Germany: Over 20,000 infected people and 86 dead: early response to large-scale testing
In Germany, more than 20,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus. On the other hand, the number of deaths was 86, significantly less than in Italy etc. where more than 5,000 people have died, and local media and others have been able to respond quickly to infected people due to large-scale inspections. Point out.
The German National Research Institute for Robert Koch on Wednesday revealed that the total number of infected people in the country exceeded 22,000, with 22,672.
On the other hand, 86 people have died, significantly less than the 5476 in Italy, 2182 in Spain, and 674 in France.
The exact reason is unknown, but in Germany, tests to check for new coronavirus infections are carried out on a large scale, 160,000 per week, so local media and others have confirmed the infected people early. And pointed out that they were able to respond.
It is also pointed out that Germany has a medical system that has 28,000 beds, which is about five times the size of Italy, which is intensive care.
According to the institute, the median age of infected people is 45, and 80% are under 60.
"Germany is in the early stages of the epidemic, and the number of deaths may increase in the future," said Rotar Wheeler, calling for continued efforts to reduce the spread of infections, including reducing human contact.