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Spahn's Corona disease: New positive test in the federal government - contact the Minister of Health beforehand

2020-10-25T05:30:08.789Z


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.


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

Twitter

.

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

Source: merkur

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