Experts warn: Corona-infections continue to rise

The rising Coronavirus Infection in Germany the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) to Worry about. Whether you mark the beginning of a second wave, was not yet to be estimated. Each Individual could, however, help to make that happen.

"We are in the midst of a rapidly evolving Pandemie", clear RKI-President Professor Dr. Lothar Wieler at a press briefing in Berlin. Over weeks and months, the Numbers of new infections, which were reported to the RKI for layers, low – at 300 to 500 per day. For the past two weeks, a further increase in the Coronavirus had been observed infections, the "all in the RKI Worried bereitet", as Wieler said. As had been reported last Friday, 815, and on Saturday, 781 new infections. These were not made up of individual large eruptions, such as in Gütersloh, but from many small outbreaks in the entire Federal territory.

"There are many provinces and counties betroffen&quot are, unfortunately, really;, Dr Ute Rexroth, head of the RKI Department for Surveillance says. To get Transfers, it’s about family celebrations, Meetings with friends, at work, in community housing, nursing homes and health care facilities, where severe gradients had. Even if cases of travel returnees were recorded, The largest part of the Affected have been infected in Germany, said Rexroth. Holiday makers accounted for only about 10 percent of the cases.

Second wave preventing Corona-rules note

One reason for the increase in infection is a growing carelessness in the population numbers. But, as before, should be strongly on prevention set, – said Wieler. AHA-the rules need to be adhered to for a long time. This distance counts hold, Hygiene, and a daily mask or other mouth, nose and to wear protective in addition, if a Distance is not possible. In rooms must be paid in addition to a good ventilation. «We have it in our hands, how the pandemic in Germany entwickelt«, warned Wieler. To celebrate the Thousands of wild parties, whether "rücksichtslos" and also "fahrlässig". After all, young people do not belong to the risk group, could infect their parents and grandparents.

Whether it is the renewed increase in the numbers of cases in Germany to the beginning of a second wave, not yet to answer. This could only be realized afterwards. Wieler was optimistic that Comply with the AHA rules, an uncontrolled spread of the pathogen can be prevented.

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