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The first signs of a worsening of the coronavirus outbreak appear in Germany, a week after restrictive measures began to ease, while Chancellor Angela Merkel is concerned about a swift return to normalcy.
The reproduction rate of covid-19 (reproduction rate), which is being closely monitored by authorities, has again reached 1, according to data published yesterday, Monday, by the Robert Koch Institute. This means that each patient infects another person. So far, the German government and virologists have emphasized how important it is for this rate to be less than 1. Since mid-April, this rate had gradually dropped to 0.7 before it started to rise again.
After all, the covid-19 death rate continues to increase day by day. According to the latest data from the institute, it is 3.8% for Germany, a percentage that is still lower than that registered in neighboring countries. To date, 156,337 cases and 5,913 deaths have been reported in Germany. If this growth trend is confirmed, it could complicate the efforts of the German authorities to gradually return to normal, at a time when public opinion seems to be anxious.
The federal and state governments, which have the last word on health policy, are expected to discuss next steps to ease the restrictive measures on Thursday, before announcing their decisions on May 6. The increase in the reproduction rate seems to confirm Merkel’s fears, which are in favor of a more gradual relaxation, and has repeatedly expressed concern about the tendency of public opinion and several officials to immediately lift the measures.
Even with a reproduction rate of “1.1, we can reach the limits of our health system in terms of beds in intensive care units by October,” the German chancellor recently warned. At a rate of 1.2, we will reach the limits of the health system in July. At a rate of 1.3 since June, “he said.
On April 20, Germany began gradually reducing restrictive measures to deal with the pandemic, especially with the reopening of some stores, high schools, and high schools.
The death toll in Germany is 5,913
The number of patients who succumbed to COVID-19 has increased by 163 in the last 24 hours in Germany, from 110 in the previous year, according to data collected and uploaded on the special website created by Robert Koch-Institut, a specialized institution in infectious diseases. Diseases The death toll from the coronation pandemic now approaches 6,000, reaching 5,913.
Meanwhile, another 1,144 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been confirmed, with a total of 156,337 people affected by Europe’s largest economy, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The number of confirmed cases in the last 24 hours is also greater than the previous one (1,018).
With information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ / Reuters
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