Virologist Drosten receives death threats

The corona crisis has made Christian Drosten a star in Germany. But now the virologist is reporting threats directed at him and his family.

• In Corona * -Crisis is Christian Drosten become famous
• The Berlin Charité virologist advises Chancellor Angela Merkel, among others .
• Christian Drosten * is one of the most influential men in Germany - and now receives death threats.

Berlin - He is a sought-after man - and is now being insulted and threatened: The virologist Christian Drosten , who is much in the media in the Corona crisis , is said to be threatened with death. For many Germans, he is the bad guy who cripples the economy, said the scientist from the Berlin Charité in an interview with the British newspaper "Guardian". 

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Corona expert Drosten: "For many I'm the bad guy"

Drosten said he would forward the threats to the police. At night, however, he was kept awake by the emails from parents telling him about their concerns about the future. 

In an interview with the British daily, Drosten also describes his thoughts as to why people react to him in the Corona crisis . “People in Germany see that their hospitals are not overrun and they don't understand why the shops have to stay closed. They just look at their situation, not New York or Spain. "

Christian Drosten: Virologist complains about threats in corona crisis

The corona virus expert had reported on his NDR podcast some time ago that he received hate messages. In the interview, he speaks of a "prevention paradox" in Germany: people see that hospitals can cope with the situation and therefore have no understanding of the business closings. The situation in regions heavily affected by Sars-CoV-2 such as New York or Spain is missing. 

From Christian Drosten's point of view, it is precisely the measures taken at an early stage that have prevented worse things in this country. He recently warned of setbacks in the fight against the new virus if the pathogen is handled too carelessly: a second, worse wave of infection threatens.

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