In the ARD talk show “Hart aber Fair”, moderator Frank Plasberg discussed the corona virus with his guests. Virologist Hendrik Streeck warned against taking action too quickly.
- The new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 continues to determine everyday life in Germany.
- In the ARD talk show "Hart aber Fair" the topic was again Covid-19 .
- Virologist Professor Hendrik Streeck warned that the number of infections was falling too quickly.
The spread of the novel coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 * in Germany has been determining people's lives in Germany for weeks. At the ARD talk show "Hart aber Fair", moderator Frank Plasberg also discussed with his guests about the spread of the virus * in Germany and the effects on everyday life and the population.
The effects were also noticeable in the ARD studio. Usually the guests discuss at a table together, but on Monday evening they sat at individual desks with the necessary safety clearance. Two guests were even only connected via video call. The new studio design took so long to get used to that some viewers remembered the US sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”.
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- Mario Hanousek (@mariohanousek) March 23, 2020Virologist at “Hart aber Fair” (ARD): “We have to apply the handbrake at the moment”
While the federal and state governments want to keep the number of new infections low with the help of exit restrictions and contact bans , the virologist Professor Hendrik Streeck has an expanded view of the situation.
Streeck, who is the director of the Institute of Virology at the University of Bonn, agrees with the measures taken by the government, but has another perspective on the corona situation. "We have to apply the handbrake at the moment and then find a way to control the pandemic," said the virologist. But beyond that, Streeck also warns of rapid success. “The question of how much we can flatten the curve is much more important. If we are too good, the longer the measures must be maintained, ”said the virologist .
Coronavirus: Virologist warns against “hard but fair” that the measures will be successful too quickly
If the number of newly infected people is reduced too much, it will take longer until a sufficient number of people in Germany have become infected so that herd immunity can be achieved, according to the virologist . “The problem is that we are fighting two mechanisms. On the one hand we want to push the numbers down and on the other hand if we are too good we will have the problem that it will take a very long time to reach so-called herd immunity, ”Streeck continues.
It sounds strange, but according to Hendrik Streeck, the Federal Republic has to find this middle ground in the fight against the spread of the new Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus . The curve had to be flattened so far that the hospitals did not reach their limits. At the same time, the number of infections does not have to decrease too much, otherwise the measures taken * must be maintained for a long time.
* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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