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Monday, November 9, 2020
Covid-19 is particularly dangerous for people who belong to the risk group. So that’s none of your business? Health Minister Spahn says now: “We are a prosperous country with diseases of civilization.” Up to 40 percent are older, diabetic, overweight and have high blood pressure.
According to the Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn, up to 40 percent of people in Germany are at risk from the Corona crisis. “We have 23 million Germans over 60,” said the CDU politician of the newspaper “Bild”. “We are a prosperous country with diseases of civilization: diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity. All risk factors for this virus, as well as for many infectious diseases, by the way.” Spahn warned: “If the definition is followed, 30 to 40 percent of the population is at risk.” The Federal Republic is the second oldest country in the world after Japan.
Looking at the current infection situation, Spahn said: “If about two percent of the 20,000 newly infected people have to go to intensive care in one day, that’s 400 a day. If intensive medical treatment and support they last an average of 15 days, that’s 6000 “. Germany “will reach this number in November, which is basically predictable.” For the health system, this burden can only be overcome “with considerable stress.” “If intensive care medicine is too crowded, cluttered, overloaded, then it’s too late,” Spahn said.
The number of corona patients in intensive care units in Germany almost peaked in the spring over the weekend. The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) reported that 2,904 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in intensive care. According to DIVI, the previous high was reached on April 18 with 2,933 Covid 19 patients in intensive care units.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Monday morning, the number of new infections was 13,363 cases in one day. That’s about 2,650 fewer cases than on Sunday, according to information from the RKI on Monday morning. The number of cases registered is typically lower on Mondays, in part because fewer tests are conducted on weekends. Last Monday, the number of new infections reported was 12,097. The peak was reached on Saturday with 23,399 reported cases. The number of deaths related to the virus increased from 63 to a total of 11,352.
