New Covid wave, new standard: the German federal and state governments agreed yesterday to link the decision on 2-G or 2-G plus to the so-called hospitalization incidence. Also, among the new resolutions are a partial vaccination requirement for medical and nursing workers who are in direct contact with vulnerable people, a higher booster shots rate, 3-G in the workplace and on public transportation, and an extension of fixed-cost assistance. „The situation is highly dramatic,“ German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. The European Commission therefore also gave its green light yesterday for further state aid until mid-2022.