A coronavirus outbreak in the Deggendorf district could be traced back to a doctor.
Now the public prosecutor's office is investigating the doctor.
A coronavirus outbreak could be traced back to a doctor in the Deggendorf district.
Now the prosecutor is investigating.
Among other things, there is a suspicion of negligent bodily harm and the release of poisons.
Deggendorf - A coronavirus * outbreak in the Lower Bavarian district of
Deggendorf
could be
traced back
to a
doctor
.
Now the
public prosecutor's office is
investigating him.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: Public prosecutor's office is investigating Deggendorf doctor
There is suspicion of negligent
bodily harm
, attempted dangerous bodily harm and attempted
serious exposure
to the release of
poisons
, as a spokesman for the authority said on Monday.
Dangerous pathogens such as the
coronavirus
could also be viewed as poison.
The doctor is said to have continued treatment despite symptoms of the disease * and could be responsible for several
new corona infections
.
After the outbreak, 275 people were
quarantined
last week
.
Five of the doctor's contacts had tested positive for the corona virus.
After a test * initiated by the doctor showed him to be positive, to the knowledge of the district office he no longer practiced, it said.
The number of confirmed
infections
has not increased since then, said a spokesman for the district office on Monday (September 21).
Apparently he did not wait for the test result: A doctor from the district. #Deggendorf continued to treat in his practice, although he had # Corona symptoms.
He infected five people and 275 other contacts are now in quarantine.
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- BR24 (@ BR24) September 15, 2020
Deggendorf doctor continues to practice despite symptoms: Five people tested positive - also a schoolgirl infected
One of the
contact persons
who tested positive was
a student from the Schöllnach secondary school.
The classmates in her class as well as people who could have ridden with her on the bus were also
quarantined
.
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60 new cases were reported in Munich for Sunday *.
The seven-day incidence * is currently 56.13.
Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) therefore announced new measures for the state capital.
Markus Söder (CSU) had also spoken out beforehand.
The Bavarian Prime Minister said, among other things, with a view to the Wirtshaus-Wiesn: "There were beautiful pictures, but also very disturbing ones."
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