Deutschland ist gut vorbereitet

Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) sees Germany well-armed in the event that the new corona virus occurs in Germany. "Basically we are vigilant, we take things very seriously, but we are also well prepared," said Spahn on Monday in Berlin. Pandemic and handling plans clarified what to do in the event of an incident at the airports and at the clinics.

Regarding the "classification", Spahn emphasized that the course of the disease with the coronavirus is milder than, for example, with the flu. "Up to 20,000 people die of the flu in Germany if it is severe." When asked whether it would be possible to isolate entire cities in Germany and China, Spahn cited the example of measles, which is clear are more contagious than the corona virus. "And we are also getting a measles outbreak in Germany under control with significantly milder measures than we currently see in China."