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Corona-risk children? Study results are clear – the state will respond promptly

In the research of the Coronavirus, there are new insights. Baden-württemberg University hospitals have found that children are less likely to get infected.

  • The Corona-Pandemic charged especially Childrenas Schools and nurseries temporarily were closed.
  • A new study from Baden-Württemberg now wants to have found that Children less frequently infected.
  • Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmer referred to the findings as a basis for further decisions and respond (see Update of 17. June).
  • Here you will find the basic facts Coronavirus* and the Map the current case numbers in Germany*.

Update from 17. June: This study seems to have far-reaching consequences, according to pull. After a work of the University medical centre of Ulm suggests that children are perhaps less likely with the Coronavirus infect, as adults, react the baden-württemberg state government, The client and the cost object of the investigation.

Starting at 29. June could return all of the children in kindergartens and primary schools. Thus, as a rule, teaching seems to be before the summer holidays is possible. This in start Baden-Württemberg 30. July. Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Green) was according to the results of optimistic and said: “On this basis, we can be responsible for further opening steps from daycare and elementary schools.”

In a press release the government States: “29. June 2020 to be able to visit all the children in primary schools under pandemic conditions regularly to your school. The children study from the University hospital enables schools, further Opening of reason, and thus a further step, the school to normality.“

Corona: children as a danger? Results of a German study, for Bang

The initial report from the 16. June: Stuttgart – children-a study in Baden-Württemberg, according to the probably rare with the Coronavirus to than their parents. Therefore, you should be not as a driver of the wave of Infection view, said Klaus-Michael Debatin, medical Director of the children’s hospital at the University hospital in Ulm. The examination was on Tuesday (16. June) in Stuttgart presented.

As a reminder: A study of virologists Christian Drosten* suggested that the virus load in children is probably much different than that of adults.

About 5,000 People no Corona symptoms for the study on the Virus and antibodies against it have been tested: around 2.500 Children under ten years of age and a parent. The study has not been published yet in a scientific journal.

Coronavirus: a New study shows that children are less likely to get infected than their parents

In the three-week study period of 22. April to 15. May was only a Parent-Child-Pair acutely infected. 64 Tested had developed antibodies, and largely unnoticed, a Corona-infection through on what a frequency of 1.3 percent corresponds to.

Including were 45 adults and 19 children. The adults studied had thus more often Antibody formed as the children. In addition, the study found that children in Notbetreuungen were not infected more often than others. Therefore, children are not to be considered as drivers of the infection, concluded Debatin.

“The data, together with the results of other Studies from home and abroad to the evaluation for, what is the role of children in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic play,“ says Debatin. “Overall, children seem not only less likely to COVID-19 illwhat is already known, but also rare due to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus infected to be.“

New Coronavirus study: infectious children are, is still unclear

The question remains, however, how infectious Children are spread, so how strong is the Virus. You have not investigated with the study, specifically, said Hans-Georg Kräusslich, A spokesman for the centre for infectious diseases at Heidelberg University hospital. You could also pair the positively tested, parent-child, no General statement about who has whom connected.

Hans-Georg Kräusslich at the Government press conference of Baden-Württemberg to Corona

© dpa / Christoph Schmidt

The assessment of theRole of children in the case of the spread of the Virus is a crucial factor in the reopening of kindergartens and primary schools. “The study provides reliable data for unrecognized infection to happen in the case of parents and children between one and ten years Baden-Württemberg. On this basis, we can be responsible for further opening steps from daycare and elementary schools,“ commented Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann the result.

Video: Corona-Warning-App presented

On Tuesday (16. June) was presented to the new Corona-Warning-App. The Minister of health, Jens Spahn, named also weaknesses of the App.

The world is research* to be able to the Corona-pandemic containment. Virologist Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten* is one of the most important Corona experts. In his Podcast he recently spoke about possible mutations in the Coronavirus*.

*Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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