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Corona in Germany: Unapproved active ingredient should be used in seriously ill patients

2020-04-07T16:48:47.073Z


The number of corona infected people in Germany rose to over 100,000. Now an unapproved active ingredient is approved for the treatment of seriously ill people.


The number of corona infected people in Germany rose to over 100,000. Now an unapproved active ingredient is approved for the treatment of seriously ill people.

  • The corona virus * affects public life in Germany.
  • The number of infected people and the number of deaths are increasing.
  • A relaxation of the corona protective measures * is still a long way off.
  • Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the previous corona news from Germany for reading. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.

Update at 4:54 p.m .: If all other means have failed, particularly seriously ill corona patients may in future be treated with the not yet approved active ingredient remdesivir . The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices in Bonn has now approved that, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.

The drug was originally developed by a US pharmaceutical company against Ebola infections . The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced last Friday that there were first signs of effectiveness against the coronavirus . The authority then recommended that the product be used in seriously ill patients without an alternative treatment. The German authority has now followed this recommendation.

Coronavirus in Germany: No statements can yet be made about the effectiveness of remdesivir

However, no statements can currently be made on the effectiveness of the drug, emphasized the spokesman for the German drug agency. There are only signs. "The results of ongoing clinical trials remain to be seen," it said. In March, three clinical testing procedures for the active ingredient as a remedy for corona infections were approved nationwide . However, it cannot be predicted how long these studies would take.

Update from April 7, 4:26 p.m .: While Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn calls on the population not to weigh in the wrong safety given the decline in new corona infections, two pathology specialist associations are now demanding as many autopsies as possible on coronavirus infections who have died .

The Federal Association of German Pathologists (BDP) and the German Society for Pathology (DGP) said on Tuesday that this was necessary in order to learn more about the disease “and its often amazingly brilliant course ”. From the findings, the pathologists hope to derive further treatment options.

Corona virus in Germany: Pathology associations require many autopsies on corona deaths

According to their own statements, the associations contradict the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) with their demand that an internal physical examination and other measures in which tiny droplets are produced should be avoided. Although the risk of infection emphasized by the RKI is an important aspect , "but too narrow as a basis for decision-making ", the pathologists explained. The associations emphasized that post-mortem protection is guaranteed.

"BDP and DGP ask the RKI to inform the health authorities accordingly," it said in the message from the associations. According to this, a register for Covid-19 autopsies in German-speaking countries is currently being created at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen .

Corona virus in Germany: delivery of eight million protective masks on the way to Bavaria

Update from April 7, 2:02 p.m .: Because of the corona crisis , protective masks are currently in short supply in Germany. But now there is good news again: A large cargo plane is currently bringing eight million protective masks for the federal government into the country. The aircraft had started in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday morning and, after a stopover in Seoul, South Korea, is on its way to Munich , as Lufthansa announced. The plane is scheduled to land in the late afternoon.

And the auto supplier Prevent, according to its own information, is supplying protective equipment to the Federal Republic in view of the corona pandemic. "The first deliveries to Germany are already on the way," says a message published on Tuesday. Accordingly, the deliveries should go to a large pharmaceutical company and several clinic operators. The company was unable to provide exact information on the number of pieces. However, protective masks and protective suits in the seven-digit range are to be delivered this month.

Update of April 7, 1:06 p.m .: On the occasion of the corona crisis, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn made a statement together with Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann of Baden-Württemberg. Spahn emphasized that Baden-Württemberg was the most affected by the corona virus after Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia. " Corona knows no national borders and no party borders - we feel how important cooperation is at all levels," emphasized Spahn.

Corona virus in Germany: Spahn praises success - but warns of a false sense of security

In addition, he warned against the recent drop in the rate of new infections: " We must not weigh ourselves in the wrong safety . The situation is serious. ”Spahn emphasized that something had indeed been achieved. The number of new infections has decreased, the number of those recovering has risen and the health system can deal with the current situation. But these successes should not be wasted. " Easter and the next few days will be very important when it comes to continuing what we see the past few days," announced Spahn.

Update of April 7, 10.47 a.m .: At the request of several journalists, Wieler again discussed the mortality rate among corona sufferers at the RKI press conference. "We simply calculate the number of officially reported infections and among them the number of people who died - that is a simple three-point rate," explained Wieler. However, the RKI assumes that there are more deaths as a result of Covid-19 than the institute currently records .

Corona virus in Germany: RKI boss is not sure whether capacities will be sufficient in the future

"We will only be able to calculate the number of those who really died of Covid-19 in a few months," announced Wieler. The crucial point, however, is that we have enough beds to treat all sick people . And that is currently the case. However, when asked by a journalist whether the capacities will continue to be sufficient in the future, Wieler replied relatively cautiously. “There is currently enough capacity, but I cannot make a forecast . I hope that they will be enough, but I'm not sure. ”

Wieler is happy about every bed and every ventilator that we have in Germany. "Because each of these places will save lives, " he emphasized. It is therefore also good that many hospitals have increased their capacities.

At the RKI press conference, Wieler also presented a new app that is to help the institute curb the spread of coronavirus from now on. The “Corona Data Donation” app works with information that users of fitness bracelets and other tracking devices can voluntarily provide. You can read exactly how the app works on Merkur.de *.

Update from April 7, 10.25 a.m .: In addition to the current number of cases, RKI director Wieler also provided information about the number of reproductions , i.e. the number of people infected by a Covid 19 patient. This number of reproductions, called R0 , is currently (as of April 7, 00:00) between 1.2 and 1.5 . In other words, a person infected with corona infects an average of 1.2 to 1.5 other people with the virus. It is "very gratifying" that the number of reproductions has decreased in the past few weeks , says Wieler. However, R0 is currently somewhat higher than last week . "However, this is a snapshot, " emphasized Wieler.

Corona virus in Germany: mortality rate increases - currently 1.6 percent

Update of April 7, 10:18 a.m .: According to RKI boss Wieler, the most common symptoms of corona infection are cough (in 52 percent of those affected), fever (in 42 percent of those affected) and runny nose (in 22 percent of those affected). As the RKI announced in the past few days, the proportion of deaths among corona sufferers has increased in recent days. This percentage is currently 1.6 percent, says Wieler.

Wieler cites an increasing number of outbreaks in old people's homes and nursing homes as well as a growing number of older people as reasons for the increasing mortality rate. Wieler also announced that the number of deaths and the mortality rate would continue to increase in the next few days . "The deceased sufferers are on average 80 years old," reports the RKI boss. "Of the 1,607 deaths, 1,400 people are 70 years and older." The youngest person who died in Germany as a result of a Covid 19 infection was 28 years old and had previous illnesses.

Update from April 7, 10.11 a.m .: Wieler also informed that the number of newly submitted cases in Germany is currently somewhat lower. However, one has to wait and see whether this is a trend or whether it is just a fluctuation. Wieler also reported that the national average is 119 corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants . However, there are strong regional differences. In Bavaria there are an average of 200 corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there are 33 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. Wieler also said at the conference that the average age of sick people is 48 years, with men and women being affected equally often.

Corona virus in Germany: RKI director Wieler reports the current Covid 19 figures

Update from April 7, 10:05 a.m .: Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute, now provides information about the current corona numbers in Germany. There are currently a total of 99,225 reported Covid-19 infections in Germany as well as officially 1607 confirmed deaths due to the new lung disease. The deaths increased by 173 cases compared to the previous day.

Update of April 7, 8:00 a.m .: 103,375 corona cases have been registered in Germany by Tuesday morning (8:00 a.m.), reports Johns Hopkins University. 1,810 people died related to Covid-19. 36,081 people have recovered. In addition to these registered numbers, virologist Professor Alexander S. Kekulé estimates that the number of unreported corona infections is significantly higher *.

Within Germany, Bavaria is currently the state with the most corona infections and deaths . Prime Minister Markus Söder wants to speak again in a press conference on the corona situation in Bavaria on Tuesday. In addition, the Robert Koch Institute at 10 a.m. will once again provide information in a press conference on the latest confirmed number of cases and how to deal with the pandemic. Meanwhile, a photo on the social network provides amusement. It documents how some Munich residents seem to be busy at home during the Corona crisis *.

Corona pandemic: Germans have relatively little fear of corona disease

Update from April 7, 7.48 a.m .: According to a current survey, the new corona virus has so far hardly fueled German fears of a serious illness. Compared to 2019, this concern rose only moderately by 6 points from 35 to 41 percent, according to a representative special survey by R + V Versicherung on the fears of the Germans. This is the second lowest value in this area since 1992.

Meanwhile, criticism of Sweden's special path in the corona crisis is growing louder. Does it lead directly to a "catastrophe"?

Corona in Germany - Further fatalities in nursing homes

Update from April 6, 7.45 p.m .: Three residents in a nursing home in Hamburg , severely affected by the coronavirus, died last week as a result of Covid-19. "We can confirm the connection," said a spokesman for the Hamburg health authority on Monday. The three casualties are said to have been residents with pre-existing conditions.

According to the authorities on Monday , 47 people in the facility in the Wellingsbüttel district have now been infected with the corona virus: 38 residents and nine nurses. In order to protect the residents who tested negative for Covid-19, a total of 19 seniors, the authorities said they had been moved to another care facility.

Corona virus in Germany: can police officers pass the virus on?

Update from April 6, 6.55 p.m .: All over Germany , units of the state police and the federal police control compliance with the ban on contacts - sometimes in groups. They themselves can hardly keep to the social distancing they are supposed to monitor.

Is there a risk of infection from the police? Even more: Are they a few real corona superspreaders * ? A search for traces.

Update from April 6, 4:49 pm: In a press conference on Monday afternoon , Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke about a possible relaxation of the current corona measures.

"We would be a bad federal government if we did not think hard about how we could start life up again, even if health protection was adhered to," said Merkel of a possible exit plan . At the same time, the federal government is also bad if it now names a specific date, Merkel continued. However, it was also clear that health protection was always a top priority even when public life was opened. "We continue to live in a pandemic." The virus will not simply go away.

However, the case numbers would show that one step forward, said Merkel. However, the time had not yet come to give the all-clear.

Corona virus in Germany: Chancellor Merkel on possible easing

"As soon as the health situation subsides, we will of course return to free life as we know it," said the Chancellor. That would happen step by step. However, Angela Merkel did not give details or a specific date.

A mouthguard requirement is not yet an issue - especially because there are currently not enough masks.

Our first announcement: Corona in Germany: Over 100,000 infected - Merkel publishes new details on the “exit date”

Berlin - The corona virus * has a firm grip on Germany . Public life comes to a standstill, people remain largely at home and follow the measures to curb further expansion.

Coronavirus in Germany: Relaxation of Corona Measures? - Seibert takes a stand

Germany is in standby mode, and the people are waiting eagerly to a relaxation of control measures to reduce the coronavirus *. Schools and many shops are closed, football games have been canceled. Will Germany soon follow Austria and will protective measures be relaxed?

It currently doesn't look like it. Because unlike Austria, the federal government does not specify a fixed date for a gradual relaxation of the corona measures . Government spokesman Steffen Seibert referred on Monday to Chancellor Merkel's (CDU) statements from the weekend, according to which there is still no clear trend from the infection numbers. He referred to Merkel's statement that it was irresponsible to raise false hopes now.

Corona virus: Federal government calls "no exit date" for Germany

Compliance with all rules therefore remains "absolutely necessary". Seibert campaigned for understanding "that the federal government can no longer call an exit date or a fixed date" from which the measures could be relaxed. It was "not sensible to talk about individual possible steps," added the government spokesman.

Merkel said in her weekly podcast released on Friday evening that there were first signs of a slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus * . But it was "definitely too early to recognize a sure trend, and it is much too early to loosen the strict rules that we have given ourselves at any point," emphasized the chancellor .

Coronavirus in Germany: More than 100,000 infections

The virus continues to spread "at high speed" in Germany, according to Merkel. And this is also shown by the current Corona case numbers. According to John Hopkins University, Germany has more than 100,000 infections on Monday afternoon (as of April 6, 3:32 pm). According to statistics, 1,584 people died of Covid-19.

In Italy, however, a second wave of viruses is feared. Meanwhile, Spain has overtaken Italy. Nevertheless, there is a glimmer of hope.

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

List of rubric lists: © dpa / Sebastian Kahnert

Source: merkur

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