The corona virus has also reached the Bavarian district of Freising. There are now over 50 infected people. All information here in the ticker.
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- 56 people in the Freising district have now been infected with the corona virus *.
- The Neufahrner Volksfest in April was canceled.
- A Moosburg doctor tested positive for the virus .
- Read everything that has happened so far here in our old Corona ticker from Freising.
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Freising district - The new type of corona virus, which has been spreading slowly from China all over the world since the beginning of 2020, does not stop at Upper Bavaria and thus also the district of Freising - and seems to spread there even faster than in some of the neighboring counties.
The number of infected people in the Freising district is currently 56 (as of March 12, 12.25 p.m.), including the general practitioner. Previously, a general practitioner in Aying (Munich district) had been infected with the coronavirus and courageously reported in an interview how it feels now.
Coronavirus in the Freising district: University staff affected
Most recently, the suspicion had been confirmed by an employee of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences. The person (it is not currently known whether it is a man or a woman) is now in quarantine in the hospital after having previously shown symptoms of the coronavirus and who had been disabled since March 2. She hadn't entered campus since.
"The university has taken all the planned steps in coordination with the health department," says university president Eric Veulliet. The contact details of the colleagues who worked particularly closely with the infected person were passed on to the health department.
Coronavirus in Freising district: start of semester is postponed
Against the background of the current development of the spread of the new corona virus, the beginning of the lecture period for the summer semester 2020 at the universities of applied sciences, technical universities and art schools has been postponed to Monday, April 20, 2020.
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Coronavirus in the district of Freising: Many daycare centers and schools closed
But other facilities are also affected by the spread of the virus. For example, the Lerchennest kindergarten up to and including Monday (March 16). It is recommended to all people with school-age children or those who attend daycare to find out about the current state of affairs in advance at the facility or via the Internet. Possible school closings would only be carried out in consultation with the State School Board, explained Hauner. Karoline Schätz from the Office for Public Security and Order announced that the citizen phone set up at the district office can be reached next week on Tel. (0 81 61) 600 601 : Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Clock.
The first corona case in the Freising district was reported by (from left) Christine Setzepfandt, head of the Freising Health Department, district administrator Josef Hauner and Dr. Markus Neumaier, Medical Director of the Freising Clinic during a press conference.
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Coronavirus in the Freising district: Events canceled
In addition, the city of Freising reacted against the background of the cabinet decision of the state government and the recommendation of the Bavarian Ministry of Health for the cancellation of major events until April 19, 2020 with a series of precautionary measures in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the best possible way: In addition to the upcoming major event Palmdult with open Sunday , originally planned for the last weekend in March, all city events in the city venues Lindenkeller and Luitpoldhalle as well as the children's theater in the youth center are canceled as a precaution.
The city expressly requests external organizers to undertake their own risk assessment of their events, taking into account the current situation. Tickets for city events that have already been purchased can be returned to the respective ticket agencies. In addition, the Neufahrner Volksfest was canceled, which should have taken place from April 15th to 19th.
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The corona virus also has an impact on the local elections on March 15. Due to the increasing number of coronavirus diseases in the Freising district , the district office has decided to cancel the public event announcing the election results on Sunday, March 15. “As this type of event has always been very well attended in the past years, a spacious spatial design (such as with loose seating) cannot be guaranteed, ”spokeswoman Eva Zimmerhof said. However, the preliminary results for the district elections can be viewed online.
You can read about the situation with the new virus in Germany at the moment in our Germany ticker on the subject of corona virus.
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