The corona virus spreads fear and terror. We explain what gives hope despite the epidemic - especially women.
- The corovirus Covid-19 spreads worldwide.
- In Germany, too, there are infections in all federal states - the pandemic has hit Italy particularly hard.
- But despite the corona virus, there are findings that give hope.
Munich - Who doesn't know the scenes in major German cities: someone comes into the subway, bus or tram with a face mask - and everyone immediately makes room.
The fear of the corona virus is also palpable in Germany. There are almost 700 infected people in this country (as of Friday evening, March 6). A country that is particularly close to the Federal Republic via the Brenner, Tyrol and Munich Central Station is particularly hard hit: Italy .
Coronavirus: Covid-19 hit Italy hard
A total of 4,636 people in Italy were infected with the corona virus, said civil defense on Friday in Rome. The course of the epidemic is currently not foreseeable. But: In addition to all the negative headlines, there are several reasons for hope:
Berlin: A guide to the Coronavirus clarification center currently under construction at the Vivantes Clinic in Prenzlauer Berg.
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- Doctors warn of hysteria: in unison. "We do not have a medical situation, we have a political situation," said Jörg Brokmann, Congress President, at a meeting of around 1,500 emergency doctors and rescue workers in Koblenz, according to the picture . The head of the central emergency call department of the University Hospital Aachen referred to Covid-19 to flu-like symptoms and a mostly mild course, and the doctor also warned of overreaction and hysteria. If a doctor says that ...
Coronavirus: The number of new infections is declining in China
- In China, the number of new infections is falling compared to the rest of the world . The news portal web.de reports in an analysis. Accordingly, the extensive measures taken by the Chinese government would have an effect.
- Pets probably do not transmit the coronavirus: According to the World Organization for Animal Health, there is currently no evidence that the coronavirus is spread by pets. Banal: For example when someone cuddles with his cat. According to a report, it was not even proven that the pathogen originally came from an animal.
Coronavirus: Women and young people have less to worry about Covid-19
- Healthy women without previous illnesses have to worry less: In an article, the Tagesspiegel summarizes analyzes by Chinese researchers from Wuhan, where the coronavirus had broken out. The results: women are less susceptible because they basically have a better immune system. The assumption that mainly people with previous illnesses are affected has been confirmed. And: Young people are less at risk. According to an evaluation, almost every second infected person is 60 years old or older. The average age of the infected is just under 60 years.
- Many thousands of people have already survived the corona virus: As of Friday, March 6, more than 55,000 infected people have survived the virus worldwide, reports web.de. Means: Covid-19 is dangerous, no question, but even in the case of an infection you don't have to be scared to death.
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In Bavaria a high school was closed due to the corona virus, in Munich it is likely that a cult event will have to be canceled. And also in the Bundesliga, game cancellations due to the corona virus cannot be ruled out.
