On Wednesday, the Berlin Senate decided on further restrictions for people without corona vaccination protection.

The so-called 2-G rule is to be expanded significantly after a decision on Wednesday.

In view of the significantly increased number of infections, from next Monday only those who have been vaccinated and recovered (2G) should have access to restaurants, cinemas, museums, thermal baths or amusement arcades, not even those who have been tested.

The corona situation is also worsening in the rest of Germany. Bavaria is calling for a disaster in view of the increasing occupancy of intensive care beds with Covid patients. This enables a coordinated and structured approach by all authorities, agencies and organizations involved in disaster control, the State Chancellery announced. In many hospitals, there is already no or very little capacity available, which increases the need for coordination when occupying intensive care beds and moving patients from overburdened clinics.

Meanwhile, the Executive Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging an early agreement with the Prime Ministers of the federal states. The pandemic is spreading "in a dramatic way," said government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Wednesday. What is needed is "a quick and uniform response" - for example to more booster vaccinations or the thresholds from which hospital exposure with corona patients additional measures are necessary. Merkel's offer to talk has been in place for days. For the time being, however, there was no uniform line among the countries for a new round in the controversial format that had adopted many measures in the corona pandemic.

The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) recommends Covid-19 vaccinations for under 30-year-olds only with the Comirnaty vaccine from partners BioNTech and Pfizer.

Current data showed that heart muscle and pericardial inflammation in young people under 30 years of age were observed more frequently after vaccination with the Spikevax vaccine from Moderna than after vaccination with Comirnaty, explained Stiko, based at the Robert Koch Institute, on Wednesday for its updated recommendation.

For those over 30 years of age, however, there is no increased risk of heart muscle and pericardial inflammation after vaccination with Spikevax.

Pregnant women should be offered vaccination regardless of age.

More new infections than ever

Meanwhile, the health authorities in Germany reported more new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute than ever since the beginning of the pandemic.

They transmitted 39,676 new cases within one day, according to figures from the RKI this Wednesday morning.

The previous high was reported on Friday at 37,120 (previous week's value: 20,398).

According to the RKI, the seven-day incidence nationwide is 232.1.

It has thus reached a peak for the third day in a row.

Last Monday (201.1) and Tuesday (213.7) there were records for the daily incidences reported by the RKI.

A week ago the value was 146.6, a month ago it was 66.1.

According to the new information, 236 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 194 deaths. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 96,963. The RKI has counted 4,844,054 detected infections with the Sars-CoV-2 virus since the beginning of the pandemic. The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not detected. The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,415,900.

The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days - the most important parameter for a possible tightening of the corona restrictions - was given by the RKI on Tuesday as 4.31 (Monday: 3.93).

With the indicator it must be taken into account that hospital admissions are sometimes reported with delay.