(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of diagnoses in Germany is approaching 160,000 people and the number of basic infections R0 has rebounded
China News Agency, Berlin, April 28 (Reporter Peng Dawei) As of the evening of the 28th local time, the cumulative number of people diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Germany has reached 159,600. The German Federal Disease Control Agency Robert Koch Institute announced that the basic infection number R0 rebounded from 0.7 on the 16th of this month to 0.9. The director of the institute, Willer, urged the public to continue to stay at home as far as possible, maintain interpersonal distance, and wear masks in public places to keep the epidemic prevention results even after the "unblocking".
According to the German "Times Online" report, as of 20 o'clock on the 28th, a total of 159,600 people were diagnosed in Germany, 110,041 were cured, and 6,290 were killed.
"Basic infection number R0" refers to the average number of people that can be transmitted in a case. The daily outbreak report released by the Robert Koch Institute on the same day showed that as of 0800 local time on the 28th, the basic number of German new coronary pneumonia infection R0 is 0.9, which means that each infected person transmits an average to one person.
Prior to this, Germany's R0 and the number of newly diagnosed people each declined. Among them, the number of newly diagnosed daily dropped from about 4,000 people on March 29 to about 2,000 people since April 13.
Willer pointed out that there are regional differences in R0 values in Germany, with R0 greater than 1 in some regions and less than 1 in others. To this end, he reminded that the R0 value is only "one of many measurement indicators" and its explanatory power should not be overestimated.
As of the 28th, the German state governments have required customers to wear masks in supermarkets and public transportation. Shops under 800 square meters everywhere gradually resumed business. From May 4th, primary and secondary schools will resume some classes.
Willer urged the public to abide by the currently implemented epidemic prevention measures during the "unblocking" process. He said that Germany's containment measures against the virus so far have been very successful compared with other countries. "We hope to defend this achievement, and do not want the number of cases to rise again." (End)