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Professor Kekule, who called for control of Covid-19 in Germany, said the blockade should soon be stopped to limit economic and social damage.
“You can’t wait for a vaccine. Anti-nCoV vaccines could hit the market in the next 6 months, but I think it will take almost a year. They can’t impose blockages for 6 months, unless we want to destroy culture and society.” Professor Alexandre Kekule said today.
He is an epidemiologist at the University of Halle in Germany, who predicted that Covid-19 would explode in Europe and openly asked the Angela Merkel government to apply international tests to international travelers. Border gates, airports since January.
German village on the banks of a canal in Berlin on April 10. Photos: AFP.
Professor Kekule also supported border measures, closing schools and businesses in March, when the number of nCoV infections in Germany skyrocketed. “It used to be the only option to prevent the disease from spreading and overloading the hospital, but now we have to consider the possibility that an extended block order will cause more harm than nCoV,” he said.
Professor Kekule said the German government should plan to safely remove the blockade based on three steps, starting with isolating vulnerable populations because Covid-19 is made up of people and the elderly. have a history of disease
“They should be encouraged to stay indoors and find ways to help them at this stage, such as developing an app to help buy products online or maintaining social relationships. If they are determined to go out, the government must ensure that they will wear a protective mask. standard, “he said.
The next step is to move from separation from the community to the “smart distance”, which requires people at high risk of exposure, such as taxi drivers, supermarket cashiers, to wear masks and regular personal hygiene. “Basically, we have to get used to wearing masks, especially in confined spaces,” said Professor Kekule.
The last step is also the most controversial measure when Kekule thinks young people should get sick. “It is very difficult for people under the age of 50 to die or have serious complications from nCoV. It is necessary for them to become infected with the virus to develop the immune system,” he said, adding that the school should reopen soon.
This is a policy of building “community immunity” that has been supported by the UK but should be waived when the situation is out of control. However, he said it would still work if Covid-19 was contained and hospitals were not at risk of being overloaded.
“There can be a series of complications that cause a small number of youth deaths. That sounds very cold, but we will have to accept it. Community immunity is the only solution today, I cannot wait for the vaccine. We need to find a way to live with nCoV, “said Kekule.
However, Chancellor Merkel ruled out the possibility of an early blockade, saying that Germany could not be taken by surprise. “We can quickly destroy everything we have accomplished,” he told television in the middle of the week.
Vu Anh (The O Telegraph)
