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US Citizen as a Super Spreader in Garmisch
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Garmisch becomes a hotspot after a tourist vacation
In the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Upper Bavaria, the number of corona cases has skyrocketed. The cause was identified as a young American who celebrated despite symptoms.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is currently experiencing a violent crown outbreak. Apparently a woman from the United States is to blame for this. The 26-year-old is said to have toured several bars despite her infection.
reAccording to authorities, the violent crown outbreak in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Upper Bavaria is largely due to a young woman who is happy to celebrate. At least the responsible district office is convinced of this. The 26-year-old is said to have walked through various pubs in the market town at the foot of the Zugspitze on different days and infected numerous people. A super spreader. According to the authority, he is said to have had symptoms on his pub crawl and waited for the results of his crown test.
“The lady had symptoms, she was with us at the test station and she was asked to remain in quarantine due to the symptoms. But she didn’t do that, ”district office spokesman Stephan Scharf said Saturday. The 26-year-old had just returned from a vacation in Greece. It is not clear whether he was infected on the trip or later in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. “We don’t know where it got infected,” says Scharf. He corrected his previous information that it was a tourist who came from the United States. There was a “transmission problem” within the authority. The woman is American, but lives in the community and is not a vacationer.
“There are more cases where people don’t wait for the test result,” says Scharf. “And nationality doesn’t matter either. But we wanted as many people as possible to be contacted who remembered having contact with the woman in a bar in recent days. “
Because not all contact persons have been traced so far, health authorities are asking those who were in local bars tonight or earlier to contact the health department hotline (08821 / 751-500) and get tested. The appeal is mainly aimed at young people between 18 and 35 years old, who may have been infected, are invited to get tested.
According to Scharf, 24 people have so far tested positive in an accommodation where the woman works. Overall, the number of new infections for Saturday was 37. The seven-day incidence was 54 and thus above the critical mark of 50 new infections per 100,000 population in seven days. “Of course, not everyone has to be infected with it,” emphasizes Scharf. 453 positive cases have been detected in the district since the start of the Corona crisis.
Authorities expect the numbers to continue to rise
“From a medical point of view, a significant increase in infections in the district is to be expected,” the district office said, imposing restrictions on public life in the commercial city of about 26,000 residents on Friday. “We want to end the nightlife that triggered it.”
All restaurants must close by 10 pm Only a maximum of five people can meet in the public space; this also applies to all restaurants. For private events the number of participants is limited to a maximum of 50 people in closed rooms or up to 100 people outdoors.
Due to the high number of infections, the organizers canceled the “Ausbremst is” event scheduled for this Saturday. The farmers’ rally to protest against the spread of wolves in Bavaria this Sunday was also canceled due to the crown.
