Germany to pay for European patient care on its soil

“TheGermany will pay the costs of patient care [européens]because it is our concept of European solidarity, “said Health Minister Jens Spahn. Costs are expected to reach almost 20 million euros.

Berlin currently supports “more than 200 patients coronavirus “And has the capacity, if necessary, to accommodate more,” added the minister.
Less affected than its neighbors by the pandemic, and benefiting from more intensive care places, Germany has received European patients in recent weeks.
These transfers have allowed hospitals in the
Great East to avoid saturation.

A lifting of the containment across the Rhine

The announcement comes as the country reopens most stores below 800 m2 on Monday as part of a gradual lifting of containment measures. The Covid-19 epidemic in Germany is now “under control and manageable,” Jens Spahn said on Friday.

The country counted 141,672 officially registered cases of coronavirus on Monday (+1,175 in 24 hours) and 4,404 deaths, according to the latest count from the Robert Koch Institute.

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