"Tens of thousands of sick people": a doctor warns Lanz of severe corona consequences - especially for young women

After much gloomy Corona news, Karl Lauterbach ensures optimism in “Markus Lanz”, and a professor warns of the long-term consequences.

Munich - At “Markus Lanz” on Wednesday evening a lot revolves around the question: What will summer look like in Germany after more and more people have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus?

After all the bad news and setbacks of the last few weeks, the increase in the number of vaccinations gives one thing above all: courage.

Who is usually more likely to warn?

SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach.

The expert has been on the ZDF broadcast regularly in the past few weeks and hopefully predicts a “very good summer” for viewers and guests on Wednesday evening in a conversation with ZDF presenter Markus Lanz.

What a turning point - after all these weeks of permanent lockdown.

"Markus Lanz" - these were his guests on May 12th:

• Daniel Günther - Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein (CDU)

• Mariam Lau - “Die Zeit” journalist 

• Karl Lauterbach - politician (SPD)

• Carmen Scheibenbogen - medicine professor at the Charité

In the broadcast on May 12th, Daniel Günther, the Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, has every reason to be happy. After all, the CDU politician recently managed to reduce the incidence to 49 in his state. In an interview with Lanz, he confidently says: "We make things simple and convince through performance." A great achievement thanks to “consistent management”, as the Prime Minister himself calls it. But that's not all: Due to the still very strict Corona measures, the tending to be warmer temperatures and the increase in the number of people vaccinated, Karl Lauterbach predicts a positive trend throughout Germany: "What increases exponentially, also decreases exponentially." A promising forecast that he announced at Merkur.de at the beginning of May.

Medicine professor Carmen Scheibenbogen warns of the medical consequences of "chronic fatigue syndrome"

Things continue to be less optimistic when ZDF presenter Markus Lanz brings medicine professor Carmen Scheibenbogen into the conversation.

At the Charité in Berlin, she is researching the so-called "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" - an exhaustion disease that occurs in both recovered corona patients and former influenza sufferers.

Who, according to the doctor, has to suffer from the syndrome above all?

Young people, of whom women are said to be in the majority.

According to the arch of the disk, the disease manifests itself in extremely rapid exhaustion, which can occur after just a few steps.

As the expert on the ZDF program describes with great concern, patients complain, among other things, that “they can hardly strain themselves”.

Particularly worrying: Due to the high number of people infected with corona, Carmen Scheibenbogen expects that around the “tens of thousands” will suffer from the fatigue syndrome at a young age in the shortest possible time.

There is no real therapy yet.

Karl Lauterbach admits to “Markus Lanz” (ZDF): “I was afraid” that Markus Söder would be candidate for chancellor

After the tough Corona talk, “Markus Lanz” continues with another serious topic: the current situation of the CDU.

Politician Daniel Günther is also optimistic here and says that he is “very convinced” that “Laschet will become Chancellor”.

“Die Zeit” journalist Miriam Lau replied: “Söder tried to incite the CDU party base against their leadership - and that almost worked.”

SPD politician Karl Lauterbach also interferes and admits in the ZDF broadcast that he “had bet that Söder would make it”.

However, the health expert quickly revised his statement and added, with a serious look from Markus Lanz, who describes Söder as a "disruptive fire from Munich": "I was afraid that he would make it."

Conclusion of the show

At “Markus Lanz” there is an emotional rollercoaster on Wednesday evening.

From an extremely positive first half of the program, it turns into a serious tone that ranges from the consequences of the Corona crisis to the future of the CDU.

Especially with the latter topic, ZDF presenter Markus Lanz seems to enjoy shooting sharply in the direction of Markus Söder.

He repeatedly taunts: "That's just the CSU".

Then he relativized in a talk with SPD politician Karl Lauterbach and CDU man Daniel Günther that the sister party of the CDU lived “a little bit of taunts”.

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