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Markus Lanz: Virologist Kekulé surprises with a statement about coronavirus - does the pandemic not originate in China?

2020-12-02T01:18:09.869Z


At Markus Lanz, the group spoke again about the corona virus. Alexander Kekulé defended his point of view: he confirmed the Chinese narrative in certain parts.


At Markus Lanz, the group spoke again about the corona virus.

Alexander Kekulé defended his point of view: he confirmed the Chinese narrative in certain parts.

  • Markus Lanz confronted Alexander Kekulé with his own quote.

  • Alexander Kekulé explained how the corona virus was able to "optimize" itself in northern Italy and how it spread worldwide from there.

  • And described the mistake Europe made at the beginning.

Hamburg - "The virus that is currently rampant worldwide is not the virus from Wuhan, it is the virus from northern Italy",

Markus Lanz

* began the conversation on his ZDF program on Thursday evening (26th June)

with this quote about the

coronavirus

by Alexander Kekulé

November).

“The virus is actually a variant that only appeared in northern Italy.

That's what we call the G variant, ”the virologist Kekulé who was present explained his thesis.

Viruses change quickly - they mutate.

This is due to their relatively unstable genetic structure.

Markus Lanz (ZDF) - Alexander Kekulé: "The coronavirus has genetically changed"

“The virus has changed genetically and, as we now know with a very high degree of probability, is also more infectious than the original

Wuhan variant

.

And the

virus

that is now being detected worldwide is the one that has spread in northern Italy, ”explained Kekulé.

The actual starting shot of the global corona * pandemic is now in

Italy

- and not in Wuhan.

Italy was particularly hard hit by the pandemic in January, February and March.

Kekulé

explained the origin of this more contagious variant as

follows: “There was an undetected outbreak in northern Italy for several weeks.

During this time a variant has developed.

The virus had enough time to optimize itself so that a more infectious variant emerged, which from there spread around the world. "

In Markus Lanz, Kekulé partially supports the thesis of the Chinese government

Markus Lanz

* then noted that

Kekulé's

statement strongly reminded him of the propaganda of the Chinese state government.

China is currently advocating the thesis that the new cases occurring in China are imports from Europe.

Kekulé then stated that scientific research supported this theory.

However, the virologist clearly distanced himself from Chinese propaganda, which portrays Europe as a scapegoat.

Kekulé

also contradicted

the Chinese position that the

virus

had only spread across the globe through the modification in Europe.

"This cannot be prevented with such a highly infectious pathogen," says Kekulé.

However, he critically stated: “Of course there is a difference whether you are confronted with something like this for the first time in Wuhan, whether you have no test *, have no idea what it is - and have to react.

The prerequisite is more difficult than if you had been warned for a long time in Italy or Europe and simply didn't take these warnings seriously at the beginning.

The

virologist Kekulé

does not see the sole blame for the global spread in Italy or Europe, but the authorities - in view of the findings from

China

- could have used their knowledge advantage better and responded more quickly.

In Germany the “Lockdown Light” was recently extended.

Only during the Christmas holidays should there be easing - but not equally in all federal states.

(lb) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network

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Source: merkur

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