The number of confirmed diagnoses in Germany exceeded 270,000 experts warned of the outbreak or outbreaks similar to those in France and other countries

　　China News Agency, Berlin, September 19 (Reporter Peng Dawei) As of the evening of the 18th local time, the cumulative number of people diagnosed with the new crown virus in Germany has exceeded 270,000.

The authoritative German virologist Drosten warned that day that if targeted measures cannot be taken as soon as possible, the current outbreaks in France, the United Kingdom, Spain and other countries may also occur in Germany.

　　According to a report from Germany's "Times Online", as of 21:55 local time on the 18th, Germany had a total of 270,784 confirmed diagnoses, 238,681 cured, and 9,554 deaths.

Epidemic data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German Federal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, show that Germany has newly diagnosed about 2,000 new cases every day for three consecutive days, much higher than the level in July.

Data map: Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei

　　Although the epidemic continues to rebound, Germany's single-day increase is still significantly lower than that of European countries such as France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

According to data from the WHO European Office, on September 18, France added 10,600 cases, Spain added 11,300 cases, and Britain added about 3,400 cases.

　　Drosten is currently the director of the Institute of Virology at the Charité Medical School in Berlin.

He made the aforementioned statement to German media that day.

Drosten said that in terms of demographic structure and other indicators, there are only small differences between European countries. Therefore, if Germany cannot take measures that are accurate and economically acceptable as soon as possible, then in France, the United Kingdom, and Spain, Europe What happens in the country will also happen in Germany.

　　Drosten said that Germany is different from southern European countries in some respects. For example, the family size is usually small and few generations live together. This prevents the virus from spreading to people of different ages. However, despite this, "Germany is in other It is not much different from these European neighbors, so we must be very vigilant and pay close attention to the current development of the epidemic." (End)