With the holidays in mind, many Munich residents worry about the safety of their loved ones.
Our checklist will help you celebrate Christmas with the greatest possible security.
Christmas celebrations in family circles this year can become a health risk due to the coronavirus *.
Security can be increased with simple protective measures.
Top doctors explain what you should definitely pay attention to over the holidays.
Honest health self-check:
“It is crucial that,
for safety reasons, you do not attend
family celebrations
,
even if
you
have mild cold symptoms,
” emphasizes
virologist Professor Alexander Kekulé
.
Even comparatively small niggles, which one would have ignored in the past few years, can be a sign of an
infection with the malicious virus
.
These include a
slight cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache or nausea
.
“You have to be honest with yourself and shouldn't ignore mild symptoms *.
A clear alarm signal is a fever, ”warns the experienced internist Dr.
Karlheinz Zeilberger.
“Anyone who has an elevated temperature
should celebrate Christmas alone
- even if it's difficult! "
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Internist and ex-Olympic doctor Dr.
Karlheinz Zeilberger
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Celebrating Christmas in the Corona crisis - virologists and top doctors give tips
Take a quick test:
"If you have the opportunity, you should
do a
quick corona test
on the day of the joint celebration
," advises
virologist Kekulé
.
It is important that you do not overestimate the informative value!
On the one hand, the rapid test is particularly effective when
symptoms
are
already
present.
On the other hand, it
only
makes
sense
24 hours before the celebration
.
If you get tested earlier, you may sit down at the Christmas
table
with a negative result, although you are currently
developing
a
Covid-19
* disease
.
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Professor Alexander Kekulé on a visit to the editorial staff of Münchner Merkur.
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Keep your distance:
“The
virus
does
n't take a break
at
Christmas,
” said
virologist Professor Hendrik Streeck
in an interview with our newspaper.
This is why the following applies in front of the Christmas tree: keep your distance, avoid hugs.
"Even if it is difficult: Seniors in particular who feel insecure should also
wear an FFP-2 protective mask at the Christmas table,
" advises internist Zeilberger.
"Very important: always ventilate well in between to reduce the risk of contamination from
aerosols
that are in the air."
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The Bonn virologist Professor Dr.
Hendrik Streeck
© dpa
More corona news from Munich and Bavaria
In the future, travelers returning from risk areas in Bavaria will have to be tested.
The background to Söder's new corona measure explained *.
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