In projected COVID rate, Germany sees way out of pandemic
If vaccination rates remain stable and social distancing rules are kept in place, the seven-day incidence of coronavirus infections could drop below 50 cases per 100,000 residents by June.
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There s light at the end of the tunnel for Germany. The country s seven-day incidence of coronavirus infections could fall to 50 new infections per 100,000 residents by late June, the physics professor Dirk Brockmann said. Germany s declining infections and deaths to COVID-19 appear thanks to the national vaccination rollout and social distancing rules, according to the professor and his team at Humboldt University Berlin, which creates mathematical models to project how the pandemic could develop for the Robert Koch Institute, Germany s national public health institute. The government relies on the RKI s expertise for managing the pandemic.
Germany’s contagion rate fell further below a key threshold on Saturday, making it more likely that pandemic restrictions will ease in coming days as a third wave of the coronavirus recedes.
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Will a summer vacation still be possible despite the pandemic?
Strict travel restrictions still apply in Germany, and the traditional spring vacations have largely cancelled. The chances for the summer are much better.
Looking at the current travel restrictions in Germany, a carefree summer of travel still seems a long way off. Outside the model regions where the pilot schemes are being tested, tourism in the country is still at a standstill. Hotels and restaurants are still closed. May is usually a particularly popular travel month: the Whitsun holiday is just around the corner, and some German states have already begun their school vacations. The latest forecasts by the German government hit travelers and the tourism industry all the harder. Vacations at Whitsun are likely to be probably still somewhat difficult in many regions of Germany, according to Thomas Bareiss, Germany s federal tourism commissioner. In most states, there will probably be no easing of travel restriction
Germany’s contagion rate fell further below a key threshold on Saturday, making it more likely that pandemic restrictions will ease in coming days as a third wave of the coronavirus recedes.