Status: 02/28/2021 10:47 a.m.
The corona situation in Lower Saxony worries scientists: The epidemiologist Berit Lange pleads for stronger restrictions if the number of infections remains at a high level.
“The development in Lower Saxony is worrying,” said the scientist from the Helmholtz Institute for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig. “The number of infections has not fallen as much as in other federal states. There has rarely been a comparatively low number of reproductions as in Baden-Württemberg or Saxony.” In the past few weeks, a sideways movement has been observed in Lower Saxony. Recently, the number of infections has even increased.
Lange: “Supra-regional restrictions apparently not sufficient”
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“We have cities and counties with low Incidences, but also those with significantly higher values and a high R value, “said Lange. This value, the reproduction number, indicates how many people each infected person infects on average. The numbers in the districts that go in the wrong direction If the number of infections goes up, if the number of reproductions is above 1 and the positive rate is high, I have to take action as a city or district – even if there are supra-regional restrictions, as these are obviously not sufficient “said the HZI researcher.” The later I start, the more infections, severe courses and deaths I have for a few weeks.
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