(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 140,000 people diagnosed in Germany say nearly half of Germans support the mandatory wearing of masks
China News Agency, Berlin, April 18 (Reporter Peng Dawei) As of the evening of the 18th, the number of people diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Germany has reached 143,141. According to a latest poll by German media, 46.2% of Germans support the mandatory wearing of homemade masks in public transportation and shopping venues. On the same day, Wolfsburg, where Volkswagen's headquarters is, became the first city in western Germany to announce the mandatory wearing of masks.
The picture shows a small advertisement with a self-made mask attached to a telephone pole in the center of Berlin, Germany. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei
According to the German "Time Online" report, as of 20:19 on the 18th local time, a total of 143,141 people were diagnosed in Germany, 77,147 were cured, and 4,478 were killed.
Since April 20th, Germany will partially "unblock" shops under 800 square meters closed for anti-epidemic measures, and automobile giants such as Daimler will gradually resume production. Whether to implement mandatory masks in public has become a domestic discussion. Hot topic. According to a latest poll conducted by the German "Daily Mirror" poll agency Civey, 46.2% of the respondents support the mandatory wearing of masks, but at the same time, 39.7% of the people still opposed it, 14.7% of them have not yet Clear opinion. The "compulsory wearing of masks" currently discussed in German society refers to the so-called "Community Mask", not a medical mask or N95 mask.
The city government of Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, on the 18th, announced that from April 20, all shops, city halls, medical institutions and buses in the city will be required to wear masks. No need to wear it. This provision will be initially implemented until May 6.
This makes Wolfsburg the first city in western Germany to implement such measures. Prior to this, the two new states of Saxony and Meimei in eastern Germany and the city of Jena in Thuringia announced that they were required to wear masks.
The governor of Lower Saxony Weil told the Hanover Report that the wearing of masks is expected to soon become part of the daily lives of Germans, and the mandatory wearing of masks on public transport is likely to become a universal measure. However, Weir also reminded that such measures can only be taken when the supply of masks keeps up. (Finish)