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Germany shortens Covid natural immunity status
Immunity gained by infection will only be valid for 90 days
In new guidelines published by the Robert Koch Institute, Germans who have recovered from Covid-19 will only have immunity status for a period of 90 days, down from 180 days.
On Friday, the Robert Koch Institute, a federal agency responsible for disease control and prevention, published new guidance based on developments concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.
Under the new guidance, people previously infected with Covid-19 will only have immunity status for 90 days. The old rules stated that prior infection could be used as proof of immunity for 180 days.
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Proof of prior infection must be provided using nucleic acid detection or a PCR test. Anyone who can show a positive PCR test result that is at least 28 days old is considered recovered.
The measures came into force on Saturday.By comparison, in Switzerland, the period for which someone can claim immunity following Covid-19 infection is currently 365 days from the test results.
Germany is facing a new wave of infection driven by the more contagious Omicron variant. The seven-day incidence rate given by the Robert Koch Institute on Sunday was 515.7 infections per 100,000 people.
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‘Brave Knight’ blocks major international waterway
The Bosphorus Strait seperates Europe from Asia while being the world’s narrowest waterway used for international navigation
A 50-year-old bulk carrier put maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait – a major international waterway – to a brief halt after it broke down near a bridge, making the passage impossible.
Lebanese-flagged cargo ship Brave Knight stuck in the Bosphorus Strait in northwestern Turkey on Sunday, blocking the waterway in both directions for several hours after suffering a “machine failure” near the The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, one of the world’s tallest and widest suspension bridges.
The 101-meter-long and 16-meter-wide vessel was sailing to the Romanian port of Constanta when the incident happened, forcing the Turkish coastal safety authority to dispatch as many as 10 tugboats to move it away. Turkish media reported late on Sunday that the navigation was restored after the vessel was safely anchored.
BRAVE KNIGHT isimli kuru yük gemisi, Gemi Trafik Hizmetleri Merkezimiz koordinasyonunda kılavuz kaptanımız, KURTARMA-8, KURTARMA-10 römorkörlerimiz ve KEGM-6 botumuz refakatinde Büyükdere Demir Sahası’na emniyetle demirletildi. @UABakanligi @akaraismailoglu @selimdursun06 pic.twitter.com/Z6PbwZC5K3
— KEGM (@kiyiemniyet) January 16, 2022
‘Brave Knight’ was built in 1972 and is owned by Alacia Maritime Ltd, a shipping company registered in Tripoli, according to MarineTraffic.
The Bosphorus Strait – sometimes referred to as the Istanbul Strait – is just 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide in its narrowest point, and connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.