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In the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Upper Bavaria, the number of corona cases has skyrocketed. After 33 new infections on Friday, the district office decided on new measures in the commercial city of 26,000 people. Gastronomy businesses must close at 10 p.m. for the next six days, and only five people can meet in public spaces. In addition, there is a limit on the number of participants for private events: 100 people outdoors and 50 indoors.
“From a medical point of view, a significant increase in infections can be expected in the district,” the district office said. “We want to end the nightlife that triggered it.” The many new infections are said to have been caused by an American. According to the district office, 23 of the 33 cases occurred among US soldiers. She would be one of the so-called super spreaders.
The other ten confirmed infections so far are due, according to initial findings, to the American had visited several restaurants and bars in the last two weeks, although she showed symptoms of the disease. The woman is said to have entered Germany in late August or early September. It is not yet clear whether she brought the virus with her from the United States and possibly ignored quarantine rules.
Tracing the chains of infection is difficult because until now it was unclear who the woman was in contact with at the restaurants and on what days she was away, said district office spokesman Stephan Scharf. SZ. Therefore, the market community has launched an appeal that is aimed primarily at the very young: Anyone who has visited bars and pubs in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the last 14 days must undergo a free crown test.
With the 33 new corona cases, the incidence value in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is now 54. The value indicates how many infections there have been per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. While the strictest measures to combat pandemics come into force in other municipalities from an incidence value of 50, this critical limit value is 45 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
