A total of 62.608 infections: Coronavirus death rate in Germany will rise according to experts

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is expecting an increase of Coronavirus mortality rate in Germany. At the Moment, the Rate was 0.8 percent, said RKI President Lothar Wieler in Berlin on Tuesday.

“The messages have, however, delay a period of time. The people die only after a certain course of the disease,“ he explained.

“We now have also, unfortunately, cases in nursing homes. Unfortunately we have to assume that the death rate will rise with it.“

Priorities for testing

Per week and around 350,000 people would be tested in Germany, said Wieler. Be in the Moment with conventional Tests is not possible. With solid Numbers for the nationwide development of the pandemic, he predicts in a few weeks. To Easter, a Trend could probably be read, he added.

If the capacity of the Tests to stay on, the Virus continues to be limited, must specify the Federal Minister of health’s priorities, called Eugen Brysch, the Executive Board of the German Foundation for patient protection on Tuesday.

“Just people in need of care in nursing homes and elderly care nurses need to be more in the view. Here are the people we want to protect life, in a tight space.“

The from the from the RKI recorded cases, the calculated death rate in Germany is significantly lower than in the European Union a total of approximately 7.6 percent. The reason for the current moderate rate Wieler sees in early, and many Tests.

Therefore, many of the mild cases were in Germany, not registered, which led to the death. So far, the average age of the Infected is 47 years spent.

In Germany until Tuesday morning 62.608 infections with the new Coronavirus have been registered. At least 565 with Sars-CoV-2 Infected have died nationwide. The evaluation of the German press-Agency, which takes into account the Figures reported by the länder.

The distribution remains regional differences. More than 16,000 people, according to RKI nationwide but also as recover.

Planning a Mouth guard-compulsory

The Thuringian city of Jena is planning in the Coranavirus pandemic, a mask of duty. The goal is to increase the safety of personnel in the public life.

The population of the petition was: “sewing for yourself and other people, the important, the mouth-nose protection to contain the Virus.” Also cloths or scarves as protection are possible, if you cover the nose and mouth.

The Robert Koch Institute, holds a self-made mouth – and nose protection to protect other people for help. “It depends on the Material”, a limited RKI-President Lothar Wieler on Tuesday but. But even a self-built protective droplets hold back when you cough and sneeze.

“That’s why he is for the protection of other relevance.” To clearly differentiate a simple mouth, nose and had protection from viruses to keep the professional mask that would be used in the medical field. You can also protect the support itself from infections.

The Use of a simple mouth-nose protection, however, remains controversial: The world health organization (WHO) sees, for example, is of no Use. There is no indication that doing so won something would be said of the WHO emergency Director Michael Ryan on Monday in Geneva.

Rather, there are additional risks if the people were diminishing, the masks incorrectly and possibly infected.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)

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