In Romania there was a tragic event in a Covid-19 intensive care unit.
Ten patients died.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 deaths in Poland is increasing.
In Europe, the number of coronavirus * cases continues to skyrocket.
In
Romania
, ten Covid-19 patients died in a fire in an intensive care unit.
Seven people were badly burned.
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news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from November 15, 9:15 p.m.:
Poland currently has more than 25,000 new infections with the
corona virus
every day
.
The situation in the neighboring German country is coming to a head.
In a personal letter, Federal President
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
responded,
among other things, to the critical situation - and offered Germany's help.
But this is evidently only met with very limited approval.
"Shouldn't the German gentlemen send Polish doctors who work in the German health care system to Poland during the pandemic," said PiS MP Joanna Lichocka, according to Focus.de of the tabloid "Fakt".
Previously, President Andrzej Duda had already rejected the offered support for the time being - and apparently hits the tone of the Polish ruling party “Law and Justice” (PiS).
The use of
Polish doctors
living in Germany
should then also be paid for by Germany, Lichocka railed in the fact interview.
This reaction apparently
provokes outrage among
doctors working in Poland
.
"Every doctor who strengthens health in the fight against the pandemic is worth gold," said rheumatologist Bartosz Fialek to the newspaper.
Rather, efforts should be made to find more attractive conditions for doctors in Poland so that they do not migrate.
Corona in Europe: Ten people die in a fire in the intensive care unit - Poland records the highest number of deaths
First report from November 14, 2020:
Munich / Piatra Neamt - The second coronavirus wave * seems
to hit
Europe
with full force.
In many places, the number of new infections is increasing.
Germany recorded more than 22,000 new infections within 24 hours on Saturday and has been in a so-called “lockdown light” since November 2nd.
The
situation is
also
worsening
in
Austria
.
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced a “hard lockdown”, which should apply until December 6th.
Meanwhile,
a tragic event
occurred in
Romania
in a
Covid-19 intensive care unit
.
Coronavirus in Europe: tragic event in Covid-19 intensive care unit in Romania
In a hospital in the north-eastern
Romanian
city of
Piatra Neamt
, ten seriously ill Covid-19 * patients died of severe
burns
on Saturday evening
.
A
fire
broke out in
the
intensive care unit
, where a total of 16 patients were artificially civilized
.
Seven other people suffered severe burns, including the doctor in charge of the intensive care unit.
According to the authorities, a short circuit may
have triggered
the
fire
.
Media commented that the oxygen in the ventilators may have made the fire worse.
Health Minister
Nelu Tataru
immediately traveled to the scene of the accident.
The prosecutor was expected to investigate the causes.
Romania
survived
the
first corona wave
comparatively lightly.
In the past few weeks, the number of new infections and corona patients * in hospitals has risen steadily.
On Saturday, the Romanian authorities reported 129 new corona deaths within 24 hours.
The
Johns Hopkins University
, according to date 353,185 people with the coronavirus have * infected.
More than 8,800 have died of Covid-19 (as of November 14, 10:13 p.m.).
Corona in Europe: Poland records high number of Codiv-19 deaths
Meanwhile, the corona situation in
Poland is getting
worse.
A week after a
partial lockdown was imposed
, Poland has registered a peak in new corona deaths.
548 deaths were reported within 24 hours.
The Ministry of Health announced.
The total number of deaths rose to more than 10,000.
The number of new infections * increased according to the information by 25,571 cases.
A comparison with Germany, its almost 83 million inhabitants and almost 22,000 new infections, clearly illustrates the precarious situation in Poland.
Meanwhile, the sudden drop in the corona numbers in Madrid puzzles researchers.
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital-Netzwerk (dpa / mbr)