The corona crisis affects the whole world. Germany is one of the most affected countries. However, the situation in eastern Germany is not as bad as in the west.
- The corona virus pandemic hits Germany hard.
- The number of infected people is one of the highest in the world.
- The new federal states in the east are less affected than the west.
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.
Update of March 23, 2020, 6:50 p.m .: As the Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs confirmed to the “Freie Presse”, there were two more deaths in Saxony that were caused by the corona virus. Both came from the town of Bernsdorf in the Zwickau district.
In total, there are now three deaths from the corona virus in Saxony.
Coronavirus: Saxony admits patients from Italy - CoVid-19 crisis team in Jena under quarantine
Update of March 23, 2020, 3:01 pm: In order to help Italy, which was badly hit by the corona crisis , Saxony now wants to admit six Italian corona patients to its hospitals. This was announced by Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) in Dresden on Monday. This complies with a request from the Italian government. By treating the Italian patients, one can learn how to deal with the virus, Kretschmer justified the decision.
The hospitals in the Free State had enough capacity. "This is a very important sign that we can also help others," emphasized the Prime Minister. Until Monday, 865 cases of infection were registered in Saxony , which are mainly concentrated in Dresden, Zwickau and Leipzig .
Coronavirus in Thuringia: Crisis team under quarantine - one member tested positive for CoVid-19
There is worrying news from Thuringia : After a member of the Corona crisis management team in Jena tested positive for CoVid-19 , the crisis management team in Thuringia's second largest city has been quarantined . Mayor Thomas Nitzsche (FDP) is also affected by this, city spokesman Kristian Philler said on Monday. Several media had previously reported on the development. The affected crisis team member did not show any symptoms, but the result of a corona routine test was positive. As a result, all other staff members were also immediately subjected to a test.
"We are waiting for the test results, after which we decide who may be able to continue working and how," Philler said. However, the results may not be available until Tuesday night or Tuesday itself.
Corona virus in Thuringia: Neustadt am Rennsteig is under quarantine - 900 residents affected
10:02 pm: In Thuringia , a complete place was quarantined . Neustadt am Rennsteig in the rural community Großbreitenbach in the Thuringian Ilm district will be isolated for two weeks, reports the MDR .
The spokeswoman for the district office said that the 900 residents were informed of the quarantine by loudspeaker announcement. A crisis team will advise on how to proceed. The supply of the citizens should be ensured.
The reason for the quarantine are six people from Neustadt am Rennsteig who are infected with the corona virus. The health department has found a total of 69 contact persons for the infected. There is an increased risk of infection.
According to the district office, access to the place is only permitted in exceptional cases and under full protection.
And there is also bad news from Baden-Württemberg: Due to a breakdown in a research laboratory, around 2,000 corona tests there are now partially unusable. Some of those affected from the counties of Tübingen, Biberach, Ravensburg and the Bodenseekreis must now be tested again.
Coronavirus: Saxony decides to limit exit
4.48 p.m .: The state of Saxony is now tightening the measures to contain the corona pandemic . Starting Monday midnight, there is an exit restriction for the entire Free State. Afterwards, leaving the apartment or house for no good reason is prohibited, as State Interior Minister Roland Wöller (CDU) said on Sunday in Dresden. Ways to work and shop remain allowed. Sports and exercise in the fresh air as well as visiting your own allotment garden are still possible.
It is about reducing people's physical contacts to an absolute minimum, said Wöller. The restrictions initially apply for two weeks.
Corona virus: Germany decides to ban contacts
Update of March 22, 2020, 4:01 p.m .: The federal and state governments want to resolve a comprehensive ban on contact in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus * . Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the state premiers agreed on a telephone conference on Sunday to fundamentally ban gatherings of more than two people, according to information from the German Press Agency. Families and people living in a household should be excluded.
A group of twelve countries had already agreed in principle to a comprehensive ban on contacts before the switching conference. These included Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Brandenburg , Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania , Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia .
Coronavirus: Eastern states are less affected by coronavirus
First message from March 22, 2020:
Dresden - The coronavirus pandemic has the whole world under control. Public life stands still almost everywhere. The number of infected and dead increases dramatically every day. Germany is also badly affected by the virus. In Europe there are only more infected people in Italy and Spain. Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia are particularly badly affected. The new federal states in the east of the republic have significantly fewer people infected.
Coronavirus: East Germany less affected
According to data from Johns Hopkins University , 23,937 people in Germany are infected with the coronavirus (as of March 22, 3:45 p.m.). Most of the cases come from NRW (7,361), Bavaria (4,457) and Baden-Württemberg (3,818). The numbers are much lower in the east. Berlin (1,025) is most affected, followed by Saxony (650), Brandenburg (315), Thuringia (307), Saxony-Anhalt (269) and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (182).
However, the economic consequences could hit eastern Germany more than the western federal states. Almost 30 years after the turnaround, the economic structure is still significantly weaker. In addition, many companies in the west have larger reserves due to the usually longer company history and can thus absorb losses better.
Corona virus: Measures more hesitant than in the West
While individual federal states such as Bavaria * and Saarland pushed ahead with measures such as complete school closures or exit restrictions * and introduced them before the other federal states, most of the new federal states, like others from the west, were more hesitant.
They decided to take similar measures later and sometimes not as drastically. Saxony, for example, quickly followed suit. The federal state wants to punish crowds in times of the corona crisis . Violations of regulations by the authorities should be punishable by a prison sentence of up to two years, said Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) on Friday. The basis is the Infection Protection Act . An order of magnitude for collections was not mentioned.
md with dpa
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
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