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- New Zealand's McLaughlin wins second straight Alabama IndyCar race
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- Relentless Man City keep pressure on Arsenal in Premier League title race
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- Arsenal can cope with pressure of 'beautiful' title challenge: Arteta
- Inter continue Serie A title party as Abraham saves Roma at Napoli
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Lauterbach fordert Bundesländer zu rechtzeitigen Maßnahmen gegen Corona-Welle auf
Bundesgesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) hat die Bundesländer zu rechtzeitigen Maßnahmen gegen die jetzt begonnene Herbstwelle der Corona-Pandemie aufgefordert. Die Bundesländer müssten angesichts der derzeit stark steigenden Fallzahlen den richtigen Zeitpunkt erwischen, sagte Lauterbach am Freitag in Berlin. "Es ist nur die Frage, wann steigen die Länder mit den Maßnahmen ein und versuchen die Welle abzubremsen."
Lauterbach verwies auf die Möglichkeiten des Infektionsschutzgesetzes wie etwa eine Maskenpflicht in Innenräumen. Solche Maßnahmen müssten die Länder bedenken und je nach Lage einführen. "Ich appelliere an die Länder, es genau im Auge zu behalten."
Falls die Corona-Welle nicht begrenzt werde, könne es in ein paar Wochen zu Problemen bei der sogenannten kritischen Infrastruktur kommen, weil dort Beschäftigte erkrankt ausfallen. Dann könnten etwa aufgrund Personalmangels nicht genügend Betten in Krankenhäusern zu Verfügung stehen.
Lauterbach appellierte außerdem insbesondere an ältere Menschen ab 65 Jahren, eine vierte Corona-Impfung zu machen. Diese reduziere die Sterblichkeit im Fall einer Corona-Infektion um 90 Prozent, sagte Lauterbach. "Es macht für ältere Menschen einen Riesenunterschied."
O.Lorenz--BTB