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Corona: New per capita stronghold in Germany - hospital boss fears second wave and therefore wants to reopen schools

2020-03-29T20:42:36.330Z


Coronavirus: Measures have been ordered in Germany to limit the spread of Covid-19. The RKI boss now gave an assessment of the restrictions. All news.


Coronavirus: Measures have been ordered in Germany to limit the spread of Covid-19. The RKI boss now gave an assessment of the restrictions. All news.

  • The corona virus is spreading even more in Germany.
  • The number of cases continues to rise in Germany.
  • Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the previous corona news from Germany in our old ticker. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.

Update at 8:55 p.m .: Due to corona infections among employees, the Wolfsburg Clinic no longer accepts new patients . As the city announced on Sunday evening, new patients are now being distributed to surrounding hospitals. In addition, visits are no longer allowed , "not even the previous exceptions". The city is particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 15 people died in a nursing home in Wolfsburg after suffering from Covid 19 disease.

Similar to the home where mostly people with dementia live, the precautionary measures are now being tightened even further in the clinic. The city said that the entire hospital staff would work "now with full protection": "The patients will be distributed in such a way that there is only one patient per room."

Coronavirus in Germany: Hamburg chief physician warns: "The peak of the infection has not yet been reached"

Update at 7:03 p.m .: According to current figures, Hamburg is the city ​​with the most coronavirus infections in relation to the number of inhabitants . Dr. Gerian Grönefeld , doctor at the Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, a larger district hospital in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, is now preparing for a disaster. In an interview with Munich's Merkur, the expert warns of premature exit strategies . An early cancellation of the measures would be "highly punishable". "After all, we are still in the phase when the number of cases is rising steeply," said Grönefeld. "The peak of the infection is far from being reached ."

Medical experts would currently feel as if they were standing at Vesuvius and waiting for the volcanic eruption. "We don't know exactly when he will come," said the chief doctor. "But one thing is clear: It will come - maybe in the next few days, maybe only in a year or a few weeks." That is why there is no alternative to reducing social contacts to a minimum . At the earliest after Easter, Grönefeld's assessment could be assessed as to whether it would be reasonable to gradually loosen individual restrictions again.

5:39 pm: According to a recent evaluation by the German Press Agency, which takes into account the reported numbers of the federal states, around 57,000 infections with the new corona virus have been registered in Germany by Sunday afternoon . According to this evaluation, particularly high numbers have North Rhine-Westphalia with 13,630 proven cases and 110 fatalities and Bavaria with 13,263 cases and also 110 deaths. According to other figures, Bavaria is already the number one corona focus in Germany.

Coronavirus in Germany: Hamburg has the most infected people in relation to the population

Based on 100,000 inhabitants, Hamburg has the highest number of infections with a value of 112.9, followed by Bavaria (101.4). The national average was 68.5 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. According to the latest information, at least 430 people infected with Sars-CoV-2 have died nationwide . Several Germans also died abroad in connection with a corona infection. Among them were two tourists during a trip to Egypt and a 67-year-old vacationer in Cyprus. In addition, a 42-year-old German died on the Greek island of Crete. Experts also expect a high number of unreported cases in Germany itself.

Video: Hamburg supermarket denies child access because of Corona

As became known at the weekend, the leaders of the grand coalition now agree that it is too early to relax corona protection measures in Germany . Both Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU) announced April 20 as the date until which the existing restrictions should be maintained in any case. However, there were also warnings from the ranks of the federal politicians to end the restrictions as soon as possible. You can also read how long the corona rules will apply in neighboring Germany, at Merkur.de *.

16:37: In Germany, the number of registered corona infected increased by around 4000 cases within just one day . This emerges from data published by the Robert Koch Institute on Sunday morning. The numbers register the status of the coronavirus cases as of Sunday at midnight today. The institute has so far counted a total of 52,547 cases - 63 per 100,000 inhabitants. This was a total of 3965 cases more than the previous day .

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Corona virus in Germany: RKI director Wieler warns not to focus too much on numbers

A total of 389 people have died so far . However, the numbers cannot simply be compared from day to day. According to its own information, the RKI received no information from three federal states on Saturday. RKI President Lothar Wieler warned not to read too much of the numbers . “Everyone is now looking at these numbers, comparing them to other countries. But these are snapshots, and each country functions differently and is at a different stage, ”he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.

1:28 pm: The current corona measures are intended to prevent the virus from spreading too quickly in Germany . However, the current restrictions also have a major disadvantage : no widespread immunity can arise in the population.

Ansgar Lohse, clinical director of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf said to the picture : "Without a vaccination that will not come before 2021, the uncontrolled spread of the virus can only be stopped if a sufficient number of people develop immunity." otherwise the restrictions would loosen the number of infections very quickly. "We have to allow those who are most harmless for the virus to be immunized first by infection," said Lohse.

With regard to children and young parents, for example, who are generally considered to be less at risk, he continued: “The faster this group gets through an infection, the better. Kindergartens and schools should therefore open again soon, ”said the doctor. At the same time, however, risk groups, such as the elderly, would have to be better protected.

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Corona virus measure: New rules for the purchase of protective masks

1:21 p.m .: In order to curb the lack of protective masks and gowns in the Corona crisis, the Federal Government is trying to accelerate the purchase. To this end, it has started a special process in which supply contracts are concluded without further negotiations on the purchase price. The so-called open-house procedure stipulates that providers can offer at least 25,000 surgical masks, protective coats or FFP2 mouthguards and the federal government buys them at a price that is determined by the federal government - this is easier and faster than the usual public procurement law Tenders.

Despite all efforts, some of the health care workers are dissatisfied with how the federal government is dealing with the current crisis situation. A Berlin nurse has now sharply criticized Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn in a posting - and not just him.

Coronavirus: More than 57,000 infected in Germany - RKI boss on current measures:

Update of March 29, 8:36 a.m .: In Germany , drastic measures have been taken to curb the spread of the corona virus. However, Lothar Wieler , the head of the Robert Koch Institute , cannot rule out that conditions in Germany will be similar to those in Italy : “We cannot rule out the fact that we also have more patients than ventilation places in this country . Whether it happens is speculation. In any case, we have to reckon with the fact that the capacities are not sufficient, clearly, ”Wieler told the FAZ.

However, it is currently difficult to assess whether the measures really work, Wieler continues. "In the best case scenario, hospitals have increased to maximum capacity by Easter and the measures are causing the curve to flatten out". However, there are a lot of unknown factors that could influence the development.

Therefore, from a medical point of view, Wieler would like the current measures of distance to be maintained as long as possible.

According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, 57,695 people in Germany are now infected with the corona virus. 433 people died as a result. 8,481 infected people have now recovered.

The Italian president now caused a smile among his compatriots thanks to a glitch in a TV speech about the corona virus. In the meantime, the coronavirus is spreading even more in Russia.

Corona virus in Germany: partner of Berlin's ex-mayor Wowereit died

News from March 28th:

Update 9:35 p.m .: The former governing mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wolwereit , mourns the loss of his long-time partner Jörn Kubicki , who died after a coronavirus infection . Wowereit's lawyer Christian Schertz confirmed this on Saturday evening at the German Press Agency.

Kubicki had previously suffered from lung disease for years. As a result of the infection, he is said to have died of heart failure.

At one of his last public appearances, Kubicki described his health as follows: "I have COPD, I can hardly put one foot in front of the other."

After his Covid 19 illness, FriedrichMerz spoke up and predicted a new “post-corona world”.

5.30 p.m. update: In a nursing home in Wolfsburg , Lower Saxony , twelve patients have now died as a result of an infection with Sars-CoV-2 within just a few days. "We had to mourn the first death on Monday," said Lothar Laubert, the head of the old people's home and care home for dementia patients.

According to a statement by the city of Wolfsburg, the last two fatalities are a 92-year-old and a 90-year-old.

Mayor Klaus Mohrs said that a surprising number had died without having symptoms of Corona. The situation is extremely difficult for the ecclesiastical home with often highly demented people, said the SPD politician. “But we are only at the beginning of the development. It will be a very, very hard time for all of us. ”

Friedrich Habermann, head of the Wolfsburg Health Office, said that 72 of the almost 165 residents are currently infected . The home management now separate other infected people from healthy residents.

Lower Saxony's Minister of Health Corola Reimann also said: "It is terrible news about a high number of deaths in a nursing home that reach us in Wolfsburg."

Corona in Germany: More than 366 deaths nationwide

Update 17:02: From a current evaluation of the German press agency, which takes into account the reported numbers of the federal states, it results that more than 52,100 infections have been registered in Germany by Saturday afternoon. According to the information, more than 366 Sars-CoV-2 infected nationwide have died so far.

According to the evaluation, particularly high numbers show North Rhine-Westphalia with more than 12,700 proven cases and 105 deaths, Bavaria with at least 11,800 cases and 85 deaths and Baden-Württemberg with more than 9,729 cases and 101 deaths.

Furthermore, several Germans died abroad in connection with a corona infection. Among them were two tourists during a trip to Egypt and a 67-year-old tourist in Cyprus . A 42-year-old German died on the Greek island of Crete .

Corona virus: millions of protective masks from China - also for Germany

Update 4:01 pm: For the fight against the corona pandemic, an aircraft with around four million protective masks landed in Getafe near Madrid, Spain. The material is to be distributed in Spain, France, Great Britain and also in Germany. This was announced by the aviation group Airbus .

Coronavirus in Germany: Virologist speaks of long-term damage

Update 1:49 p.m .: There seems to be new evidence when it comes to whether long-term damage can be caused by infections with the corona virus . In the NDR podcast, Christian Drosten speaks of the fact that, above all, patients with particularly severe courses need up to a month after discharge from the hospital in order to fully recover. There were also indications that lung function could be restricted afterwards.

Meanwhile, there is sad news from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania : A 59-year-old man died here of complications from Covid-19 disease - this is the first death in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The man had previously been on a skiing holiday in Austria , as reported by Oe24.

Corona virus: This is what it looks like with the supply of ventilators

Update 08.55: Stefan Dräger, head of the world's most important manufacturer of ventilators, gives his assessment of the worldwide equipment with ventilators in an interview. And that is not exactly positive: " Despite all efforts, the need for respirators and protective masks is well above the possibilities of the entire industry, " says Dräger to the world .

Production has increased since inquiries went up in January. But even if there were support offers from other industrial companies ("This is where a great sense of community is emerging within German industry," says Dräger), the production capacities cannot be increased enormously . The 10,000 devices ordered for Germany could be delivered within a year - but for the United States alone, 100,000 breathing apparatuses are currently being advertised for purchase and much more is likely to be needed.
As Dräger said to the world, he currently has to constantly decide which country will get how many devices - inquiries come from everywhere. As parts from production come from Asia , America and New Zealand , he warns above all about political tensions. Because: “If the global supply chains break, nobody will even get a respirator in the end .” This could put export stop measures at risk for humanity. Countries with undersupply should switch to old devices and use devices from the anesthesia area.

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When asked how the world could get the problem under control, he said with a view to upcoming decisions: "Common sense and charity are now even more important than engineering and lots of money."

Coronavirus in Germany: Air Force flies in Italian patients

Update of March 28, 7:24 a.m .: Due to the dramatic emergency of northern Italian hospitals in the coronavirus crisis , the Air Force flies patients to Germany. The Airbus A310 MedEvac , the Bundeswehr's flying intensive care unit, was to take six seriously ill Italians in intensive care from Bergamo to Cologne on Saturday. The machine started in Cologne in the morning, said a spokesman for the German Press Agency.

"In times of greatest need, it goes without saying that we stand by our friends," Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) said about the mission. "That is why we are now bringing seriously ill patients from Italy to Germany for treatment with our flying intensive care unit of the Air Force. It is an important sign of solidarity. Europe has to stick together. "

The plane should be back in Cologne by midday. Patients should be taken to civilian hospitals for treatment. According to dpa information, two patients are to be treated further in the Catholic Clinic in Bochum and in the University Clinics in Cologne and Bonn.

Coronavirus in Germany: Karliczek does not expect an early vaccine

Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek sees a fight against the coronavirus at the end of the year at the earliest. "We have to assume that a vaccine with which broad sections of the population can be protected will not be available until the end of the year or the beginning of next year," said the CDU politician to the editorial network Germany (RND / Saturday). The following applies to vaccine research: “We want to run as quickly as possible - but we must not fall down. We have to be sure that the vaccination works and doesn't harm the patient. ”

Karliczek said: “We are exhausting the research opportunities to the last. We are ready to provide additional funds if there are promising projects. Corona research will not fail because of the money. ”

Coronavirus in Germany: More than 48,300 infections

Update, 9:35 p.m .: The corona virus is still rampant in the Federal Republic. By Friday afternoon, over 48,300 infections had been registered in Germany, according to an evaluation by the German Press Agency. North Rhine-Westphalia * stands out with 12,000 proven infections and 88 deaths to date, and Bavaria * with at least 10,180 confirmed cases and 60 deaths.

Corona in Germany: 101 deaths in Baden-Württemberg - At least 315 nationwide deaths

At least 9,729 cases have been registered in Baden-Württemberg * so far, and the state has 101 deaths so far. With a population of 100.5, Hamburg has the most infections with a value of 95.5. Nationwide there are at least 315 deaths related to the coronavirus. According to information from the Robert Koch Institute, two other Germans died during a trip to Egypt .

Update, 7:35 p.m .: According to Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU), the Bundeswehr will not be deployed in the current corona crisis to enforce the new ban on going out in Germany. You do not see that as a mandate of the Bundeswehr, the legal situation also does not allow it.

Corona in Germany: Bundeswehr missions abroad thinned out - local help

The Bundeswehr's missions abroad have already been thinned out, with Iraq as an example. “But we also have obligations , our allies rely on us. In addition, we see in Mali, for example, that Corona terrorists cannot be stopped. The fight there continues and we are still challenged, ”said the Minister of Defense.

To support the states and local authorities, the Bundeswehr deployed around 15,000 soldiers in the corona crisis. General help Martin Schelleis , who coordinates and leads the support mission, is particularly in demand . Secure storage space for medical goods , accommodation for the police, expertise for a mobile hospital , mobile rescue stations and test stations are also in demand.

Corona in Germany: Hamburg admits twelve patients from abroad

Update 7:20 p.m .: Germany shows solidarity in the midst of the Corona crisis. Two Hamburg clinics plan to take seriously ill patients from the crisis regions of Italy and France in the coming days. There is talk of up to twelve people.

Hamburg's Senator for Health Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks (SPD) confirmed this on Friday afternoon. "There are up to ten patients from Italy to be treated at the Harburg AK (Asklepios Clinic)," said Prüfer-Storcks. “Two patients from France” who are to be treated at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf are also affected.

The time for the individual arrivals of the patients has not yet been determined. "At the moment we are in a situation in Hamburg that we have this capacity , that we can also practice this solidarity. (...) But of course we cannot guarantee that over the entire route, ”says Prüfer-Storcks.

Corona in Germany: Police poorly prepared for crisis - "Years of omissions" in IT

Update 6.45 p.m .: The police in Germany are not well prepared for the corona crisis . There is hardly a state criminal police agency (Lka) that has the basis to send its employees to the home office in large numbers. Der Spiegel writes on Friday, citing a nationwide survey.

"The years of failures in IT infrastructure are doomed to us in the crisis," said Jan Reinecke from the Association of German Criminal Investigators. According to the magazine, the telephone network in the Federal Ministry of the Interior also broke down temporarily, data servers were said to have been overloaded.

Corona in Germany: fear of hacking attacks on hospitals

Update 4:00 p.m .: The German security authorities warn of hacking attacks on hospitals in the corona crisis. Apparently, there is concern about cyberattacks on hospitals and other key facilities.

However, the effects of such attacks would be "even more serious" than usual in the current crisis , warn federal and state criminals in a confidential report, as the magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday. In the past, hackers had repeatedly paralyzed clinic IT to extort ransom.

The Federal Office for Information Security therefore urges systemically important companies to tighten their IT protection measures. For manufacturers of medical devices, pharmaceutical companies and research institutions, there is "an increased threat risk".

According to the government paper, individual cyber criminals publicly claimed to have suspended their attacks on medical facilities during the corona epidemic. But not everyone adheres to the digital armistice.

Corona in Germany: Comprehensive support deployment by the Bundeswehr planned

Update 3:27 p.m .: Coronavirus infection numbers continue to rise in Germany. The first clinics in Baden-Württemberg are reaching their limits. In NRW, the hospital in Heinsberg had already raised the alarm last week - there was a lack of protective equipment. The Bundeswehr is now preparing to deploy Corona with 15,000 soldiers.

They want to arm themselves for a comprehensive support mission. It is about "the establishment of a quota for aid," said a spokesman for the armed forces commando on Friday of the AFP news agency. "The personnel come from the various organizational areas of the armed forces."

A field plan by the Bundeswehr leadership would describe the areas of operation in detail: around 5,500 soldiers should be deployed for "protection" and "protection". And another 6,000 for "supporting the population". The Spiegel reports.

Corona in Germany: Zoff behind the scenes? RKI surprises with press conference cancellation

Update 3:19 p.m .: According to the virologist Christian Drosten, researchers in North Rhine-Westphalia now believe in a massive test for infections with the corona virus in Germany . The capacities for corona tests could be expanded significantly, said Bonn virologist Hendrik Streeck. Many materials were missing for the classic tests - creative solutions could help, said the virology professor in Düsseldorf on Friday.

This increases the number of voices that contradict the strategy of Health Minister Jens Spahn and the Robert Koch Institute. Spahn insists on individual case tests.

Update 12.12 p.m .: So far, the assessments of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) have been the ultimate ratio of government action in Germany. RKI boss Lothar Wieler has developed the necessary political strategies in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health. Every now and then: Christian Drosten , chief virologist of the Berlin Charité. But now the scientific assessments and strategies in Germany seem to be dividing up. The experts suddenly speak of different test measures - and the RKI is just canceling the press conference.

The RKI briefed the company and the press about the current situation every day for weeks. Since last week, these briefings have been reduced to three. On Friday it was canceled suddenly. A spokeswoman for the RKI explained the cancellation with the federal press conference, in which Wieler participated on Thursday. That reports Bild.de.

Corona in Germany: Zoff behind the scenes? RKI surprises with press conference cancellation

On Thursday morning, chief virologist of the Berlin Charité, Christian Drosten , Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek and the Charité CEO Heyo Kroemer presented a new task force in which the Ministry of Science and clinics want to work as closely as possible. Drosten spoke of a possible testing of entire population groups, the planning of which should be started. The corona mass test is a "feat of strength and must be planned well". Shortly afterwards, Spahn , Wieler and Andreas Gassen, Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians , spoke at the federal press conference. All three consider the testing of entire population groups to be unrealistic and emphasized that for the time being they wanted to stick to the case-oriented testing.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed off to the home office on Twitter on Friday. He got infected with the corona virus.

Corona in Germany: Confidential strategy paper emerged - but hope of a mass test is shattered

Update 11.32: At the federal press conference , the spokesman for the Ministry of Health again emphasized the statements made by Minister of Health Jens Spahn and the head of the Robert Koch Institute Lothar Wieler on Thursday. For the time being, there should only be one suspect-related individual test and no test of groups.

Nobody is commenting on the strategy paper of the Federal Ministry of the Interior at the federal press conference on Friday. The paper is internal and confidential. Accordingly, there are no statements, said a spokesman.

Corona in Germany: serious allegations - did Minister of Health Jens Spahn just look away?

Update 11:16: Just a few hours after a strategy paper from the Federal Ministry of the Interior became known for comprehensive coronavirus testing * , the hope of the associated lifting of the locks in Germany seems to be shattered again. "Comprehensive corona tests like those in South Korea are not feasible in Germany," said Ute Teichert, chair of the Federal Association of Doctors of Public Health, the news portal t-online.de.

While Health Minister Jens Spahn spoke at the federal press conference on Thursday about how well and stably the health system was set up, Teichert criticized the fact that the public health service had been “saved”. Politics simply looked away. Now you have "too little staff and too little laboratory capacity."

Update 8:07: According to media reports, the federal government and the federal states are now focusing on a massive expansion of the tests as a priority measure in the fight against the corona virus * . In its Friday edition, the "Bild" newspaper cites a corresponding decision from an internal protocol of a telephone conference between Chancellor Minister Helge Braun (CDU) and the heads of the State Chancelleries of the federal states. It says: "The federal government and the federal states agree to significantly increase the testing capacity for the new corona virus ."

Corona in Germany: strategy paper of the Ministry of the Interior revealed

According to information from the "Süddeutscher Zeitung" ("SZ"), NDR and WDR, a confidential strategy paper issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior also states that the largest possible increase in test capacities in Germany is "overdue". The role model is South Korea, reports the "SZ". With mass tests and the isolation of sick people, the authorities there had succeeded in slowing down the spread of the novel pathogen significantly without bringing public life to a standstill .

According to the experts, by far the most important measure against the virus is "testing and isolating the infected person", reported the "SZ". "Both people with self-suspicion as well as the entire circle of contact persons from positively tested people should be tested".

Corona in Germany: end of public standstill through more tests?

According to the strategy paper, innovative solutions are required for broad-based tests. In order to protect medical personnel from infected people, citizens should do the necessary throat swab themselves, for example in drive-in or telephone booth test stations. In order to facilitate the search for contacts by people who tested positive, long-term computer-based solutions and even location tracking of mobile phones should be used, the "SZ" report says.

As the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports, the extension of the tests should be achieved through a "high-throughput method" from pharmaceutical research or through the use of laboratories from veterinary medicine. In addition, according to the report, a new working group was set up at the Robert Koch Institute to expand test capacities.

The situation is also becoming more acute in Spain and Italy.

Corona in Germany: New infection numbers known - is the app for tracking now?

Update March 27, 2020, 6.51 am: In the fight against the rapid spread of the lung disease Covid-19, Union politicians want to use an app as soon as possible that citizens voluntarily install on their cell phones. It should work like a kind of digital diary and - if its owner is infected with the corona virus - automatically send anonymized information to all people who have had contact with it in the past two weeks.

Mobile phone data in the fight against Corona: don't violate data protection rights

According to statements by other CDU MPs, Spahn had deleted the idea of ​​tracking via app from his Corona emergency aid package. The use of cell phone data to track infected people is controversial in Germany for data protection reasons. Spahn would have seen the adoption of the entire aid package in danger, said Armin Schuster, chairman of the Union on the interior committee of the Bundestag on dpa.

App against Corona: Austria leads the way

The Red Cross in Austria presented a "Stop Corona App" this week. Anyone who installs it on their cell phone does not have to disclose personal data. Similar considerations are now being made at the German Red Cross

Corona in Germany: New infection numbers known - medical president calls for mouth protection for everyone

Update, 10:58 pm: Chancellor Angela Merkel has commented on a possible end to the corona restrictions. In a conference at the G20 summit, Merkel said when asked by a journalist that it was not yet time to talk about easing the measures.

Corona in Germany: Eighth death reported in Berlin

Update, 10:10 p.m .: An eighth Corona death was recorded in the capital Berlin . In total there are currently 1937 confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Berlin. That is 292 more than the previous day.

Corona in Germany: New infection numbers known

Update, 9:50 p.m .: More than 43,000 coronavirus infections have been registered in Germany so far. This emerges from an evaluation of the German Press Agency, which takes into account the reported numbers of the federal states . North Rhine-Westphalia has particularly high numbers with more than 10,800 proven cases and 82 deaths, Bavaria with more than 8800 cases and Baden-Württemberg with more than 8400 cases. Based on 100,000 inhabitants, Hamburg also has the most infections with a value of 87.7.

To date, more than 260 people infected with Sars-CoV-2 have died nationwide. According to the Robert Koch Institute, two other Germans died during a trip to Egypt.

Corona virus in Germany: Merkel with video statement

Update, 9:10 p.m .: At a G20 summit and at European level, states voted on Thursday on joint measures to combat the corona crisis . Angela Merkel reports on the results in a video statement on Thursday evening.

Corona virus in Germany: disagreement among experts? Medical president demands mouth protection for everyone

Berlin - Germany still has a relatively low death rate from corona infections compared to other countries, said chief virologist of the Berlin Charité, Christian Drosten * at a press conference in Berlin on Thursday.

This is mainly due to the early and professional diagnostics, which can be used nationwide in Germany thanks to the federal structure of laboratory medicine. According to estimates by the chief virologist, around 500,000 tests for a coronavirus * infection are currently being carried out per week. "The reason why we currently have so few deaths in Germany compared to the number of infected people can be explained sufficiently by the fact that we do a lot of laboratory diagnostics in Germany," said Drosten on Thursday in Berlin.

This view is shared by health minister Jens Spahn , the head of the Robert Koch Institute Lothar Wieler and the chairman of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Andreas Gassen. Nevertheless, they speak of around 200,000 tests per week in the separately held federal press conference. Gassen estimates that a total of around 410,000 tests have been carried out since March 9.

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Corona virus in Germany: will all be tested soon?

On the question of corona testing, there are different sucking-offs on Wednesday among the experts. Drosten spoke of the subsequent testing of entire population groups that should be addressed and that could be possible within a few weeks using so-called antibody tests. However, Wieler and Spahn focused on the case-oriented and selective testing of people with symptoms in combination with justified suspicion.

In the afternoon, the President of the German Medical Association (BAEK), Klaus Reinhardt , appealed to the population to wear protective masks. "My advice: Get simple protective masks or make your own and wear them in public spaces," said Reinhardt, according to Focus.de . "These masks do not guarantee protection against infection. But they can help a little to reduce the risk of infecting others or getting infected yourself. ”Reinhardt is not the first to demand that all Germans should wear protective masks.

Coronavirus Germany: Health Minister Spahn warns of false hopes

Health Minister Jens Spahn also warned on Thursday about false information about rapid corona tests from China and other countries. All of these tests would be tested. "These tests are not specific enough," said Spahn. So far, the error rate has been too strong. As soon as there was a good rapid test, this would also be used.

Spahn also warned to refrain from exaggerated expectations regarding the decline in the number of new infections. The government's drastic measures had only been in place for three days. Spahn asks that the two-week period be observed to assess the situation.

Corona virus in Germany: The current case numbers

To date, more than 41,300 infections with the new corona virus have been registered in Germany. This emerges from an evaluation of the German Press Agency, which takes into account the reported numbers of the federal states. North Rhine-Westphalia has particularly high numbers with more than 10,800 proven cases, Bavaria with more than 8800 cases and Baden-Württemberg with more than 7200 cases. Based on 100,000 inhabitants, Hamburg has the highest number of infections with 87.7.

The consumer advice center now warned of supposed healing methods. These include the controversial globules. *

* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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