Health

When the vaccination rate finally reached 70 percent in December of 2021, a new danger appeared on the horizon. In other countries, the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus made the infection numbers explode. In 2022, the same happened in Germany.

Because the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is spreading, more and more children's hospitals in Germany are overburdened. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach…

In Germany, a new subvariant of the Coronavirus is spreading. BQ.1.1, or 'Hellhound', is more contagious than the version which has been dominant in the past…

Berlin's main zoo was just closed because the H5N1 virus was confirmed in the carcass of an anvilhead. In cooperation with the authorities, Zoo Berlin's management reacted immediately.

Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse and Schleswig-Holstein are about to get rid of the compulsory isolation rule for persons infected with the dangerous…

After a Senate meeting on Tuesday, Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey announced masks would not be mandatory in shops or cultural venues until November 24th,…

Every one and a half days, one person in Berlin dies of drug abuse. In the capital, but also on the national level, the situation is deteriorating.

After an argument about masks within Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey's three-way government coalition, new regulations will probably be approved next week. The…

In Germany, more and more COVID-19 patients end up in intensive care. According to the Robert Koch Institute, hundreds of Corona outbreaks were reported in…

Because of the deteriorating Corona situation, Berlin's Health Senator Ulrike Gote wants the city state to put in place a three-stage-plan that includes compulsory mask rules. Next week, it is supposed to be discussed and approved.