Dr. Sabine Kurz, a doctor at a group practice in Aying near Munich, is infected with the corona virus. The practice was closed. An interview with the infected.
- A group practice was closed in Aying near Munich.
- One of the doctors got infected with the corona virus.
- Now she has agreed to an interview.
Miss Dr. In short, how are you?
I'm fine again. Before that I had body aches and 37.9 degrees fever for two days. The virus felt like a slightly more severe cold. Since the first symptoms started on Friday, I have been in quarantine at home and have not left the house.
What should your patients know now?
Patients can rest assured that they are informed. The virus can only be transmitted 48 hours before the symptoms appear (editor's note: the incubation period is two weeks. However, the virus can only be transmitted two days before the symptoms appear) . I immediately took a test on Friday. The result came on Saturday evening. On Sunday I was on the phone for twelve hours and meticulously worked through all the contacts. I probably got infected in a risk area, but it didn't become one until Friday night: in South Tyrol.
That means you reacted quickly and did everything correctly.
That's what I'm expecting. By the way, we have also been very strict in practice for weeks when it comes to hygiene. We don't shake hands, we disinfect after every patient. Overall, the Robert Koch Institute considers the risk of transmission in doctor-patient contact to be rather low. We have set up our own treatment room for returnees in Italy and offered telephone advice. There was none in practice.
Mayor Johann Eichler even gains something positive from your infection: in two weeks, when your practice opens again, Aying will be the first doctor to be immune to the coronavirus. Good news?
Yes, somehow yes - if it's true that you can only get it once. Then we are particularly well equipped.
Then get well!
Thank you, that will be fine.
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