Nine residents died of the coronavirus in a nursing home in Würzburg. Many more people are infected. The daughter of a dead man is suspected.
- Nine out of 20 corona deaths in Bavaria (as of March 20) are residents of a nursing home in Würzburg.
- Employees are also infected.
- How the virus got into the nursing home can no longer be traced.
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Update, 10.37 a.m .: The Würzburg University Hospital has protected the nursing home where nine people died after being infected with the corona virus. "The wave of infections hit the geriatric care facility when Covid-19 was still a rarity in Germany," says a statement on Saturday evening. All hygienically necessary measures would be taken - "but of course the fight of the doctors and nursing staff against the illness in a nursing home is much more difficult than in the clinics equipped with medical and nursing specialists for infectious diseases around the clock".
Coronavirus in Würzburg nursing home: daughter of the first victim expresses suspicion
Update March 22, 8.13 a.m .: After the death of nine residents of the Würzburg retirement home St. Nikolaus as a result of their illness with Covid-19, it is still unclear how the novel coronavirus, whose infection triggers the disease, could get into the nursing home.
Coronavirus Würzburg: Contagion in the hospital?
The first victim died on March 12 of the sometimes fatal lung disease. It is an 83-year-old who has lived in the home for five years, as Bild reports. His daughter believes that her father may have brought the virus into the home.
The 83-year-old is said to have been in hospital at the beginning of March. His daughter suspects that he may have been infected there. At least he was tested positive after his return. The virus was discovered the next day in a fellow patient.
Coronavirus Würzburg: Over 30 infected people in the nursing home
In addition to the nine patients who have already died, 15 others are currently considered infected, the virus has also been detected in 23 nurses, and 50 others are in quarantine at home. Five of the 15 infected residents are currently being treated at Würzburg University Hospital due to a severe course of the disease. The other ten are isolated and carefully looked after in their rooms in the nursing home. In the meantime, all residents and employees of the home have been tested for the corona virus.
Visits to the home are now strictly prohibited. All treatments and group events were also canceled. The old people in the home are lonely these days. But it is for your own protection. An evacuation of the home is currently not planned.
Coronavirus Würzburg: Burial only possible under certain conditions
The legacies of the dead are currently not being touched, reports the daughter of the first victim. One has not yet decided how to deal with it. The clothes of the dead end up in the garbage. The funeral must also take place under strict safety precautions.
First report from March 20, 2020
Würzburg - Almost half of the coronavirus deaths in Bavaria concern residents of a Würzburg nursing home. Nine people died there after infections with the novel virus, as a spokesman for the State Office for Health (LGL) said on Friday on request.
Corona in nursing home: all deceased over 80 years old
The head of the Würzburg geriatric care facility told the German press agency that all deceased had previous illnesses and were over 80 years old.
Of the 160 residents, five with a Covid 19 disease * were currently in clinics in Würzburg, and a further ten had tested positive for the virus and were being isolated in their rooms in the home. There were also 23 nurses who also had a positive test. These are in quarantine at home.
Corona in Würzburg: Nine dead, infected personnel in quarantine
According to the state office, special protective measures have been in place in the home since the first death. A strict ban on visits has been in effect since March 12. The residents were isolated and were not allowed to leave their rooms. Nurses would only enter the patient rooms in protective suits and respirators.
Cleaning staff also wear protective clothing * . Because infected personnel have to remain in quarantine at home temporarily, employees from other facilities of the home owner are deployed in the house, said the home manager. How the virus got into the facility can no longer be traced.
Coronavirus in Würzburg: 166 people tested positive
According to the state office, an evacuation of the home is “currently not advisable for technical reasons”.
According to the Würzburg Health Office, a total of 166 people in the city and state of Würzburg had tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 by Friday. There are currently 716 people in domestic quarantine * . Before a meeting between Chancellor Merkel (CDU) and the country heads on possible nationwide curfews, a research group made a clear recommendation.
The medical director of the University Hospital Würzburg, Georg Ertl, said additional capacities had been created for the testing and treatment of corona patients in the region. If necessary, 75 ventilation stations could be set up. All medically non-mandatory operations and interventions would be postponed indefinitely.
In total, there were 20 deaths from corona diseases in the Free State by Friday. As the LGL published on its website, at least 3,107 people in Bavaria had tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 by Friday.
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