In Munich, the number of corona infections is increasing rapidly.
Virus investigators are now supposed to take on an important job to curb the spread again.
The number of corona infections is increasing rapidly - this makes contact tracking difficult.
That is why Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder is releasing his employees in 2000.
Meanwhile, it's about a second lockdown again.
Munich - When city, state and state come together, that can only mean one thing:
the situation is serious.
Very serious: The
corona numbers
continue to skyrocket - by leaps and bounds, uncontrollably.
Even with us in
Munich
.
On Thursday alone, the
number of new infections rose
by 290.
This means that 14,297 cases are currently confirmed in the city.
In order to
contain
the
infection process in the
long term, politicians now want to increasingly rely on so-called
contact tracing
, the targeted tracking of contact persons.
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The boss comes by in person: Prime Minister Markus Söder (r.) And Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter (l.) Visit the Corona investigators.
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Corona crisis in Munich: Söder assigns 2,000 employees to track contact persons
At a press conference in the
Munich health department
,
Prime Minister Markus Söder
announced that he would commission
around 2000 employees from his own ranks - the state administration -
across
Bavaria
to do
this
very special "detective work"
.
In addition, the
Bundeswehr
should
continue to support the Corona Task Force in order to relieve the health authorities.
In Munich, around 500 people are currently taking
calls from (possibly) infected people
.
When the phone rings, the first thing you have to do is check the facts!
Is there already a
positive corona test *
?
Does the infected person show
symptoms
?
If yes, which?
And above all: How many people did the infected person have contact with?
The team has now contacted, clarified and advised
around 5,200 sick people and
almost 14,000 contact persons
.
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Corona crisis in Munich: Söder names the new virus's major problem
"The goal is", says Söder, "
to break the chain of
infection
." Because: The insidious thing about this virus * is, according to the Prime Minister, that infected people
can
pass
the
disease on without symptoms *
.
To one, 20 or even several 100 people.
It is important to find them as quickly as possible - with the help of contact tracing.
Health Minister Melanie Huml
spoke on Thursday of a "mammoth task".
After all, it is not just about clarifying the facts over the phone.
But also about relieving the callers of their
worries
.
“And then to decide on a case-by-case basis how to proceed.” Söder is certain that the numbers will increase in the coming days.
But: A
second lockdown
, said
Mayor Dieter Reiter
, must be “the very last measure”.
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