The Corona mutation in England is currently causing chaos at airports in Germany.
The first passengers have now been tested positive - in several German cities.
A
corona mutation * has been
discovered in
England
.
Germany
then stopped entry from Great Britain.
This partly led to chaos at German
airports
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from December 21, 3:46 p.m.:
As in Hanover,
official bodies
in
Hamburg
have also
confirmed
corona cases in
flight passengers
arriving
from
Great Britain
.
“Three more flights from Great Britain arrived in Hamburg on Sunday.
In these three there were a total of
seven people
who
tested positive
in the rapid
tests
, ”said a
federal police
spokeswoman on Monday.
It is not yet clear whether the virus is the
corona mutation
from Great Britain.
However,
none of the passengers
at
Hamburg Airport
had to
stay overnight after the corona test, an airport spokeswoman said on Monday morning.
"Nobody had to stay here or stay the night."
Corona mutation causes chaos at German airports: Hanover defends procedure
Update from December 21, 2:22 p.m.: When asked by
a journalist, the spokesman for the authorities Jagau added that one was
in contact
with all the local authorities of the
passengers
whose
corona tests were negative
.
That the
Quarantined
people affected are
monitored by the relevant health authorities.
The press conference has meanwhile ended.
Update
from December 21, 2:13 p.m.:
The head of the department for public health in the Hanover region, Andreas Kranz, defends the
legal basis
for the actions of the authorities.
This is “covered
by the protection against infection
.
We operate on the basis of the
Infection Protection Act
. "
Corona mutation causes chaos at German airports: Hanover region initiates measures
Update from December 21st, 2:08 pm:
The results were "in this respect reassuring", Jagau continued, since
of the 63 passengers who landed in Hanover, "only one person tested positive"
.
It is not yet known whether this person was
infected
with the
corona mutation
from Great Britain.
It is a member of a
family of three with a child
.
In addition to the infected person, the other two family members were also
isolated
.
The
uninfected people
could be brought
to their destinations
by
quarantine transport
"by ensuring a subsequent quarantine"
.
The
PCR tests provided “relative certainty”
.
The flight passengers must be quarantined for ten days.
After five days, you can voluntarily
undergo
another corona test
.
In the event of another negative test result, the quarantine could be ended prematurely.
Corona mutation causes chaos at German airports: Hanover region expresses itself
Update from December 21st, 2:04 p.m .:
Regional President Hauke Jagau explains that a "PCR test is the mildest form" of checking passengers.
A further travel of the passengers and thus a possible passing on of the corona virus would be a danger without this measure.
"Our goal was to prevent the new virus type from moving unnoticed to Lower Saxony," emphasizes Jagau.
Update from December 21, 1:55 p.m.: The corona virus was found in
a
passenger who landed
at Hanover Airport
.
Further
laboratory tests were intended to
clarify whether the person concerned was
infected
with the new,
particularly contagious variant of the coronavirus *
.
Details Region Hannover wants to
at 14 o'clock in a
press
report.
Update from December 21, 11.55 a.m.:
According to
image
information from authorities, at least
ten
passengers infected with Corona have been identified from flights that have recently arrived from Great Britain.
It is said to be passengers from various planes who landed on Sunday in Berlin, Stuttgart, Hanover and Dortmund.
Corona mutation causes chaos at German airports: Passenger Covid-positive
First report from December 21, 10:29 a.m .:
Hanover - The
Corona mutation
in
England
causes a stir all over Europe.
Even
Germany
is trying to limit, so as to prevent that the variant is introduced entry from Great Britain.
This is currently leading to chaos at German airports.
Now a passenger from Great Britain has tested positive for Corona in Langenhagen / Hanover.
+
Emergency vehicles from the rescue service and the airport fire brigade are on the premises of Hannover-Langenhagen Airport.
© Moritz Frankenberg / dpa
The Hanover region announced on Monday.
The passenger is therefore part of a group of travelers from Great Britain who had not previously been allowed to leave Hanover Airport.
The affected passenger is now brought to his destination in a quarantine transport together with his escorts.
All those involved have to be "separated" there.
Further
laboratory tests should
now
clarify
whether the passenger has been
infected
with the new,
particularly contagious variant of the corona
virus
*
.
The region plans to give details in a press conference at 2 p.m.
Mannheim24.de * and wa.de * also report on further developments.
Corona mutation causes airport chaos in Germany: camp beds set up
Because of the new variant of the corona virus, the entry of flight passengers from Great Britain at several German airports was initially stopped on Sunday evening.
From midnight on, Germany banned flights from the United Kingdom anyway.
The #corona mutation in #England is currently causing chaos at airports in Germany.
Now a first passenger in #Hannover has tested positive: https: //t.co/GGNtm5fmfG
- Merkur.de (@merkur_de) December 21, 2020
A total of 63 passengers were initially not allowed to enter Hanover Airport.
They landed on Sunday evening shortly before the entry ban came into force and were isolated on site.
62 had to be tested, one passenger flew back to London.
Camp beds had been set up for the travelers.
"Our goal was to prevent the new virus type from moving unnoticed to Lower Saxony," said Region President Hauke Jagau.
Corona mutation: Chaos at Hanover Airport - Dramatic cry for help: "Please help us"
For the travelers, however, it was anything but a relaxed situation.
Some passengers who were stuck in the transit area at Hanover Airport called for help in the picture.
“Hello, we are here at the airport in Hanover.
We are being held against our will, ”the newspaper quotes.
With young children and infants, travelers should spend the night on camp beds.
In the airport hall, however, the travelers were even more afraid of contracting the corona virus.
On photos of the airport, the sheet shows that the minimum distance is not always kept to the camp beds.
Even after a Covid test, you should not have left the airport.
“
Please help us get out of here.
We don't want to be held against our will, ”the newspaper quotes a traveler.
The uncertainty about one's own situation was also bad.
Accordingly, the passengers did not know how long they had to stay in the airport.
Apparently, no one was able to provide clear information on request.
(dpa / rjs) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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