China News Agency, Berlin, July 24 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The German Federal Agency for Disease Control said on the 24th that 815 people were newly diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia that day. German media pointed out that this is the first time the number of new diagnoses in a single day in Germany has reached this scale since mid-May. In order to deal with the risk of infection caused by the peak holiday period, the health ministers of the German states passed a resolution on the same day that in the future, travelers returning to Germany from abroad will be able to receive the new crown test for free on a voluntary basis.
According to a report from Germany's "Times Online", as of 22:00 local time on the 24th, Germany had a total of 205,928 confirmed diagnoses, 189405 cured, and 9,286 deaths.
The Robert Koch Institute, the Federal Agency for Disease Control of Germany, said on the same day that before 815 new cases appeared on the 24th of this month, the number of new cases in Germany had remained at around 500 people per day, and was significantly lower than 500 in some days.
The Robert Koch Institute pointed out that although many states have reported new diagnoses, more than 60% of the new confirmed cases are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg. In addition, the number of new confirmed cases among people returning to Germany after vacationing abroad is rising. The agency said that the number of new diagnoses in Germany each day has risen in the past few days, and this trend is highly disturbing. The agency will continue to keep a close watch, "in any case, we must avoid further deterioration of the epidemic."
In order to cope with the imported risks brought by the peak of summer travel, the health ministers of the German states held a meeting on the 24th and reached a resolution that in the future, passengers returning from high-risk areas outside the country can be tested for free on-site COVID-19 after arriving at German airports, not high-risk areas Returning passengers can be tested at locations outside the airport within 72 hours. Whether to accept the test will depend on the passenger's personal wishes.
The chairman of the joint meeting of the German state health ministers and the Berlin state health minister Kalegi said that although Germany has successfully controlled the number of newly diagnosed cases to a relatively low level, the current importation caused by travel The risk of infection is very high.
According to German media reports, recent such cases include a family of four who were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia after returning from vacation in Mallorca, Spain; of the 1,260 newly diagnosed patients in Baden-Württemberg since mid-June, 184 Two people were suspected of contracting new coronary pneumonia while abroad. About 60 of them returned to Germany from Serbia and many others returned from Croatia. (Finish)