Coronavirus Germany, uncontrolled spread. Obligation to ventilate interior

Alert from the German Health Minister: the number of new cases of contagion of Covid-19 is “worrying” and an “uncontrolled spread” of the virus is not excluded. Minister Jens Spahn’s call is not to thwart Germany’s successes so far in the fight against the pandemic. “The current situation worries me a lot,” added the president of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, at the same press conference, together with Minister Jens Spahn in Berlin. “We do not know how the situation will develop in the coming weeks. There may be 10,000 cases per day. The virus may spread uncontrollablyThe Robert Koch Institute today reported 4,058 new cases of infection in 24 hours. “It is up to us,” Spahn added, whether we succeed or not. If 80 million people collaborate, the chances that the virus will be drastically reduced. This pandemic is a test of character for us as a society. ”

Angela Merkel also expressed concern about the spread of the epidemic in recent days, stating that if the increase in infections continues at this rate estimates for Christmas are 19,200 new cases per day; but he also reiterated that Germany aims to avoid further widespread blockades and intends to act locally and selectively. Open schools, limitations for parties (25 people inside) and events (50 people maximum), but above all – Merkel’s word – the introduction to the guidelines for the prevention of a much loved (and also controversial) national practice: that of Burst ventilation, that is to say, to give air to the rooms frequently, opening the windows wide. Or even of Crossed ventilation: open all the windows in a room at once, creating drafts and faster exchange (a practice unimaginable here, where a “breath of air”, much to the amusement of foreigners, is considered a real etiological factor of various ailments). The national obsession, especially unpleasant in offices (where the undeniable proverb “Many have frozen to death, none have died yetand “, that is to say” you can die of cold but not of bad smell “) and they are often included in the clauses of the rental contracts, to avoid mold and humidity, to give air to the rooms “It can also be one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the virus,” Angela Merkel said Tuesday.. In addition, 90% of infections occur – apparently – in closed places, so the national passion for “freshening the air” will become part of anti-Covid protocols such as distancing and masks.