The Balearic Islands are Spain's Corona problem child.
The Covid-19 situation is alarming in Mallorca.
There is one particularly tragic coronavirus death to complain about.
A drastic measure is indicated.
Coronavirus pandemic
: The
number of
coronavirus
cases
increases
unabated
in
Mallorca
around
Christmas
.
Mallorca
is considered
Covid-19
hotspot
of the
Balearic Islands
and in
Spain
- including a
25-year-old
dies on or with the
coronavirus
.
In
NRW
, travelers returning from
Mallorca must
now be
tested
for
Corona
- are entire villages on the island with high numbers of infections cordoned off?
Munich / Palma de Mallorca - Mild 18 degrees, air traffic on the island has only just been increased, and Palma Tourism advertises with videos of illuminated, Christmas streets from the
Balearic capital Palma de Mallorca
(around 415,000 inhabitants).
But even on Germany's favorite holiday island, the
coronavirus situation
at
Christmas is
serious, very serious.
Corona in Mallorca: The Balearic Islands are Spain's Covid 19 hotspot
Specifically: The
corona numbers
rise
unchecked
around
Christmas Eve
, which is why, for example, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in the
coronavirus pandemic in Germany has issued
a test obligation for travelers returning from
Mallorca
from December 28th.
Increased flights and at the same time hardly controllable infection processes?
The Balearic Health Minister
Patricia Gómez
gave a downright dramatic press conference on Wednesday.
On this, she described a 25-year-old who died the day before as a result of a
Covid-19 disease
in a hospital in the
Balearic Islands
.
The
Mallorca newspaper
reports
.
There were complications in the treatment of the young woman, but there is no evidence of previous illnesses, it is said.
Corona in Mallorca: 25-year-old dies with Covid-19 - worries about meeting at Christmas
The fact is: According to
Mallorca Zeitung
, the Balearic Islands are now
the region of
Spain
that reports by far the highest number of cases.
Bars and restaurants on
Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca are
still allowed to serve guests outdoors when the temperatures are mild in December.
According to various media reports, regional and local politicians are mainly concerned about the meetings with families and friends over the holidays.
Expressed in numbers: On
Christmas Eve
(December 24th)
604 new corona cases
were reported,
436 of them in Mallorca.
Here the
R value
was 1.61.
Only below the value 1 does the infection rate decrease.
According to
Mallorca Zeitung
,
296 corona patients were treated as
inpatients in hospitals
on Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca
, 57 of them in intensive care units in the Spanish region.
Corona pandemic in the Balearic Islands: will villages on Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca be cordoned off?
As
Mallorca Magazin
writes, the regional government wants to
advise
on new
Covid-19 contact restrictions
on Monday (December 28th)
.
Island-wide
corona lockdowns
are not an issue for the time being, it is said.
But: According to the report, entire villages and communities with high levels of infection could be cordoned off.
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