There was a massive corona outbreak in Göttingen - around 160 people are in quarantine, including 57 children and adolescents.
- There was a Corona * outbreak in Göttingen - around 160 people are in quarantine.
- 35 people have been tested positive so far.
- The reason for the outbreak is probably several private celebrations.
- Here are the basic facts about the corona virus. We also offer you the current number of cases in Germany on a map. The following recommendations for corona protection measures are currently available.
Göttingen - After a corona outbreak in Göttingen , around 160 people are in quarantine *. Among them are 57 children and adolescents. The outbreak is related to several private celebrations.
Corona outbreak in Göttingen: 35 people tested positive for Sars-CoV-2
As the city announced on Saturday evening (May 30), 35 people have so far tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 . A person is therefore seriously ill and in hospital treatment. Now all contacts should be tested for the virus, even if they show no symptoms .
The infections occurred at several major private parties . According to the city, most of those affected are members of various extended families . They come from Göttingen and the surrounding area.
Coronavirus in Göttingen: infected part of different large families - no further information
For reasons of data protection, the city will not provide any further information about those affected. People probably got infected last weekend.
On Saturday evening (May 30th) the R-value passed a critical mark for the first time in two weeks. The number of reproductions, often called the R value, helps in the corona crisis as a measurement to assess the current risk of infection. According to calculations by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of reproductions rose to 1.03 on Saturday.
The RKI reported (as of May 31 at midnight) 286 new infections in Germany within one day. So far, according to RKI data, 8,500 have been proven to have been infected with the virus in Germany, increasing the number of reported deaths by 11 within 24 hours.
Corona virus in Germany: Corona case on Lufthansa flight to China
There was also a corona case on a Lufthansa flight. 200 passengers were brought to China from Frankfurt and actually tested before takeoff - nevertheless, a 34-year-old was positive in a test after landing.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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