Cjd, Preparatory school in Braunschweig, Germany

Berlin, March 3 More than two months after the start of the coronavirus vaccination program in Germany, almost 2.16 million people received the second jab, bringing the country's vaccination rate to 2.6 per cent, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced.People over 80 years of age and employees in medical professions were among the first to receive a vaccination, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.The immunization campaign in Germany was showing "first successes," said Minister of Health Jens Spahn at a press conference Friday. The risk of getting Covid-19 had been "significantly reduced for our most elderly citizens."Vaccination capacities across the country were being continually expanded, according to Spahn. Doctors' practices would soon be included in the vaccination campaign on a regular basis.Germany remains in a Covid-19 lockdown which will last until at least March 7. Strict contact restrictions apply and non-essential shops, restaurants and leisure facilities are closed. However, there have been first opening steps as hairdressers were allowed to open on Monday.On Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the minister presidents of the federal states are scheduled to meet to discuss the next steps in the country's Covid-19 response.A draft paper for the meeting called for an extension of the lockdown in Germany until March 28. At the same time, there were proposals for gradual openings, German media reported.Germany registered 3,943 new Covid-19 infections within one day on Tuesday which was slightly above the previous week's level, according to the RKI. The national incidence rate of reported cases within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants declined slightly to 65.4, still well above earlier benchmarks for relaxations.( With inputs from IANS )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

CjdFOLLOW

Cjd, Latest News

Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like CJD and Kuru. The study also tested a way to block the process, which could lead to new drugs for combatting the ...

Hero Motors Company (HMC) on Tuesday announced the setting up of its international headquarters in London to give its electric bike business a global push. ...

After a memorable outing in Europe where the Indian men's team played against Germany and Great Britain, the 33-member core probable group will return to the national coaching camp in SAI Centre, Bengaluru starting Saturday. The 18-day camp will conc ...

Aurangabad, March 9: German-based Karl Storz Company accorded Centre of Excellence (CoE) to Centre for Endoscopy and Minimal Invasive ... ...

Singer-songwriter Nick Jonas recently dropped the second single 'This Is Heaven' from his upcoming album 'Spaceman' which could work as the perfect stress-buster during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ...

Berlin, March 5 Despite the ongoing lockdown, new Covid-19 infections in Germany were again slightly above previous week's ... ...

Indian women's hockey team concluded their tour of Germany with a 1-2 defeat here in the fourth and final match in Dusseldorf on Thursday. Naomi Heyn (29') Charlotte Stapenhorst (37') scored for the World No. 3 side but Lalremsiami (51') pulled one b ...

Berlin, March 3 More than two months after the start of the coronavirus vaccination program in Germany, almost ... ...