First case reported in South Tyrol

Fighting the corona virus

For experts, the corona virus is unstoppable worldwide. More and more countries are affected. And the number of unreported cases should be large. In the video you can find out how it all started and with the RTL.de live ticker you always stay up to date.

Expert Dr. Specht answers the most important questions about the corona virus here.

10:31 p.m. – First coronavirus case in South Tyrol

The first case of corona virus has now been reported in South Tyrol. The young man was tested negative at first, but then positive at the second check. The South Tyrolean state administration announced on his website that he had recently been in Lombardy. The young man who is being treated in hospital has “currently no symptoms”. “The people who were in contact with him are contacted and examined,” said Medical Director Pierpaolo Bertoli.

9:11 p.m. – Jens Spahn flies to Rome to advise on coronavirus

Due to the rapid spread of the new corona virus in Italy, the Italian government is advising the situation this Tuesday with neighboring countries and Germany. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) also travels to Rome. In addition to the host, his counterparts from Slovenia, France, Switzerland and Austria will also take part in the afternoon meeting.

8:37 pm – Because of corona virus: Frankfurt postpones “Light & Building” fair

The Frankfurt exhibition company has postponed the construction trade fair “Light & Building” planned for March due to the unexpected occurrence of the new corona virus in Italy. The show should now take place between mid and late September, as the exhibition company announced on Monday. In the city, the exhibition is always associated with a festival of lights under the title “Luminale”.

A multi-stage health check is now required from the trade fair visitors from China, which can only be carried out with disproportionate effort. Because of the current travel restrictions, visitors would have been able to take part in the fair only under difficult conditions.

6:24 pm – Patient suspected of being corona in Cologne hospital under quarantine

In Cologne, a man was admitted to the hospital to clarify whether he was suffering from the coronavirus. He came back from Italy a few days ago, where he had traveled through Lombardy. Now he is suffering from a fever. Lombardy is the region most affected by the new corona virus in Italy.

He was quarantined and tested for the virus. However, it takes between two and ten hours to get the results, the city of Cologne said. The man had initially been referred to emergency medical practice by the fire department’s emergency services, according to a statement from the city. It was not clear to the city that the region had been designated as a risk area by the Robert Koch Institute. Now a quick test should bring clarity.

5:02 p.m. – Seventh death toll in Italy

A seventh person died in the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. The fatality is an 80-year-old who was in a hospital in the city of Lodi. He was brought there last week for a heart attack, the Italian news agency Ansa reports. The man had probably contracted another patient.

3:08 pm – Italian soccer league wants games without fans

The Italian football league wants to have football matches in front of empty places because of the corona virus circulating in northern Italy. Serie A president Paolo Dal Pino wrote to the government asking that the league games not be suspended in areas affected by the coronavirus, the Ansa news agency reported on Monday. Instead, they should be allowed to be played behind closed doors – i.e. as ghost games without fans. This is necessary in order to comply with the league schedule until the start of the European football championship in June.

2:58 p.m. – Italy reports sixth casualty

According to media reports, a woman from Crema died in a hospital in Brescia. The woman is said to have tested positive for the virus only yesterday. Apparently she was also suffering from cancer.

People with previous illnesses are particularly at risk. A current study shows the risk groups by age, gender and previous illnesses.

2:45 p.m. – Health Minister Spahn: “Everyone can make a contribution”

Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn at a press conference:

“Corona epidemic has arrived in Europe. We have to expect that it can spread to Germany. I am convinced that we are prepared as best as possible. The German health system is the best in the world. But it is also true that we are not know everything about the corona virus. “

“Every citizen can make a contribution. For their own protection and for the protection of their fellow citizens: by washing their hands, by coughing up, by flu vaccination. And to touch themselves as little as possible.”

2:28 p.m. – Suspected case in Cologne

A man from Cologne’s Holweide district was examined by the ambulance this morning. He had complained of flu-like symptoms. His wife had alerted the emergency services. Her husband had apparently returned from Lombardy in Italy on Friday. The man never came to the hospital. The health department had decided that.

1:52 p.m. – Roadblock in Italian Vo´

The Italian town of Vo´ has been closed since today. The 78-year-old lived here, who was the first in Italy to die of the coronavirus. The Italian army and police have put up roadblocks. Nobody is allowed to leave or enter the place for 14 days.

1:24 p.m. – 3,000 healthcare workers already infected

According to the authorities, more than 3,000 employees in the Chinese healthcare system have now contracted the coronavirus. Most of the cases are in the particularly affected Hubei province, presumably because there is a lack of protective equipment or due to exhaustion.

In Italy, too, many employees got infected in a hospital.

1:10 p.m. – Italy corrects numbers: 219 infected

The number of those infected increased to 219. Lombardy is the most affected region in Italy. Head of civil protection Angelo BorrelliBorreli warned of panic attacks – also abroad. “Our country is safe and you can come here with confidence.” All of the deaths in Italy were elderly, some with previous illnesses. 23 people are in the intensive care unit.

12:30 p.m. – School in Herford cancels class trip to Italy

Due to the spread of the corona virus in Italy, a group of students from Herford has canceled a trip to Lombardy. “The five students and two teachers were supposed to go to Casalpusterlengo from Wednesday to Saturday,” said deputy headmaster Bernd Koch on Monday of the German Press Agency. The Wilhelm Normann vocational college of the district of Herford had a heavy heart to cancel the trip on Saturday.

The trip was part of the European Union’s Erasmus project. Around 40 pupils from 5 vocational schools in Italy should exchange ideas in an international project work.

12:25 p.m. – Italy reports fifth death

According to official information, another person died in the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. It is said to be an 88-year-old man from Lombardy. This increases the death toll to five.

12:03 p.m. – 212 infected people in Italy

According to RTL information, the number of infected people in Italy has increased again in the past few hours. National civil protection says 212 cases have now been confirmed.

11:50 am – When do I die from the corona virus? Study shows risk groups

A study from China shows that the highest mortality rate is for people aged 80 and over. But gender also plays a role. And pre-existing conditions. Here you can find out which people are at greatest risk.

11:14 a.m. – 12 dead in Iran

The number of reported Covid 19 victims in Iran has risen to 12. Health Minister Saeid Namaki confirmed on Monday. According to the news portal Khabar-Online, a total of 47 people have tested positive for the virus.

Iran has the highest number of coronavirus deaths after China.

11:05 am – Coronavirus pandemic would hit Germany particularly hard

The coronavirus epidemic in China is a potential threat to the German economy, but it is currently difficult to predict. “Germany would be particularly affected as an export nation in the event of a pandemic,” said Ifo economic expert Klaus Wohlrab, referring to a rule of thumb: “One percentage point less economic growth in China costs the German economy just under 0.1 percentage points growth for the year as a whole.”

9:45 am – China cancels People’s Congress

China postpones the annual meeting of the People’s Congress, according to a report by the state broadcaster. A new date will be set later.

9:42 am – Coronavirus now also in Kuwait and Bahrain

State-of-the-art media have reported the first known coronavirus cases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Without exception, they are people who have visited Iran. Iran has reported 43 infections so far.

09:37 – DAX with the biggest loss in six months

The spread of the corona virus in Europe scares Dax investors. The leading German index loses 2.9 percent and is heading for the largest daily loss in more than half a year.

9:25 am – Fourth death in Italy

According to the radio station RAI, a fourth person has died in northern Italy. It is said to be an 84-year-old man from Bergamo.

8:34 am – Greece prohibits school trips to Italy

After the rapid spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus in Italy, Greece has taken the first measures. All future school trips to Italy are prohibited. The students from ten schools currently in Italy should come back to Greece, the ministry said. «We take all of these measures preventively.

8:17 am – queues in front of shops in Italy

The rapid spread of the coronavirus in Italy apparently leads to hamster purchases in the affected regions. Again and again there were long strikes in front of supermarkets.

7:48 a.m. – China relaxes virus control restrictions

In China, many regions are loosening their transportation and travel restrictions related to the corona virus. You are responding to a request from President Xi Jinping. The latter had called on the country’s companies on Sunday to resume work and secure jobs. Provinces with low risk of contagion should start up again while those with high risk should focus on containing the epidemic.

24 of the 31 Chinese provinces reported no new infections for Sunday. This is the best value since nationwide statistics were first published on January 20. Only six new cases were reported from six other provinces. In Hubei province, where the epidemic started, the number dropped to 398 from 630 on Saturday.

However, experts repeatedly warn that the numbers cannot be checked.

07:38 – Rail traffic to Italy released again

After the brief interruption of train traffic via the Brenner, there are no longer any restrictions on the route, according to the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). A train from Venice to Munich had been stopped on Sunday evening because of the suspicion of the corona virus. The Eurocity was able to continue shortly before midnight after the all clear was given.

Traffic on the route between Germany and Italy should now go back to schedule, as an ÖBB spokesman said on Monday morning. Deutsche Bahn also assumed that train traffic with Italy would go according to schedule on Monday.

07:30 a.m. – These are the current figures worldwide

A total of 79,360 people have been infected with the corona virus worldwide. 2,619 deaths are known. Experts still assume that the number of unreported cases is high. Because the virus is often completely harmless, many cases are not recognized.

05:42 a.m .: Coronavirus deaths in China skyrocket

The number of coronavirus deaths has skyrocketed in China. The health commission reported another 150 new Covid 19 deaths in Beijing on Monday – more than ever in one day.

In China, the number of infected people rose again by Monday by 409 to a total of 77,150. With the 150 new deaths, 2,592 were killed. The vast majority of deaths and infections have been reported from the severely affected Hubei province in central China.

4:35 a.m .: Two more deaths and 161 more infected people in South Korea

The South Korean health authorities have reported two more deaths related to the novel coronavirus. In addition, the centers for disease control and prevention said on Monday that the number of people infected with the pathogen had increased by 161. So far, a total of 763 cases of infection in South Korea have been recorded. The number of deaths increased to seven. No other country outside of China, where Covid-19 broke out in December, has had more infections reported.

Followers of a Christian sect account for more than half of all cases across the country, and a 61-year-old woman who was identified as the first case of infection is said to have attended church services despite symptoms of illness.

02:20: Arrived in Munich because of suspected Corona

The Eurocity stopped at the Brenner for fear of the corona virus arrived in Munich early Monday morning with a delay of several hours. Numerous passengers – some with face masks – left the train arriving from Venice at the main station.

The forced stop for two trains at the Italian-Austrian border crossing was triggered by two women who had a fever and severe cough. However, according to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, they were tested negative for the virus.

Here is a chronology of events related to the dangerous corona virus,