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Put Germany under ‘immediate’ lockdown or face third Covid spike, ICU doctors warn | Put Germany under ‘immediate’ lockdown or face third Covid spike, ICU doctors warn |
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Germany must make an immediate return to Covid lockdown conditions otherwise it faces a third wave of dangerous coronavirus, its intensive care doctors have said, in a stark warning to government officials. | Germany must make an immediate return to Covid lockdown conditions otherwise it faces a third wave of dangerous coronavirus, its intensive care doctors have said, in a stark warning to government officials. |
Dr Christian Karagiannidis, the director of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) told broadcaster RBB Monday: “From the data we currently have and with the spread of the British mutation, we would argue strongly to return immediately into a lockdown to avoid a strong third wave.” | Dr Christian Karagiannidis, the director of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) told broadcaster RBB Monday: “From the data we currently have and with the spread of the British mutation, we would argue strongly to return immediately into a lockdown to avoid a strong third wave.” |
And he said that if Germany waits “one or two weeks,” it will make it twice as hard to get coronavirus cases under control again. | And he said that if Germany waits “one or two weeks,” it will make it twice as hard to get coronavirus cases under control again. |
On Monday, official figures released by the country’s health regulator at the Robert Koch Institute said that the seven-day incidence rate is at 83 cases per 100,000 people, more than 60% above the 50-cases mark set by the government as a threshold for any easing of restrictions. | On Monday, official figures released by the country’s health regulator at the Robert Koch Institute said that the seven-day incidence rate is at 83 cases per 100,000 people, more than 60% above the 50-cases mark set by the government as a threshold for any easing of restrictions. |
In early March, Germany’s states agreed to a gradual easing of restrictions, with schools, some businesses and hairdressers being allowed to re-open from March 8. | In early March, Germany’s states agreed to a gradual easing of restrictions, with schools, some businesses and hairdressers being allowed to re-open from March 8. |
DIVI says there are 2,800 people in ICU beds now, a figure Karagiannidis warned could rise to 5,000 or 6,000 if state governments do not respond with stricter measures. | DIVI says there are 2,800 people in ICU beds now, a figure Karagiannidis warned could rise to 5,000 or 6,000 if state governments do not respond with stricter measures. |
“It’s clear that the intensive care numbers will rise quickly if we give the virus an opportunity,” he said, adding the government needed to act quickly and vaccinate Germany’s over-50s and over-60s. | “It’s clear that the intensive care numbers will rise quickly if we give the virus an opportunity,” he said, adding the government needed to act quickly and vaccinate Germany’s over-50s and over-60s. |
So far, Germany has reported 2.58 million cases of coronavirus and recorded nearly 73,500 deaths with Covid. | So far, Germany has reported 2.58 million cases of coronavirus and recorded nearly 73,500 deaths with Covid. |
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