Corona virus in Germany: Virologist Prof. Christian Drosten gave an update on the current situation in the NDR podcast - and gives hope with antigen tests.
- Professor Christian Drosten is head of the Institute of Virology at the Charité in Berlin.
- The renowned virologist gave an update on the situation in Germany in the NDR podcast.
- 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.
Hamburg - In the NDR podcast, the expert and virologist Prof. Christian Drosten spoke about the current status regarding the fight against the corona virus *. First of all, the scientist welcomed the measures adopted in the past few days, as in many countries it is "a political decision that is correct at first." develop."
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Drosten also commented in detail on the situation in Italy's hotspot. The country is currently in the third week of quarantine , which is why the number of infections cannot be counted well. According to Drosten, the daily horror figures for the case mortality are due to an effect of the virus, because it takes three weeks on average from infection to death.
"You can see it faster in the cases in countries that can detect the cases very reliably," says Drosten, referring to Germany. According to Lothar Wieler from the Robert Koch Institute, the number of cases would “not increase as much as in the days before”. "We believe that by rolling out early we are very close to the real number , as you can see from the low case mortality rate here ."
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Corona in Germany: Antigen tests could soon be used
Drosten gives a small ray of hope and says, “I'm as cautiously optimistic as Lothar Wieler . I would be very happy if it should be confirmed in the next few days, the effect has to last a few days before you can say anything ”.
Prof. Drosten also dares a little glimpse into the near future. When asked how to relieve general practitioners, he referred to future test variants. "But I can also imagine that there will be antigen tests that will change a diagnostic problem in the next few months, for example." Drosten assured, "There will be antibody tests in the very near future with which you can determine who the infection has already passed. You will see that there are more and more people in the medical staff who already have antibodies and can consider themselves immune or less receptive. "
Corona in Germany: "Number of deceased will be despite the measures"
According to Prof. Drosten, the next step for Germany would be to continue recording the cases and using the numbers to create new foundations and thereby readjust certain models. Furthermore, testing itself remains a “relatively stable basis in which we can now determine the changes. We will see changes in the deceased with 2-3 weeks delays. The number of people who have died will increase despite the measures. "
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