Two other cases of corona virus have been discovered in Bavaria. This increases the number of infected people in Bavaria to 14. There is again a connection to an auto supplier from Stockdorf.
- 14 of the 16 people with coronavirus in Germany come from Bavaria .
- Now two more new cases have become known.
- Again there is a connection to a car supplier from Stockdorf .
Update from 7.30 p.m .: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bavaria has risen by two to 14. The two new cases are also related to the automotive supplier Webasto from Stockdorf near Munich . This was announced by the Bavarian Ministry of Health, citing the State Office for Health and Food Safety. Details will be announced on Wednesday. It is not yet known whether these are suspected cases from Passau .
According to a company spokeswoman, the latest development does not change the plans to reopen the Webasto headquarters on Wednesday .
In Passau: New suspected coronavirus cases - patients isolated in clinic
First report from February 11:
Passau - The corona virus reports back to Bavaria. This time there are suspected cases in Passau after some people in Stockdorf had already been reported as infected. The automotive supplier Webasto in Stockdorf (district of Starnberg) had sent its employees to the home office * to avoid further infections , as * Merkur.de reported. Because an employee of the company had infected his Chinese colleague. As a result, the virus continued to spread. * But the fourteen infected people in Germany *, according to the WHO, could be "only the tip of the iceberg".
Coronavirus in Passau: Two patients are currently being examined and are isolated
But now there could be two more cases of infected people in Passau . As the Passauer Neue Presse quotes the Passau Clinic , two patients with suspected coronavirus * are currently under investigation. "As a precaution, both patients have been isolated so that there is no danger to other patients," it continues.
Coronavirus: more infected in Passau? Health department with information
The clinic is also in contact with the health department . However, no test results would currently be available. So far, no suspicion has been justified . "According to the current assessment in accordance with the guidelines of the Robert Koch Institute, there are not yet any suspected cases of coronavirus," says the clinic, according to the Passauer Neue Presse .
Corona virus: death toll rises rapidly - risk of infection high
A few weeks ago, people were panicked via "Jodel" and a supposed article * about the corona virus in Passau was posted.
The death toll in China * is now higher than that caused by Sars - and is leading to violent protests against the government. At the time of incubation, there is new knowledge, as * Merkur.de knows. The corona virus can be transmitted from person to person. The ease of getting infected with the novel lung disease makes it difficult to combat the coronavirus.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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