Coronavirus in Bavaria: family released from hospital, but children "mentally stressed"

A family of five had been hospitalized in Bavaria since the end of January. Four people were infected with the corona virus. Now there is good news.

• 14 of the 16 people with coronavirus in Germany come from Bavaria .
• A family of five had been hospitalized for weeks.
• Now there is good news from Trostberg.

Update from February 17: Good news from the district clinic in Trostberg . The family of five from Siegsdorf, four of whom were infected with the coronavirus , has been released from the hospital. That reports Chiemgau24.de.

Everyone is healed and no longer contagious. The family was released on February 14, the clinic announced. She was taken to the clinic on January 30th. "All family members have been in good health for a few days now," says a message from the clinic. Chiemgau24.de quotes from the message, especially the children were "mentally stressed by the quarantine situation." Three other coronavirus patients have since been released from the Munich-Schwabing Clinic.

Coronavirus: number of infected people in China has increased dramatically

Update of February 13, 7:10 am: Bad news from Hubei province: The number of infected people in China has increased dramatically.

Update from February 12, 4:05 p.m .: Due to fear of the corona virus , the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Berlin has now decided to postpone its planned New Year's reception in Munich . "Following the recent World Health Organization statement on the novel coronavirus *, we think postponing the event is the right decision," said one letter.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: new cases - number of sufferers continues to increase

Update from February 12, 3:35 p.m .: Webasto reopened its corporate headquarters in Stockdorf this Wednesday morning. The building was previously disinfected and cleaned by a specialist company. All 14 affected Corona cases from Bavaria are connected to the car supplier. All nine patients currently in the Munich clinic in Schwabing.

It was also open on Wednesday when those affected, some of whom are symptom-free, can leave the hospitals in Munich and in Trostberg in the Traunstein district. The State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) announced that the discharge criteria were currently being determined.

According to the Bavarian Ministry of Health, two suspected cases in Passau were not confirmed. In the end, they were tested negative. There are two other infections nationwide, affecting two returnees from Wuhan, China.

Update from February 12, 8.27 a.m .: The auto supplier Websato , in whose environment the first coronavirus infections have occurred in Germany, wants to resume work on Wednesday. Previously, new cases of the new viral disease had been identified in Germany.

Coronavirus cases in Bavaria: 14 confirmed diseases - Webasto is affected again

Update from February 11, 7.30 p.m .: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bavaria has risen by two to 14. The two new cases are also related to the automotive supplier Webasto from Stockdorf near Munich . This was announced by the Bavarian Ministry of Health, citing the State Office for Health and Food Safety. Details will be announced on Wednesday. It is not yet known whether these are suspected cases from Passau .

According to a company spokeswoman, the latest development does not change the plans to reopen the Webasto headquarters on Wednesday .

In Passau: New suspected coronavirus cases - patients isolated in clinic

First report from February 11:

Passau - The corona virus reports back to Bavaria. This time there are suspected cases in Passau after some people in Stockdorf had already been reported as infected. The automotive supplier Webasto in Stockdorf (district of Starnberg) had sent its employees to the home office * to avoid further infections , as * Merkur.de reported. Because an employee of the company had infected his Chinese colleague. The virus then spread further. * But the fourteen infected people in Germany *, according to the WHO, could be "only the tip of the iceberg".

Other cases of coronavirus at Webasto: The number of illnesses in Bavaria increases to 14.

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Coronavirus in Passau: Two patients are currently being examined and are isolated

But now there could be two more cases of infected people in Passau . As the Passauer Neue Presse quotes the Passau Clinic , two patients with suspected coronavirus * are currently under investigation. "As a precaution, both patients have been isolated so that there is no danger to other patients," it continues.

Coronavirus: more infected in Passau? Health department with information

The clinic is also in contact with the health department . However, no test results would currently be available. So far, no suspicion has been justified . "According to the current assessment in accordance with the guidelines of the Robert Koch Institute, there are not yet any suspected cases of coronavirus," says the clinic, according to the Passauer Neue Presse .

Corona virus: death toll rises rapidly - risk of infection high

A few weeks ago, “yodel” panicked and an alleged article * about the corona virus in Passau was posted.

The death toll in China * is now higher than that caused by Sars - and is leading to violent protests against the government. At the time of incubation, there is new knowledge, as Merkur.de * knows. The corona virus can be transmitted from person to person. The ease of getting infected with the novel lung disease makes it difficult to combat the coronavirus.

In addition to Webasto, another company is also affected by the corona virus. But only indirectly: Airbnb is 'worried' about its important growth market Asia due to the virus. The Wall Street Journal recently reported.

Because he infected at least ten people with the corona virus, a Briton in his home country is referred to as a "super-spreading agent". *

Formula 1 is also affected by the corona virus - the Chinese Grand Prix is ​​canceled. A cruise ship is also affected, which may not moor in Thailand due to the corona virus. The Navy stopped it.

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

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