How everyone can protect themselves against corona viruses
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The number of coronavirus infections is increasing rapidly, but the Robert Koch Institute rates the risk for Germany as low. “There is no need to panic, but we have to be vigilant,” said Dilek Kalayci (SPD), the health senator from Berlin.
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Millions of people are quarantined in China, thousands have been infected with the corona virus. The demand for breathing masks is already increasing in Germany. Now there is the first confirmed case in Germany. All developments in the live ticker.
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IIn Germany, an infection with the novel corona virus has been confirmed for the first time. A man from the district of Starnberg in Bavaria was infected, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Munich late Monday evening.
According to the “Task Force Infectiology” of the State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL), the patient is in a clinically good condition, as the message said. “He is medically monitored and is isolated.” People who had close contact with the patient would be informed in detail and informed about possible symptoms, hygiene measures and transmission routes.
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The Bavarian Ministry of Health and the LGL want to inform the public at a press conference on Tuesday morning. The ministry spokesman emphasized: “The risk for the Bavarian population to become infected with the new corona virus is currently considered low by the” Task Force Infectious Diseases “of the LGL and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).”
There is no special therapy
The new virus probably originated from a market in Wuhan, where it probably spread to humans from wild animals traded there. China has taken drastic measures to combat further expansion: in Hubei province, more than 45 million people have largely been isolated from the outside world. Long-distance and local traffic have been stopped.
There is no protective vaccination or special therapy to treat the disease. However, the symptoms can be alleviated with medication.
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According to the current assessment of experts, the novel lung disease appears to be mild in most cases, possibly even without symptoms. According to current knowledge, most of the deaths registered in China are due to older patients with severe previous illnesses.
The new pathogen is very similar to the virus behind the 2002/2003 Sars epidemic. At that time, according to data from the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), between November 2002 and July 2003 there were only nine records in Germany. There were no deaths here.
High demand for breathing masks in Germany
Concerns about introduction had already increased the demand for breathing masks in German pharmacies. A spokesman for the pharmaceutical wholesaler Phoenix told WELT that the demand for flu masks was ten times higher than normal. As a precaution, the company already stocked up with higher inventories last week than usual, but the demand fluctuated strongly in terms of time and region.
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) sees Germany well armed for the new corona virus. Pandemic and handling plans clarified what to do in the event of an accident at the airports and at the clinics.
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The number of coronavirus deaths in China has already risen to 80. According to the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), almost 2,800 infections with the new 2019-nCoV virus were confirmed worldwide by Monday noon. The Chinese government also reported five cases in Hong Kong and two in Macau. There are also a few infected people in Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the USA, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, France, Canada and Australia. The WHO assesses the level of danger “very high in China, high in the region and high on a global level,” said a spokesman for the AFP news agency.
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