Coronavirus / Covid19: peak of the outbreak is yet to come – Russia is reacting extremely

• The fight against the spread of the novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2* Has been a challenge for the global community since January 2020.
• In China, more than 2,000 people (as of February 19) are now infected with the pathogen that causes the Lung disease Covid-19* triggers, died.
• The virus is extremely contagious.

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Corona virus is spreading – climax only in late February?

Wuhan – The Virus SARS-CoV-2, known as coronavirus, appeared in the Chinese province of Wubei in early December 2019. Since then, the virus has been spreading rapidly. China is taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the new one Lung disease Covid-19 to stop. Authorities have largely cordoned off the province from the outside world.

The Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first before mysterious lung disease warned. However, according to his account, the Chinese police tried to silence him. The young ophthalmologist died of an infection in early February.

The number of coronavirus deaths in China has officially increased to more than 2,000. A total of 74,185 people have contracted the virus. Experts do not expect the Covid19 epidemic to stabilize until the end of April. The peak of the coronavirus outbreak could therefore probably be reached in late February. This was the result of calculations by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The travel restrictions around Wuhan were also taken into account in the peak calculation of the team around the mathematician Adam Kucharski.

Scientists are working hard on one Vaccine against the virus*. But developing a vaccine is a lengthy and tedious process that can take years.

Coronavirus outside of China: WHO sees no reason to panic

The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that the novel virus affects only a very small proportion of people outside of China. In Germany, 16 infections * with the novel corona virus are known. The first Coronavirus cases were in Bavaria* became known in connection with the automotive supplier Webasto.

On the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship over 540 people have been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus. After a 14-day quarantine, the first passengers were allowed on board on Wednesday (February 19). It is in Cambodia Cruise ship “Westerdam” affected by the corona virus.

Because of corona virus: Russia imposes an entry ban on the Chinese

Russia has imposed a temporary entry ban on Chinese people due to concerns about the introduction of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus, the news agency reported dpa on Wednesday. As of this Thursday, all planned entries for work or for tourism and study purposes are affected, according to a decision by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Russian media described the unusual step of such a “total ban” on Wednesday as unprecedented.

The Chinese government also recently took an unusual measure over an article about the corona virus. Because the opinion of a journalist from the American “Wall Street Journal” according to the Chinese government is said to have a “racist” heading, three correspondents were expelled from the country for the first time in recent history of China. Now there has been criticism of this step.

Experts believe that global expansion is possible, but advise to be calm and prudent. As with the flu and all other pathogens causing respiratory infections, washing hands, keeping a distance and having the correct cough and sneeze label is important for personal protection against infection.

The Robert Koch Institute and Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) have compiled all information about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

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