From the processing, conclusions could be drawn for a possible new pandemic, said Stadler. “If the danger of the pandemic had been recognized earlier, the source of infection would have had to be dried out. From an epidemiological point of view, an early isolation of the starting point of the pandemic in the Chinese province of Hubei would have been central,” said the researcher. “It is extremely important to act quickly at the beginning to prevent a virus from circulating globally. But in retrospect you always know more.”
In Germany, the first known chain of infection – after the infection of employees of the Webasto company in Upper Bavaria from a Chinese colleague – was interrupted at the end of January. This line is said to have expired and ended completely. But more infections were brought to Germany, from China and Italy, where the first major outbreak occurred in Europe.
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