Of the Wuhan City starting the coronavirus spreads meanwhile worldwide out.
The number of deaths from the new lung disease in China rose by 24 to 80 by Monday.China officially speaks of almost 3000 infected people. But this number is very controversial. Neil Ferguson, public health expert at Imperial College Londonthe British Guardian said that 100,000 people could also be infected, According to “Guardian”, Ferguson models for WHO how the virus spreads. An infected person could infect up to three other people, he says. “My best estimate is that there are already 100,000 cases,” Ferguson told the Guardian. But it could also be between 30,000 and 200,000. “However, tens of thousands are almost certainly infected.”
Meanwhile, the virus also reached Europe, Three suspected cases were confirmed in France on Friday. A suspicion in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen was not confirmed on Sunday. Individual cases have also been reported from other countries, including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, the United States and Canada.
What happens if the corona virus also occurs in Germany? The federal government sees the authorities armed. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) commented on the topic on Monday. He sees Germany in case the new one occurs coronavirus well armed in this country.
China had on Saturday nationwide measures arranged: measuring stations are set up in all public transport. Five other cities were cordoned off – In total there are now 18 cities with a total of 56 million inhabitants. However, China’s disease control center says Sars was more dangerous.
