The coronavirus outbreak in Italy is worrying. The virus has arrived in Europe. Now there are cases in Baden-Württemberg and NRW.
- The Sars-CoV-2 corona virus has been troubling the world since January.
- Is Germany prepared for an epidemic?
- The Covid 19 outbreak in Italy has resulted in drastic measures.
Update from February 27, 2020, 11:32 am: The couple from the Gangelt district in North Rhine-Westphalia, who had become infected with the novel corona virus, are likely to be exposed to severe insults on social networks. They had attended a carnival event with around 300 participants when they did not know about their infection and thus spread the virus . For this, the couple is now harshly criticized on the Internet.
"Personally, I find it irresponsible with symptoms , like generally going somewhere with the flu," criticizes a user on Facebook. "It can be out of control now. Who knows where these people have been everywhere. That will give something, ”complains another user. Another Facebook user demands: "Especially with the realization that" purely coincidental "deals with something other than a" mild cold "or the flu could have been left at home."
Corona virus in Germany: District Administrator defends infected couple after serious allegations
The responsible district administrator stood behind the couple in a Facebook video on Thursday morning and condemned their use on social networks. "They don't deserve our reproaches, they deserve our sympathy," said District Administrator Stephan Pusch. Until a few days ago, the corona virus was still very far away, the politician continues. "And who would have avoided carnival because of a slight cold? It could have hit any of us. "
The statements of the district administrator are well received in Pusch's video address, which he also published on Facebook. “In my opinion, they were fever-free at the time and because of a cold, not everyone stays at home. Then no one is allowed to shop anymore who coughs. Sorry, think you should be aware that it could have hit anyone, ”writes one user. “You can't blame those affected. They didn't know it, ”says another.
Corona in Germany - Robert Koch Institute announces: Virus more deadly than flu
Update from February 27, 2020, 11:00 a.m .: The novel corona virus is more deadly than the flu . The President of the Robert Koch Institute said Professor Dr. Lothar Wieler at a press conference in Berlin on Thursday, as reported by bild.de. How much higher the death rate can only be said after the epidemic has ended .
Update from February 27, 2020, 10.35 a.m . : Due to the urgency of the situation, the Robert Koch Institute will report daily on the status of the Corona outbreak. It is a "dynamic event" that makes this procedure necessary, says RKI President Professor Dr. Lothar Wieler. The rapid spread of the virus is primarily about saving time and slowing the spread of corona.
Coronavirus in Germany: KATWARN triggers - experts anticipate further infections
Update from February 27, 2020, 9.46 a.m .: The corona virus is back in Germany. Ten people in the Federal Republic of Germany have been infected with the virus since Tuesday evening. Experts also say that this number will continue to grow. This could also be due to the fact that one of the infected was at a carnival event attended by 300 people. The party guests must now spend 14 days in quarantine at home.
The KATWARN disaster warning system in the Heinsberg district also warned of the risk of infection . There, the residents were informed of the situation and asked not to "block the emergency numbers or to go to medical practices or hospitals themselves".
Update from February 27, 2020, 9:38 a.m .: Even if new cases of infections with Sars-CoV-2 are still pending on Thursday, experts expect more infected people . Last but not least, this is due to the fact that the infection chains are sometimes not understandable. For this reason, authorities are now looking for further corona cases with larger campaigns among friends of the infected.
Corona virus in Germany: ten infected in Germany - regional train stopped on suspicion
Update from February 27, 2020, 9:22 am: The number of corona infected people in Germany is now ten on Thursday morning. Among other things, five people are currently being treated in a hospital in NRW. The situation could become controversial with regard to a regional train that was stopped at Idar-Oberstein (Rhineland-Palatinate) on Wednesday evening.
A passenger who came from a business trip from Italy had complained of symptoms, whereupon the train was stopped and tests were carried out on all passengers. The results of the approximately 40 tests can be expected in the course of the morning.
Update of February 26, 2020, 10:49 pm: The reports of new infections do not subside . Again two Covid-19 cases were found in North Rhine-Westphalia . A couple from the community of Gangelt in the Heinsberg district have become infected.
A spokesman for the district not only confirmed the illnesses to the German Press Agency, but also that the woman was an employee of the 47-year-old from Düsseldorf, who had been seriously ill and who had already been mentioned frequently.
Corona virus all over Germany: infection alarm due to returnees from Italy - carnivalist in mortal danger
Update from February 26, 2020, 9.47pm: Funky scenes in Idar-Oberstein. The federal police stop a regional train on the way from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken in the middle of the southern Hunsrück. According to DPA information, a passenger had experienced symptoms and alarmed the authorities.
The man had recently returned from a business trip to Italy and has now been taken to a hospital for further check-ups.
70 passengers were on the train, 40 of them in a compartment with the allegedly infected man. The police and red cross recorded the personal details of the travelers, and then the train was allowed to continue its journey.
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Corona virus all over Germany: next infections in the south - carnivalist in mortal danger
Update from February 26, 2020, 7:27 p.m .: The corona virus has now reached Rhineland-Palatinate. According to the German Press Agency, a soldier is infected again. He would be treated in the Bundeswehr central hospital in Koblenz.
Update from February 26, 2020, 6:48 p.m .: The bad news doesn't stop . As the picture reports, there is again a confirmed corona infection . A 32-year-old is said to be ill in Rottweil , Baden-Württemberg. He returned from his family vacation in the crisis-ridden Italian region of Lodi three days ago. Child and woman were probably tested negative. They are isolated at home.
Meanwhile, the paper also wants to know where the sick Bundeswehr soldier could have been infected. He apparently had contact with the infected 47-year-old from North Rhine-Westphalia, who celebrated at a carnival event and is now in mortal danger . Because of a previous illness, the coronavirus is difficult for him, he is currently under artificial respiration.
Corona virus back in Germany: Kindergarten teacher and senior doctor falls ill - NRW uses drastic means
Update of February 26, 2020, 6:34 p.m .: Now Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn sounds the alarm. The CDU man speaks of the beginning of an epidemic that would put Germany at risk.
Germany / NRW / Cologne: Tübingen senior physician infected with coronavirus
Update from February 26, 2020, 5:07 p.m .: The coronavirus patient is a senior physician at the University Clinic in Tübingen, the image reports. The man is therefore senior physician in the pathology of the university clinic in Tübingen. The doctor is the father of the 24-year-old student who infected the patient (25) from Göppingen.
The senior doctor took part in the tumor conference of the clinic on Tuesday. Twelve senior physicians from various specialist departments participated. You would now be monitored at home accordingly.
Coronavirus back in Germany: Two more Covid 19 cases in Baden-Württemberg
Update from February 26, 2020, 4:00 p.m .: Since yesterday evening, two more patients have been at the University Hospital Tübingen with suspected Covid-19 . The University Hospital has now confirmed this on Twitter and at a press conference :
Since yesterday evening, two people have been at the University Hospital Tübingen, who are currently classified as a suspected corona case.
Both are fine. You have no previous illnesses and feel healthy regardless of the infection. More information will follow during the afternoon. pic.twitter.com/rzcQFas4Eu
Both patients - a father and his daughter who had contact with the first patient - were in good health. As the dpa reports, the two cases have now been confirmed as infections : in addition to the case from Göppingen, there are now three infected people in Baden-Württemberg .
Coronavirus in Germany (NRW): Kindergarten teacher falls ill - schools and day care centers remain closed
Update of February 26, 2020, 2:30 p.m .: In the meantime, a second case has been confirmed for NRW: The wife of the first person infected is also affected and has pneumonia - she works as a kindergarten teacher in the district. The couple's two (school-age) children are not affected. Because there is also a suspected case of a Bundeswehr soldier, an air force base in Cologne was blocked as a precaution - but the block has now been lifted again. The schools and daycare centers in Heinsberg are to remain closed until the end of the week.
Corona back in Germany: patients' state of health varies greatly
Update of February 26, 2020, 1.30 p.m .: Thirteen contacts were determined in the case of the 25-year-old patient in Baden-Württemberg, the state's Ministry of Social Affairs confirmed at a press conference, some of which are already under investigation. One has to deal with an individual case, the situation is currently under control - one should prevent the creation of infection chains.
Returnees from Covid 19 crisis regions should pay particular attention to hygiene and contact the responsible authorities by telephone if they are suspected. Because the infected had visited a cinema in Neu-Ulm in Bavaria , the Bavarian authorities are also investigating possible additional contacts here. The patient is doing well.
Update from February 26, 2020, 11.40 a.m .: The patient from the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Heinsberg , who has been treated at the University Hospital Düsseldorf since night, must now be artificially ventilated, as n-tv reports, citing the WDR . According to the WDR, the patient had not been abroad for a long time, but was in contact with a person who had recently been to China.
As the WDR further reports, it is not yet known whether this person is also being treated. It has now become known that the patient from Heinsberg was treated two weeks ago at the Cologne University Hospital - an employee is now being examined there who also shows symptoms.
Coronavirus in NRW: 47-year-old has symptoms of severe pneumonia
Update from February 26, 2020, 9.40 a.m .: The 47-year-old from North Rhine-Westphalia , who has been infected with the corona virus, has now been transferred to Düsseldorf: As reported by bild.de , he shows symptoms of severe pneumonia and is fighting for his life ,
A specially sealed ambulance with an air filter system transported the man to the University Hospital in Düsseldorf, where he is now being treated in a special isolation station. The patient's wife also shows the first symptoms and is treated as a suspected case in the university hospital, as reported by bild.de.
The people in the Heinsberg district were also informed about the Katwarn warning system - people with flu-like symptoms should contact the emergency service or family doctor by phone, but should not unnecessarily block the emergency numbers 110 and 112.
Coronavirus in NRW: Schools, daycare centers and the district administration in Heinsberg remain closed
Update of February 25, 2020, 10:49 pm: According to the authorities, the condition of the patient from Erkelenz infected with the coronavirus is critical. As the district of Heinsberg announced on Tuesday evening, the man had been admitted to the Hermann Josef Hospital in Erkelenz on Monday afternoon with symptoms of severe pneumonia. According to the dpa information, the man is in his mid-40s, but suffers from a previous illness.
In the district of Heinsberg, schools, daycare centers and the district administration will remain closed on Wednesday, as a spokesman for the district said on Tuesday evening to the German Press Agency. At the moment there are also plans to suspend local public transport. A crisis team was set up in the district. They are in close contact with the Ministry of Health in Düsseldorf.
Update from February 25, 2020, 10:02 p.m .: Now the confirmation: a couple from NRW was admitted to a clinic in Düsseldorf because of the suspected coronavirus. At least one of them is said to have tested positive for the virus. According to the picture , it should be a 46-year-old man.
As RP-Online reports further, the couple themselves should not have traveled. The two were said to have had contact with Chinese from the areas concerned in China. The couple was initially treated in a hospital in Erkelenz. As the portal continues to report, all schools and daycare centers in the Heinsberg district are to be closed on Wednesday.
Update from February 25, 2020, 9:14 p.m .: According to RP-Online, there is even a second infected person in Germany. According to this, a couple from Erkelenz had been hospitalized under suspicion, at least one of the two had already been tested positive for the virus.
Update from February 25, 2020, 9:04 p.m .: As the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs explains in the evening, there is a first coronavirus case in Baden-Württemberg. According to this, a 25-year-old man from the Göppingen district probably got infected during a trip to Italy in Milan.
After returning, the patient was ill with flu-like symptoms and contacted the local health department. He was to be taken to a clinic on Tuesday evening and housed and treated in isolation.
Corona virus: is Germany prepared for an emergency?
Statement of origin from February 25, 2020: Munich - The first coronavirus cases occurred in Bavaria *. 14 people tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2 * virus. The patients had a connection to China. All stand, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) , in connection with a company in Bavaria, which apparently infected a colleague from Shanghai at a workshop. The other two cases were German citizens who had been flown out of Wuhan in early February.
The Covid-19 patients were treated in isolation in clinics and contact persons were quarantined . The excitement was great, but doctors and experts were positive about the course of the disease and the path of infection. The measures to contain contagion through the so-called "containment" were successful.
The RKI is continuously concerned with the situation. The RKI website reads that there is currently insufficient data available for a final risk assessment of the novel lung disease Covid-19 . An import of further cases to Germany must be expected. Further transmission chains and local infection events are possible in Germany.
As early as February, the RKI stated that global development could result in a worldwide spread of the virus in the form of a pandemic . Despite increasing numbers of cases in several countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic. According to the WHO's assessment, it has so far not been a pandemic, but epidemics in individual countries. Unlike a pandemic, an epidemic remains regionally limited.
Coronavirus: Covid19 is moving closer to Germany - other countries are reporting cases
Coronavirus outbreak in Italy worried. There are already deaths and the number of infected people is increasing. Initially, no connection to China was found in the patients. Who was the first to be infected with the corona virus in Italy? How did the rapid outbreak come about? So far it is
Search for the so-called "patient zero" unsuccessful *. The country seals off entire cities . Football games take place without spectators. The Italian government has decided to completely suspend sporting events in the five regions affected - Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Piedmont. But the Sars-CoV-2 * coronavirus continues to spread.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) said on Monday that such a step was not necessary. "From the cancellation of major events (...) to the complete closure of entire cities, there are still many intermediate stages."
The president of the Robert Koch Institute , Lothar H. Wieler, said in the “heute-journal” of the ZDF : “I cannot imagine quarantine of whole towns in Germany .” People would then have to use food and water, but also medical ones Help. That is very difficult in a quarantine area.
The Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) have compiled all information about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .
In German clinics and medical practices , at least the way of working has already been adapted. Doctors and nurses are already very careful about flu symptoms. The Bayerischer Rundfunk ( BR ) reports. For example, Dr. Markus Frühwein's attention to influenza symptoms. In his practice there are protective masks and disinfectants - to protect staff and patients. The health system still needs to be expanded *.
Corona virus: Europe worried - is Germany ready?
In view of the rapid spread of the new corona virus in Italy, the Italian government is advising the situation this Tuesday with neighboring countries and Germany. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn also travels to Rome for this. In addition to the host, his colleagues from Slovenia, France, Switzerland and Austria will also take part in the afternoon meeting.
The corona virus has now arrived in Austria (as of February 25, 2020). Two cases of infection are reported from Tyrol. That's why preparations are already being made in Bavaria *.
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