The corona virus is spreading rapidly in daycare centers in Saxony.
According to a report, the children in the Leipzig district are no longer even being quarantined.
Dresden - The situation is obviously out of control.
In the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Saxony is sinking into chaos in terms of health policy.
On Monday (November 22nd) the eastern state prepared for triage in its clinics.
"We have to triage, and I will discuss that again with my colleagues in the clinics this week," said State Medical Association President Erik Bodendieck to the broadcaster NDR.
Coronavirus in Saxony: Partial lockdown in Corona hotspot started
On the very same day, the corona hotspot with its slightly more than four million inhabitants began a partial lockdown due to very high numbers of coronavirus infections. Public life was partially shut down. Means: Bars, clubs, Christmas markets and other leisure facilities had to close, the gastronomy may only open until 8 p.m. under the application of the 2G rule (vaccinated or recovered). At the start of the new week, the 7-day incidence was 960.7.
One thing remains open without restriction: the daycare centers.
And that although an extreme infection process has evidently spread in these.
This is reported by
t-online
and refers to the daycare centers in the Leipzig district (around 260,000 inhabitants).
Accordingly, the district announced that - as of 20./21.
November - 20 daycare centers were affected by proven corona infections.
The Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs is quoted in this situation with the words: "Children and young people are not considered vulnerable groups and rarely get seriously ill with Covid-19."
Children in the corona pandemic: daycare centers in Saxony remain open despite many coronavirus infections
Consequently there is no need to nationwide daycare centers and close schools, is quoted as saying: "The aim is the secretion as few children and young people to regular operations largely maintain and minimize the psychosocial impact."
T-online
describes in his report examples of the “Waldknuffel” day care center in Markranstädt, southwest of Leipzig.
There, five teachers were infected with the insidious corona virus within a week.
This corresponds to an extrapolated incidence of 17,000.
Apparently the chaos is great.
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The day-care center management informed the parents in a letter that the health department could hardly be reached.
At the same time, several children were only infected in the "Waldknuffel" facility, continues
t-online
.
When the health department of the Leipzig district could finally be reached, they said: "Due to the high level of infection, no children and educators are currently being quarantined and no quarantine notices are being issued." Meanwhile, Corona is apparently not only spreading in the Free State in general, but in particular in the daycare centers among the children.
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