According to Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), his husband tested positive for the corona virus.
There is also a new case in the federal government.
Federal
Minister of
Health
Jens Spahn (CDU)
has tested positive for the
corona
virus.
He immediately went into
domestic isolation
.
A
PCR test
on Spahn's husband
also hit on Thursday evening
.
A state secretary is now also affected.
Update from October 23, 5:04 p.m.:
There is another corona case in the federal government.
Development State Secretary Martin Jäger
tested positive for the virus on Friday, as a ministry spokesman confirmed on Saturday.
Hunters are doing well under the circumstances, the spokesman said.
So far he has only had
cold symptoms
.
According to a report by
Bild am Sonntag
, Jäger had
lunch
on Monday
with the health minister Jens Spahn (CDU), who was also infected
.
However, it cannot be determined whether and in which direction there was an infection.
The State Secretary went into quarantine immediately after Spahn's infection became known.
Update from October 23, 12.40 p.m.:
A
spokesman for the Ministry of Health
revealed further details on
Jens Spahn's corona disease
on Friday afternoon
.
The minister still felt good on Wednesday morning and measured a fever without any noticeable results -
Spahn
only
noticed
a
voiced voice
, said the spokesman at
the federal government's press conference
.
In the course of the day, however,
cold symptoms
would have
increased.
Spahn then immediately went into quarantine at home.
Spahn has Corona - now also the closest confidante infected
Update from October 23, 9:30 a.m.:
After the
corona infection
of
Health Minister Jens Spahn
, which was announced on Wednesday, Spahn's husband has apparently also been
infected
with
Sars-CoV-2
.
As a spokesman for the
Federal
Ministry of
Health of
the
German Press Agency announced
on Friday, Daniel Funke received a positive result for a
PCR test
on Thursday evening
,
which was ordered after his husband was infected.
Funke, who has already
gone into domestic isolation
together with
Health Minister Spahn
, is currently still symptom-free.
Jens Spahn, however, continues to show slight
cold symptoms
.
The health minister is the first federal minister to be proven to have been
infected
with the
corona
virus.
+
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) together with his husband Daniel Funke at a gala in 2018.
© Soeren Stache / dpa
Jens Spahn infected with coronavirus: Minister of Health shows cold symptoms
Update from October 22nd, 1:41 p.m.:
Health Minister
Jens Spahn
is doing "well under the circumstances" despite his corona infection.
This is announced by a spokesman for the ministry, as
reported by
the
dpa
.
"He still has no fever, but shows
symptoms of colds
." In the meantime, closer employees have been tested and the results have been negative for all of them.
"As a precautionary measure, you are currently working from your home office."
Government
circles
also said on Thursday, according to
dpa
, that the minister was able to work and was
working in the home office.
So far, there is no knowledge of where Jens Spahn could have been infected.
Spahn has Corona: will the mild symptoms soon get worse?
Update from October 22nd, 11.00 a.m.:
The
corona pandemic continues to
spread rapidly in
Germany
and the world, on Thursday the Robert Koch Institute set a new record.
More than 11,000 people have officially tested positive for the
coronavirus
in the past 24 hours
.
Including Health Minister Jens Spahn.
While the
CDU politician
himself declared on Wednesday that he only
felt
mild
cold symptoms
, a doctor in an interview with
Bild
expressed concern.
General practitioner
Thomas Assmann emphasized that the
infection
could also
develop into a severe course
for the
Minister of Health
, although Spahn is currently only feeling mild
symptoms
.
“You have to wait four to eight days to see how it develops. The critical time is around the seventh to eleventh day.
This is where a decision is made as to whether the
patient
will get further complaints or perhaps even require intensive
care,
”says the
doctor
.
He himself had
patients
for whom it became critical after the fifth and sixth day.
Health Minister Spahn infected with Corona - doctors warn of hotspots in the cabinet
Assmann reported in the interview about a meeting with the
health minister
.
He met Jens Spahn four weeks ago at an
event
.
“As always, he met the AHA rules very carefully.
And to be honest, that worries me more.
That someone who is really into the topic and who sticks to it and tries very hard to make him fall ill.
That makes me very thoughtful. "
The general practitioner further explains that he feels that the entire cabinet
should be
quarantined as a
precaution
.
“Even if the gaps were there, you just have to set a good example.
And we don't know how the
contagion
came
about
.
You have to be careful.
And we cannot allow ourselves, especially at this critical time, that a
hotspot
in our
federal cabinet will
explode
at some point
, ”warned Assmann urgently.
Health Minister Spahn infected with Corona: Merkel reacts - MPs tweet causes a stir
Update from October 22nd, 6.25 a.m.:
Federal
Minister of
Health
Jens Spahn
tested positive for the corona virus on Wednesday.
He took part in the
meeting of the federal cabinet
on Wednesday
, but according to a government spokesman, the high distance and hygiene rules applied.
These were aimed at ensuring that "
quarantine of
other or even all participants is not required"
in the event that a person who later tested positive took part
.
Spahn's spokesman Hanno Kautz told the AFP news agency that
the minister's
cold symptoms
only appeared on Wednesday and that he was then tested.
In the evening, numerous
politicians
wished
Spahn a speedy recovery.
CDU boss
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
wished the online service Twitter "a good and quick recovery".
The SPD chairman Norbert Walter-Borjans, FDP leader Christian Lindner and left parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch also expressed their condolences on Twitter. The Green politician Cem Özdemir wrote on Twitter: "Dear Jens Spahn, I wish you a speedy recovery and one mild course.
We need you in the
joint fight against
Covid-19
. ”Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD), Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) also wished them a speedy recovery on Twitter.
The CDU politician Friedrich Merz, who has had a corona infection himself, wrote: “Dear Jens Spahn, I know from my own experience how uncomfortable a
corona infection
can be.
I wish you a mild course and a speedy recovery! ”SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach said on the TV channel“ Welt ”that he hoped that Spahn could continue his official business and not become seriously ill.
He wishes him a speedy recovery.
Dear @jensspahn, I know from my own experience how unpleasant an infection with #Corona can be.
I wish you a mild course and a speedy recovery!
(FM)
- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) October 21, 2020
FDP parliamentary deputy
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
, who had previously suffered from Corona himself, advised Spahn: “Listen to yourself, Jens.” In the Internet program “Bild live” on Wednesday evening, Lambsdorff said: “Skip a meeting, pay attention your body, take care of yourself.
But as soon as the feeling arises that the airways could actually be affected, as soon as there is shortness of breath, you have to call the emergency doctor immediately and go to the hospital. ”He also advocated that cabinet members should be tested every day.
Spahn thanked him on Twitter that evening "for all the good wishes".
He is in domestic isolation and is recovering "with currently only cold symptoms".
“I wish everyone with whom I have been in contact that they stay healthy.
Let's continue to watch out for each other, ”wrote Spahn.
Spahn infected with coronavirus: Angela Merkel wishes a quick recovery
Update from October 21, 10:01 p.m.:
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)
has joined the good wishes for the
Federal
Minister of Health Jens Spahn, who is
infected with the corona virus
.
Merkel wished her fellow party member all the best and a speedy recovery.
According to a government spokesman for the
dpa
, Spahn
personally informed
the
Chancellor of his infection in the
afternoon
.
He is the first federal minister to be infected with the corona virus.
Thanks for the many good wishes.
I am in domestic isolation and am recovering with currently only cold symptoms.
I wish everyone with whom I have been in contact that they stay healthy.
Let's continue to take care of each other!
- Jens Spahn (@jensspahn) October 21, 2020
Update from October 21, 7:06 p.m.:
After his
positive Corona result
,
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn commented
on his test result.
“I tested positive for the corona virus today.
I am in domestic isolation and so far have only developed cold symptoms, ”said the CDU politician of the
picture
.
Spahn
thanked him for the great sympathy
.
"Thank you very much for the many well-being wishes.
First of all, it is important to me that all contact persons are informed quickly and that everyone stays healthy. "
Health Minister Spahn infected with Corona - reaction from members of the Bundestag causes a stir
First report from October 21, 5:01 p.m.:
Berlin -
Federal
Minister of Health
Jens Spahn (CDU *)
has tested positive for the
Sars-CoV-2 virus
and immediately went into
quarantine
.
The
Ministry of Health announced this
on Wednesday in Berlin.
According to his ministry,
all
contact persons
are currently informed about
Spahn's
corona infection
.
There was initially no further information, for example on possible infection.
Jens Spahn in quarantine due to Corona - Söder and Lauterbach wish a good recovery
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder
sent Spahn
his recovery wishes
via
.
SPD *
health expert Karl Lauterbach
said on the TV channel "Welt" that he hoped that Spahn could continue his official business and would not be seriously ill.
He wishes him a speedy recovery.
Dear @jensspahn, I wish you a speedy recovery and a mild course.
- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) October 21, 2020
In contrast, a
member of the Bundestag for the AfD
caused a stir
with a cynical tweet.
“The next proof that either masks don't work or Jens Spahn doesn't stick to his specifications,” wrote Stefan Protschka in the social network and spoke out against the mask requirement.
The AfD politician received numerous critical comments for his post.
The next proof that either masks do not help or @jensspahn does not stick to his specifications !?
I claim the #mask requirement does nothing against #Corona.
#Spahn tested positive!
- Stephan Protschka MdB (@AfDProtschka) October 21, 2020
Again and again,
top politicians
had
to go into quarantine
because of
risk
encounters.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
hit
it on Saturday
.
The reason was the positive corona test by a
bodyguard
.
Two tests at the head of state have since turned out
negative
.
Quarantine due to Corona: Chancellor Merkel was also already in isolation
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD)
had already
gone into quarantine
on Monday
because of a warning via the
Corona app
.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD)
and
Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) also
temporarily isolated
themselves at the end of September
.
A bodyguard was also infected near Maas.
Altmaier went into quarantine as a precaution because an employee of an EU minister who was present with him at a meeting of the EU trade ministers in Berlin had tested positive.
As a
precautionary measure
,
Chancellor Angela Merkel *
(CDU)
was also
in quarantine at home for almost two weeks in
March
because she had been vaccinated by a doctor who was found to be infected with the coronavirus shortly afterwards.
(AFP / dpa / frs)
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network.
List of rubric lists: © Odd ANDERSEN / AFP