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Herne as a corona hotspot: How the city is fighting against the pandemic


The Kreuzkirche on Bahnhofstrasse in Herne.

© Daniele Giustolisi / RUHR24

The largest corona hotspot in NRW is currently in the Ruhr area. The city of Herne knows about the problems in the corona pandemic – and now wants to take action.

In the City of Hernethat to the greatest Corona-Hotspot (Incidence value on November 11: 283.8) in NRW (all Corona news from NRW in the live ticker on RUHR24.de) has mutated, the situation seems to be clear. The Ruhr area city knows the problem, but is looking for solutions in the coronavirus pandemic. The goal: The New infections brake. But how?

city Herne
Residents 160,727 inhabitants
Lord Mayor 1 Dr. Frank Dudda (SPD)

Corona hotspot Herne: Ruhr area city is top in NRW – these are the reasons

Currently there is young people and at Migrants most New corona infections, as Lord Mayor Frank Dudda (SPD) loudly WAZ said on Tuesday (November 10th) in the council meeting.

Higher case numbers at Migrants would not generalize. Frank Dudda said it would too Districts with a high proportion of migrants, in which fewer new infections have been registered. Still, you wouldn’t all districts with the Information policy to reach.

Corona hotspot Herne: Two groups have the most new infections

In addition, they are New corona infections among 15 to 35 year olds extremely high, especially with students. “We are no longer reaching the young people sufficiently,” said Lord Mayor Frank Dudda (SPD). The town want in the coming days schools in Herne check. It was a negligence crept in, says Frank Dudda.

Like representatives of the city of Dortmund, Hernes Mayor Frank Dudda criticized the NRW state government and the plans for permanent face-to-face teaching in schools. It is not foreseeable that there will be changes in the course of the lessons in the near future.

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However, she wants city Change the start of the lesson as far as possible. The different schools should start differently. The goal: the stream of students in the densely populated Ruhr area city.

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In addition, she wants City of Herne, as from communications from Monday (November 9th) and Wednesday (November 11th) emerges in vote with the Health department, Family doctors once again provide intensive information – the information and flyers are wanted in multiple languages provide.

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Also is one bigger campaign in collaboration between the City crisis team and the City Marketing Herne planned. One more time in different ways on that Coronavirus and the current situation to draw attention. Part of this campaign should be posters, banners and videos – you want as many channels as possible and use the information in different languages spread in all quarters.

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