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Measures to halt the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Germany have only been partially successful, so further tightening is inevitable, German Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn said in the federal parliament (Bundestag) on Thursday. .
The restrictions introduced in early November have broken the dynamics of the epidemic, but the new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread explosively in several areas, the minister said, citing the MTI.
In terms of key indicators, the worst case scenario has emerged; Instead of decreasing, the number of new infections per day has only begun to “marginalize”, at too high a level, the number of people needing hospitalization for the virus is too high and the number of deaths from the epidemic is “deplorable “. In addition, offsetting the economic effects of the restrictions will cost public finances 40 billion euros in November alone, and the population will be increasingly “tired” of defense, the minister said.
Christmas and the end of the year are best suited to reducing the number of people at risk of infection because it is a “quiet” period from the beginning. This opportunity should be used to stop the wave of epidemics, so restrictions should be put in place to “stop” the whole country, the economy and society, says Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Once again, the number of new infections per day set a record
He also called for more restrictions at the press conference of Robert Koch, director of the National Institute of Public Health (RKI), Lothar Wieler on Thursday. During the first successful spring wave, the number of personal contacts at risk of infection decreased by approximately 60 percent, but since measures to stop the second wave were introduced on November 2, the decline has been only 40 percent. This can be attributed to the fact that the situation of the epidemic remains serious, said the head of the RKI, noting that the number of new infections registered per day has once again broken a record and the number of deaths from the epidemic has exceeded twenty thousand .
The institute has reported 23,679 infections in the last 24 hours, 31 cases more than the previous record of 23,648 registered on November 20. Thus, the virus has already been detected in 1,242,203 people.
In relation to the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19), 440 deaths were recorded in one day, bringing the number of deaths to 20,372.
The number of people in need of intensive care due to Covid-19 rose from 61 to 4,339 in one day, according to Thursday’s summary from the professional organization for intensive care and accident care (DIVI). 58 percent (2,505 patients) require mechanical ventilation. According to the DIVI report, 27,295 intensive care beds are operated nationwide, of which 4,753 are free.
Experts recommend a full shutdown until January 10
The Leopoldina (Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften), which acts as the federal government and national academy of sciences, has proposed a total closure from Christmas until January 10, that is, an extension of school holidays and the closure of stores that sell non-essential products. Federal government leaders are expected to discuss this with provincial leaders responsible for epidemiological control these days at another extraordinary meeting of the so-called Prime Minister’s Conference (MPK), the conciliatory body of provincial heads of government, the MTI wrote.
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