– Church dedications and folk festivals are currently always well attended, including the meadow festival in Selb on the second weekend in July. But it’s not just in the Wunsiedel district that the incidence values have been going through the roof lately.
After such a long forced break due to the circumstances, it is hardly surprising that large numbers of people are currently flocking to the folk festivals and fairs in the region. Densely packed in marquees, discos and at open-air events, Germans can enjoy the summer of 2022 with almost no corona restrictions. However, contact with many people also has its downside. After the many events, the corona incidences in Franconia sometimes rise to dizzying heights.
The Selber Wiesenfest – a superspreader event?
The meadow festival in Selb, from 9.-11. July 2022, is one of the largest in the region. Between 20,000 and 25,000 people are there, according to the Bavarian Radio been on the go every day. There were 4,000 seats in the marquee and in the beer garden. Despite instructions on hygiene protection measures, which everyone had taken part in beforehand, four of the 20 reported waitresses were now suffering from Corona. It was tested at the Selber Wiesenfest on a voluntary basis.
Extremely high incidences after the meadow festival
In the district of Wunsiedel, the number of corona cases has increased significantly recently. With an incidence of currently 2,409, the district is in the third highest place in a nationwide comparison. The increased incidence is also noticeable in the hospitals: In the Selb building of the Fichtelgebirge Clinic, for example, 28 people fell ill with Covid-19, three of whom were in intensive care. Exactly one week ago there were 13 Covid patients. Noisy BR a spokeswoman for the clinic attributed this sudden increase to the festival.
Festwirt does not see reasons for high incidences in Selb
The Selber festival host Hans-Rainer Spannruf, on the other hand, vehemently resists declaring the Selber Wiesenfest as a superspreader event. The high number of cases – the district of Wunsiedel is loud RKI currently with a 7-day incidence of 2963.6 and thus ranks first in Germany – could not be explained solely by the Selber Wiesenfest, he shares in Franken With. They are much more the result of numerous different events that have taken place in a short period of time. “The incubation period [des Coronavirus, Anm. d. Red.] should be three to five days, if so, these people have already been infected beforehand.” A spokeswoman for the Wunsiedel district office sees it similarly. The high number of cases in the summer had also been predicted. The processing of the new cases is going as usual and very well routine.
Summer wave rolls over Franconia
In many places, communities are currently reporting high incidences. The numerous festivals and Kerwas according to experts a catalyst for the spread of the virus. In Franconia, too, the corona numbers continue to rise as part of the so-called “summer wave”. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, the incidence in the city of Nuremberg climbed over 1000 again for the first time. Read here which places are particularly affected.
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