s school as an example. They test nucleic acid three times a week. This is actually a very severe measure. They have to poke their nose three times a week. However, they are accurate. It’s hard to say what the rate is, because it’s all self-tests by students, that is, they send test boxes to the class, or go in after the test at the school gate.”
However, he believes that at least from the data point of view, the current situation is much better than before: “I think the most important thing is that the proportion of vaccinations has gone up, and the proportion of people who have completed two injections has reached 60%.”
Vaccinations start to slow down
According to the latest data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German disease control agency, Germany has a total of 4,05,641 confirmed cases of new crowns and a total of 92,346 deaths. At the same time, in the recent period, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in Germany has continuously exceeded 10,000.
At the same time, German vaccination began to slow down. The current daily vaccination volume is 200,000 doses. At the peak of this year, Germany’s daily vaccination volume reached 1 million doses.
At present, Germany has received 102.4 million doses of the new crown vaccine, and more than 50 million people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for 61% of the total population of Germany.
This is far from the vision of the Robert Koch Institute. The Institute previously calculated that if Germany’s public health system is not to be overloaded, the complete vaccination rate for people aged 12 to 59 in Germany should reach 85% by the end of summer, and the complete vaccination rate for people over 60 should be Reach 90%.
The German government believes that if Germany wants to survive this fall and the winter safely, it must complete at least 5 million doses of vaccination within the next time. However, at the legislative level, the German government refuses to provide employers with a legal basis to ask whether their employees have been vaccinated, but they need to inform their employees of the risk of infection and provide options for vaccination. At the same time, if employees have an appointment for vaccination, the company They must be allowed to take vacations. The German Minister of Health, Spane, recently urged the German people who are still hesitating to get the new crown vaccine as soon as possible.
Duan Wei told CBN reporters that the German system cannot force people to be vaccinated, but very strict “3G” measures can be adopted to restrict the space for unvaccinated people to participate in public activities, which is tantamount to encouraging everyone or urging everyone as soon as possible. Go vaccinated. “At present, vaccination may be the best defense measure.” He said.
He explained that the German government has adopted a measure called “3G”, which means that only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or have a negative test certificate can participate in some public activities.
The status quo of German companies under the influence of the epidemic
Although the epidemic has not affected the German manufacturing industry too much, German companies in the consumer sector are not so optimistic.
Prior to this, in the second half of 2020, the Galeria Group, the largest department store chain in Germany, officially announced that it had entered bankruptcy proceedings and closed 56 stores across Germany. The company predicts that by the end of 2020, the group’s sales losses due to the epidemic will reach 1.4 billion euros, or approximately 11.2 billion yuan.
Duan Wei told reporters that the German government promised that there would be no more extensive social blockade defense measures.
“It is true that German society can no longer be blocked. The epidemic has been out for more than a year. The situation in many industries, especially the catering and tourism industries, is really difficult for the exhibition industry. The volume of German companies is not very large, and most of them are small and medium-sized enterprises. Many small and medium-sized enterprises have closed down or are on the verge of bankruptcy.” He explained to the CBN reporter.
“In particular, Germany proposed that schools cannot enter the lockdown again. It is necessary to ensure that students can go to school at least in the fall and not all classes can be suspended like last year.” He said, I think the fourth wave of epidemics may not be as severe as the first three waves, or covered. The blockade measures of the whole society should not appear again.
“This is indeed partly due to the vaccination, but there are also variables.” Duan Wei said that there are more and more variant strains and there is great uncertainty.
“In addition, because the epidemic has been in place for a long time, everyone’s protective mentality has gradually faded. Now life has basically normalized. The restaurant industry has opened its doors, movie theaters have opened, various public activities are being carried out, and people who do not wear masks on the street are also More and more, it’s hard to tell (right or wrong).” Duan Wei said, “We can only hope that the fourth wave of the epidemic will not be as serious as the first three waves. Because now international exchanges, including between China and Germany, at least Face-to-face communication has basically stagnated, only some online communication. We still hope that face-to-face communication can resume faster, especially now that Germany still has not relaxed the visas for Chinese companies to come to Germany, including business visas, visas for family visits, etc. Is not open or strictly enforced.”
For example, a work visa needs to provide proof of necessity and urgency, but how to define necessity and urgency is more arbitrary. Different German federal states have different interpretations. Some places are easier to open, and some places cannot be opened. He said: “We have also been calling for this very severely to affect Chinese companies and executives to resume production and work in Germany. Many German companies have been established, but the general manager can’t make it through, and many senior engineers that are urgently needed for some projects are also I can’t make it through.”
It is reported that from March 30, 2021, in principle, all persons arriving in Germany by air must present a certificate of negative test for the new crown virus before departure. The negative test result certificate must be presented to the airline before the plane takes off.
According to the new entry regulations that came into effect on May 13, passengers travelling from China to Germany who can prove to be a COVID-19 recoverer or have been vaccinated with one of the approved vaccines listed on the Paul Ehrlich Institute’s list shall be eligible. Passengers do not need to show a negative certificate for the new coronavirus test. The test results must be kept for at least ten days after entry, and be presented to the relevant authorities when necessary. According to German regulations, China is currently not a high-risk area for the new crown.
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