(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of new confirmed diagnoses in Germany has increased significantly in the past two weeks. The disease control agency warns of the risk of a second wave of outbreaks

  China News Agency, Berlin, July 28 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The Director of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of the German Federal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention (RKI) said on the 28th that the number of newly confirmed cases in Germany has increased disturbingly in the past two weeks. Germany has already contained the epidemic, but the current nationwide trend is turning upwards. He said that it is not clear whether this is the beginning of the second wave of outbreaks, but there is a possibility.

Data map: Germany under the epidemic. Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei

  According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute on the 28th, as of that day, Germany had a total of 206,242 confirmed cases, 190,800 cured, and 9,122 deaths, with a mortality rate of 4.4%. In the 7 days as of July 28, the number of newly confirmed cases in Germany was 3,611, a significant increase compared with the 2,809 in the previous week (July 15-21).

  Willer made the above statement at a video press conference that day. He said that a large number of regional clusters have caused an increase in the number of new cases in Germany. He reminded the German public that the country is in a rapidly evolving epidemic and that "the latest development of the epidemic makes me very worried."

  Willer said that the current outbreaks of local epidemics include family gathering infections, workplace infections and nursing home infections. The Robert Koch Institute is concerned about the trend reversal of the epidemic that has been contained in Germany.

  Willer pointed out that the number of newly diagnosed cases is still increasing globally; Australia, Japan, Spain and other countries have relaxed their personal hygiene and epidemic prevention measures, and the epidemic has rebounded.

  For this reason, Willer reminds the public to abide by the "AHA" principle advocated by the German government, which is to maintain interpersonal distance, pay attention to hygiene and disinfection, and wear masks daily. He said that such an approach will have to persist for several months. He also reminded that when it is impossible to maintain a minimum interpersonal distance of 1.5 meters, it is still necessary to wear a mask even outdoors. (Finish)