The corona virus is spreading in Germany: travel routes are considered a risk of infection. Now an ICE was stopped again.
- The Federal Government sees a “new situation” for Germany * with the increased appearance of the Corona virus in Italy and new distribution channels in Europe.
- Minister in NRW and Baden-Wuerttemberg see the situation under control – despite the considerable risk of infection *.
- In the meantime, a crisis team was set up to formulate new rules for dealing with the virus.
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Update from March 6, 4:04 p.m .: An Deutsche Bahn Intercity Express is said to have been stopped on suspicion of a coronavirus infection. This is reported, among other things, by the Neue Presse. According to this, the ICE 1191 was on its way from Berlin to Frankfurt when a stopover was made in Braunschweig at 11:15 a.m. The train staff had apparently reported the police to a sick passenger. It is not yet clear whether the passenger is actually infected with the virus.
Also read: The corona virus almost makes Munich a ghost town. MVG passengers are also becoming fewer and fewer. Public transport still increases its journeys. This is supposed to Safety distance be better guaranteed.
Corona virus in the Deutsche Bahn: ICE stopped with 300 people
Update from March 4, 1:01 p.m .: Again is one ICE in Germany on suspicion of one Coronavirus infection been stopped. This time 300 travelers are stuck in the ICE 973 from Kiel to Stuttgart. A man with symptoms of CoV-2 infection was reported to the Federal Police Inspection Frankfurt on Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. The train was stopped at the Frankfurt Süd station before the stop at Frankfurt Central Station, the track was blocked by emergency services and the health department was informed. Just a few hours later, the police reported that the suspicion was apparently unfounded. That reports Bild.de.
Coronavirus in Germany: Suspected infection in Zug – stopped and evacuated
Update from March 3, 11:02 a.m .: A cruise ship with around 1200 mostly German guests is stuck in Norway. Two of the German passengers are suspected of being infected with the novel corona virus. Meanwhile, a virologist complains massively about the handling of the outbreak of the corona virus in Germany on the WDR special broadcast “Hart but fair”.
Update from March 2, 11:10 a.m .: Corona virus suspect is now also in a German prison. An inmate could be infected in the JVA in Cologne.
Coronavirus in Germany: suspected infection evacuated in Zug
Update from March 1, 2020, 9:00 a.m .: Because of suspicion Corona virus was at the main station in Hagen (NRW) on Saturday a train stopped and even evacuated. In the end, however, the suspicion did not materialize, it was a matter of fact misunderstanding.
But the corona virus also has other forms Effects on the willingness to travel Citizen. Approximatelyevery third German according to a survey because of Covid19 refrain from traveling abroad. In a survey by the market research institute Kantar für Bild am Sonntag, 35 percent of those surveyed stated this. Three percent were undecided, 62 percent answered no.
Also the Fear of infection is evident among Germans within the past month increased significantly. In the current survey, 22 percent said they were afraid of being infected. At the end of January it was only 12 percent.
Coronavirus in Germany: train in Hagen (NRW) stopped and evacuated
Update from 8:16 p.m .: A train had to be stopped due to a suspected corona virus at the main station in Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia. According to a WAZ report (Article behind payment barrier) the suspicion did not, however, substantiate, rather it was a misunderstanding.
A 21-year-old passenger reported to the train drivers with a cold. As a result, several trains were diverted and the “National Express” from Hamm towards Krefeld was even evacuated. After about an hour and a half, the train was able to continue its journey. A misunderstanding related to the corona virus also occurred on Friday in the government plane. Development Minister Gerd Müller received a horror report on his return flight from India to Munich – there was suspected corona on board.
Also read: No need to panic: the corona virus is really that dangerous
Update from 11.18 a.m .: Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn has on Saturday with the Health politicians advised all parliamentary groups on the situation in view of the spread of the new corona virus. In a conference call, he “informed them about the dynamic developments of the past three days,” said the CDU politician in the short message service Twitter. “We will meet again in a special session of the Health Committee on Monday. It is important to me to provide cross-party information in this situation. ”A special meeting of the European health ministers is also planned for next Friday in Brussels.
This morning I have health politicians from all political groups in the Bundestag in a phone booth #Corona informed about the dynamic developments of the last 3 days. Many thanks to the colleagues for the good, factual exchange!
– Jens Spahn (@jensspahn) February 29, 2020
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Corona virus in Germany: Federal government responds with exit cards in train traffic
Update from February 29, 9.40 a.m .: Also the Train traffic is affected by the measures that have now been adopted by the federal government. Travelers must be prepared for the fact that a new preventive measure applies to all regional and border trains: If a suspected case of Corona virus occurs on the train, passengers must in the future Exit cards to complete. The exit cards should make it possible to contact the train passengers later later. The railway companies are also obliged to report passengers with symptoms of coronavirus disease. In addition, the federal police will intensify its controls in the 30-kilometer border area. Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer had previously called for a measure of this kind on Thursday.
In response to the question of how to proceed at major events, the crisis team adopted the guidelines of the Robert Koch Institute for risk assessment. Accordingly, it is at the discretion of those responsible or the responsible local authorities to allow, postpone or delete major events after a precise assessment of the risks under certain conditions – or to reduce the transmission risk by means of targeted measures.
News from February 28th: Coronavirus in Germany: Government decides measures on entry
Update from February 28, 9.42 p.m .: How can the risk of corona infection while traveling be minimized? How can the virus be contained in general? These questions were dealt with on Friday by a short-term crisis team of the federal government.
The federal government will in future require travel companies to provide information on the health of passengers coming to Germany from a total of five countries. This is intended to limit the spread of the novel corona virus in the Federal Republic. The Crisis team of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Health announced on Friday evening that the regulations for air and sea carriers would be expanded accordingly. In addition to China be in the future for Travelers from South Korea, Japan, Italy and Iran report the health status of the passengers prior to entry.
In addition, information on disease prevention should be distributed to all travelers who come to Germany via a national border. According to the information, this regulation also applies to passengers in train and bus traffic.
Update from February 28, March 18: A Eurocity of the Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB) was also suspected of being coronavirus. You can read how an affected passenger experienced the trip from the colleagues at von ovb-online.de*.
Corona virus alarm: Deutsche Bahn is preparing for an emergency
5.42 p.m .: Deutsche Bahn is preparing for a corona virus outbreak in Germany or wants to do everything possible to prevent it. In a current warning message, the company writes on its website that it recommends the procedure of the German Robert Koch Institute: Handkerchiefs should be disposed of quicklyn and hands are washed regularly and for at least 20 seconds. In addition, in the case of coughing and sneezing, the mouth and nose should be covered with a bent elbow or tissue.The train asks to refrain from shaking hands or touching its own face.
If a corona is suspected, the victim will be affectedTrain area blocked and professionally cleaned. Passengers are also informed that they should leave their contact details so that the authorities can contact them if necessary. The first priority is to get the sick person to the next appropriate stop Rescue workers to hand over and ensure medical care. There was little risk of infection for passengers who were more than a meter away from the sick person.
Ticket holders of events canceled due to coronavirus can use their Cancel tickets free of chargethe company said.
3.35 p.m .: That of the Federal Minister of the Interior Seehofer and Federal Minister of Health Spahn The crisis team launched deals with the dissemination of the Corona virus also with the international tourism fair ITB, which should start on March 4th in Berlin. At this fair you have to Health protection and weigh economic interests against each other. In case of doubt, health protection will always be given priority, says Seehofer.
The Federal Minister of the Interior told the Wirtschaftswoche “I personally believe that it should not be carried out”. However, the final decision, which is to be made on Friday on the recommendation of the crisis team, rests with the State of Berlin. Which measures may be taken in a specific case regulates the Infection Protection Act.
In the United States, the fear of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the disease itself. Some US stars are now taking drastic measures to avoid becoming infected. Meanwhile, an expert on Maybrit Illner’s (ZDF) coronavirus talk was losing patience.
Corona virus in Germany: Spahn and Seehofer set up crisis management team – “beginning of an epidemic”
2:11 p.m .: Federal Minister of HealthJens Spahn and Federal Interior Minister Horts Seehofer have one due to the current situation corona-Crisis team set up. This has the goal of Corona virus in Germany as far as possible and to protect the population as much as possible.
Spahn identified the early identification of corona-Cases to spread the virus to slow down. The core of the new Infections in Germany it would still not have been possible to find it. Already on Wednesday evening Spahn said: “We are at the beginning of one epidemic in Germany”. With this formulation he wanted to prepare the population according to his own statements.
Corona virus in Germany: Seehofer and Spahn provide information – situation “significantly aggravated”
Federal Interior Minister Seehofer also called for better controls when entering Germany. The authorities are taking away because of the increased occurrence corona-Overview of events happening when entering Germany: People who come to Germany by bus or train, for example, should fill out special “drop-out cards”, said Seehofer on Thursday in Berlin. This is to ensure that those who have come in when a corona-If can be contacted.
The situation has “worsened significantly,” said Seehofer. The interior minister stressed that it was an “incipient epidemic” and added: “There will also be a further upward trend.”
9.41 a.m .: Virologists are now also urgently warning of a further spread of the Corona virus. Jonas Schmidt chanasite, virologist at the University of Hamburg, it is unlikely that the spread of the virus can still be stopped in Germany. Across from Bild.de (behind the payment barrier) Prof. Rolf Hilgenfeld, Director of the Institute for Biochemistry at the University of Lübeck, also confirmed this assessment. According to Schmidt-Chanasit, only that is currently the case tip of the iceberg visible because probably many people carry the virus without showing any symptoms. Harvard epidemiologist Pablo Salazar told Zeit Online: “If the virus is transmitted very easily and mostly goes undetected, there is probably not much we can do – even in countries that are well prepared for outbreaks.”
Coronavirus: virologist warns of spread – a pandemic could occur
Experts are concerned about the fact that countries such as Thailand or Combodia with a lot of direct contact with China have shown few infections Time online keep writing. This could be an indication that there are already more infection chains than known. Zeit Online describes three scenarios: It could become one pandemic come, in which 60 to 80 percent of the world population infect hundreds of thousands would die. The second option: that virus could eventually run away because more people overcome the disease than reinfect it. The third – and currently probably the most realistic scenario – is for Gérard Krause, Head of Epidemiology at the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, that the virus will behave like normal flu with seasonal fluctuations.
Update from February 27, 6:38 a.m .: Minister of Health Jens Spahn chose drastic words about that Corona virus. Germany is “at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic,” he said in Berlin on Wednesday. He called to the citizens alertness on, but warned at the same time Scaremongering. “We recommend the population not to suspect a corona infection after every cough.”
Spahn, however, explicitly asked the citizens “that you should be yours Family doctor Call and clarify treatment if fever, cough, or shortness of breath develop within 14 days of traveling to areas where infections have occurred – or if you have had contact with people who have been in these areas ”. Spahn got his call on Wednesday Crisis meeting discussed with representatives of the medical profession, hospitals, health insurance companies, pharmacies and nursing associations. It was agreed that “it is now better to test the virus once more than once too little”.
Corona virus in Germany: Minister of Health Spahn chooses clear words
Announcement of origin from February 26th
Berlin / Düsseldorf / Stuttgart – At various press conferences, authorities swore on Wednesday that people in Germany should remain calm. The situation regarding the coronavirus * is currently under control – the infected people are isolated, possible distribution channels are being analyzed and contact persons are being identified and – if necessary – placed under domestic quarantine.
The big advantage is that one does not have to deal with unrecognized circulating infection chains, but with individual cases, the distribution of which could be traced.
But even if panic and fear are certainly not good advice, some experts paint a picture that makes you listen. So points Karl Lauterbach, health expert of the SPD, for three weak points in the German health care system:
The three weaknesses of our health care system are the number of nurses, general practitioners and doctors in health offices. Therefore, we are honestly not well prepared for a strong Covid outbreak. No preparation changes anything https://t.co/Zmoc7qHrxH
– Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) February 26, 2020
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The number of nurses, family doctors and doctors in health offices is too small for a strong outbreak of Covid-19How the corona virus is now called by experts, according to Lauterbach.
Corona virus in Germany: experts argue – Spahn becomes clear
With the strengthening of the virus in some neighboring countries, the federal government also sees a “new situation”, as government spokesman Seibert von tagesschau.de is quoted. The virus has come closer, said Seibert in Berlin.
“The corona epidemic has arrived in Germany,” said Spahn on ZDF. “And we have to count on the fact that it can also spread in Germany.” ZDF today he said that so far the Propagation chains to control. But: “We may find ourselves in a different situation in the next few days and weeks.”
Then it could look completely different. The cases in Italy have shown that democratic countries are now struggling to contain the virus, writes the time.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Spahn said that Germany was “at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic” *. In a conference call, he asked the health ministers of the federal states to “activate their pandemic plans and prepare for their possible entry into force,” Spahn said in Berlin on Wednesday. “The situation has changed in the past few hours, unfortunately you have to say that,” added the minister. No pandemic has yet broken out – “but I think it’s important that we prepare for this situation”.
Against the background of the new corona virus cases * in Germany, it is “questionable” whether the previous strategy of the authorities is working – that is, to limit the virus * and to interrupt the infection chains. It has been shown that the “infection chains are sometimes not understandable,” said Spahn. “This is the new quality.” He added: “The likelihood that this epidemic will pass Germany will not arise.”
The first case of the corona virus in Germany came from Stockdorf near Munich. The man who is considered the first to be infected has now spoken about the time with the disease.
Coronavirus: Virologist raises the alarm in daily topics
Alexander Kekulé, virologist at the university clinic in Halle, raises the alarm Daily topics: “If we have 100, 200, 300 cases, then the hospitals in Germany are overwhelmed”. The High infection centerswho currently still treat all patients would only have 60 places in total – across Germany.
For the staff in the normal hospitals be it a strong psychological burden to treat coronavirus patients. He has no understanding for measures such as stopping trains or sealing off borders, because there are too many distribution channels – it is a matter of quickly grasping individual cases within the country and “letting out a smoldering cigarette before it hits you Cause forest fire. “
* ovb-online.de and merkur.de are part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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