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Germany recorded a record of new cases Thursday, November 4: 33,000 contaminations in 24 hours. For the authorities, the vaccination rate is insufficient to stem this new wave.
In Dresden, Munich or Nuremberg, hospitals are on the verge of collapse. Germany is facing a new wave of Covid-19 with contamination records this November. TO Nuremberg North Clinic, the average age of intensive care patients is 40 years. Almost all are not vaccinated according to doctors. “The situation is tense“, testifies Armin Gelse, doctor in intensive care.”All beds are occupied. We still try to take care of urgent cases as best as possible“.
In one week, a 40% increase in hospitalizations was recorded. Thursday, November 4, a record of contaminations was reached: 33,949 new cases in 24 hours. Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is very worried because only 69% of the population is fully vaccinated, against 76% of the French. “We are living in a pandemic of the unvaccinated“declared the German Minister of Health Jens Spahn. Vaccination centers will be reopened across the Rhine, while several regions are setting up a reinforced health pass, without the possibility of carrying out tests to enter certain public places.