The fact that the corona measures are effective is shown by the contained spread of colds and flu viruses.
Pharmacists remain seated on their medication.
Masking and keeping your distance also help against the flu.
Significantly fewer cases of influenza were reported in Munich *.
The number of illnesses also fell sharply.
Munich
- While most of them
miss their regulars' table, sports club or cultural event
after a month of
lockdown
, there is one thing that nobody misses: a really
persistent catarrh
.
And there are actually significantly fewer of them this winter than last year.
This is particularly noticeable to
pharmacists
, for whom the demand for sore throat tablets and cough syrups has been falling continuously since November.
Munich: Corona measures lead to a decrease in flu infections
For example,
Peter Sandmann
from the Nauplia pharmacy in Harlaching: “In November we sold around 20 percent less
cold
medicine than last year,” he says.
The pharmacist attributes this to
contact
restrictions
and the
obligation
to
wear a mask
due to the coronavirus *.
“Parallel to the
lockdown
in November, demand is flattening out more and more.” For
Sandmann
, this means: continue to wait until the wave of colds comes.
Pharmacies place
their orders for the
flu season
in early summer.
At that time, there was no telling that a second
lockdown
could come.
Now many
pharmacies will
initially be left with their stocks, which cost several thousand euros.
For
Sandmann
, however, there is no need to worry: “I am happy when the customers are healthy.” And, as is well known, billing is not done until the end: “The
flu season lasts
until March, at the latest when a lot of people come together again at Christmas the number of
infections
and
colds
is increasing again. "
Sandmann's
thesis that the
mask requirement has made
for fewer sick people support the official
flu figures
from Munich.
Since October
1st,
just six cases of
influenza have been
reported
in the city
(as of December 1st).
In the comparative period last year, according to the health department, there were 95. A similar thing can be observed across Bavaria.
Health Minister Melanie Huml
(CSU) said yesterday: “In the first seven weeks of the
flu season
up to calendar
week
47, the State Office for Health and Food Safety only registered
25 influenza infections
.
In the same period last year there were 244. "
Follow the Corona events in Munich in our current news ticker.
Despite the corona pandemic: sickness reports are falling sharply
And there is also a decrease in
sickness reports due to colds
, as the AOK Bayern confirms at the request of our newspaper: "The number of
incapacity for work
in Bavaria due to respiratory diseases decreased by around 14.8 percent compared to the same period in the previous year (March to October 2019)."
Even
Peter Aurnhammer
from the pharmacy Ismaning notes that fewer customers with a runny nose and sore throat in his
pharmacy
come - Corona * -Schutzmaßnahmen goodness.
"In November we only made half of the usual turnover with cold preparations," he estimates.
In return, sales of immune-boosting preparations have increased.
He
also sees calmly
that
Aurnhammer
could stay on medication: “Most drugs have a shelf life of three to four years.” By then, people will probably go to the regulars' table or the sports club again.
Also at the risk of catching a
cold
every now and then
.
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