(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Merkel is negative for the first new crown test
China News Agency, Berlin, March 23 (Reporter Peng Dawei) A spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on the 23rd that Merkel's first test for new crown virus was negative. Merkel will undergo multiple tests in the next few days. The day was the first day of the implementation of the latest severe epidemic prevention measures in Berlin, Germany. The reporter noticed that the number of people wearing masks in public places was significantly higher than when the city was closed on the 18th.
As the doctor who had been vaccinated on the 20th was later diagnosed with new crown pneumonia, Merkel announced on the evening of the 22nd that she would adopt home isolation and continue to perform the role of prime minister.
German federal government spokesman Seibert said on the evening of the 23rd that Merkel's first test for the new crown virus was negative. Merkel also underwent several tests in the next few days. Seibert said earlier that day that Merkel was in good health. She held a cabinet meeting by phone that day. According to German media reports, Merkel is currently in quarantine at her residence in Berlin. Seibert declined to say whether Merkel's husband, Professor Sauer, was also at home.
According to the German "Time Online" report, as of 19:37 on the 23rd local time, a total of 27,897 people were diagnosed in Germany, an increase of 3,624 from the previous day; a total of 267 people have been cured and 115 have died. The number of confirmed diagnoses in Berlin was 1,219.
China News Agency reporters noticed in the center of Berlin that afternoon and evening. Compared with the implementation of severe epidemic prevention measures known as "closing the city" in Berlin nearly a week ago, with the further development of the epidemic and Germany, including Berlin, The states introduced a series of new measures including the ban on gathering more than two people and closing all restaurants and cafes, the most severe since the outbreak. The number of people wearing masks on the streets of Berlin has increased significantly.
At the intersection of the Natural Science Museum subway station with a lot of traffic, the reporter saw that during the ten-minute stop, at least one mask was worn by every 10 people. There are also many people wearing masks in crowded places such as large supermarkets and drug stores. In addition to N95 masks and ordinary medical masks, some people also wear homemade masks or use items such as scarves to cover their noses and noses.
Regarding the protective effect of masks, German officials and authoritative experts took a non-recommended attitude in the early stages of the epidemic, but with the rapid development of the epidemic, this attitude has changed to a certain extent. German authority virologist Professor Drosten said on the 23rd that wearing a mask can at least reduce the risk of infection to those around him. But considering the current shortage of masks in Europe and around the world, he suggests that people make their own reusable masks. (Finish)