A team of virologists and researchers turned Heinsberg, a town in western Germany, on the border with the Netherlands, into a site to study the outbreak of the "Covid 19" virus.

The town and surrounding area are the hardest hit in Germany, with 1,281 confirmed cases of "corona" and 34 deaths. According to the Guardian newspaper, the town was called "Wuhan Germany", after the Chinese city where the global epidemic began, to spread everywhere.

And the newspaper "Times", Heinsberg, "something like the gateway to the near future," follow-up, "The full force of the coronavirus hit the region, early and harder, than any other part of Germany." Hundreds of people were injured after attending the annual Langbrooker Dicky Carnival parade in the villages of Langbroek and Harzelt on February 15.

The surrounding areas began to avoid its neighbors, from Heinsburg. "People in other western German cities feel fear, as soon as they see a car with an HS number plate," says Frank Revenrath, managing director of the financial advisory company in the town.

And he added, "Some of the mechanics (from Heinsburg) were rejected by their customers, because of their car numbers, despite their negative test, at last." But now, "Heinsberg is no longer a affected area, as much as is the vanguard of Germany's efforts to control the Covid 19 outbreak," says The Times.

The researchers will track the health progress of 1,000 people in the town, who have been chosen to represent the German population as a whole. The head of the Department of Virology at the University of Bonn, Professor Hendrik Strech, says the goal is to outline how Germany as a whole deals with the outbreak in the coming years.

"This is a great opportunity for the whole of Germany," Strick said, explaining, "We will gather information and practical advice on how to deal with Covid 19, and how we can achieve more containment for it, without our lives having to stop for years."

Scientists will examine private and public places, including kindergartens, hospitals, and 500 families, to track the spread of the virus. They will study how the virus is transmitted within families, how children transmit it to adults, whether pets can spread it, and even whether certain types of food can spread the virus.

Researchers will also seek to answer questions about the presence of the virus on surfaces, and track its transmission from touching cell phones, door handles and remote controls.

"If there are ways to prevent the disease from spreading in our environment, we want to know what it is, with the aim of knowing how we can move freely in the environment, with this virus present," Strick explains.

By testing which study participants had immunity to the disease, researchers hoped to provide an idea of ​​how many cases had not been discovered across the country.

"On the basis of our findings, we will be able to make recommendations that politicians can use to guide decision-making," said Strick. "The measures currently in place can be good, and we recommend not changing them." But I expect the opposite, that we will be able to reach a set of proposals on how to reduce the curfew. "

The German scientist explained that he was not aware of any similar studies conducted in other hotspots, such as Wuhan, or occupied in Austria, Bergamo in Italy, or the Alsace region, in France.

As the first study of its kind, its findings and recommendations are likely to be of relevance outside Germany's borders. The researchers plan to reveal the first set of results next week, but the study will continue for several weeks, and the analysis is likely to be carried out over months and years.

Strick said he hoped the results would help decision makers in the ethical dilemma of balancing mortality and maintaining existing livelihoods.