(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Merkel announced that it will increase epidemic prevention measures in major cities in Germany to avoid the second "city closure"
China News Agency, Berlin, October 9th (Reporter Peng Dawei) In response to the rapid increase in the number of newly diagnosed new crown virus infections in Germany, German Chancellor Merkel announced on the 9th to strengthen the prevention of large cities after consulting with the mayors of 11 major cities in the country. Package of measures.
Merkel said that she will do everything possible to prevent economic and public life from being shut down again like the spring.
The number of newly diagnosed cases announced by the German Federal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Koch Institute from the 7th to 9th were 2828, 4058, and 4516, which have set a new high since April this year for three consecutive days.
According to a report from Germany's "Times Online", as of 17:14 on the 9th local time, a total of 317,160 people have been diagnosed, 271,774 people have been cured, and 9,747 people have died in Germany.
Recently, the rebound of the epidemic in big cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich has been particularly severe.
Merkel held a conference call with the mayors of 11 major cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Leipzig and Stuttgart, and then held a press conference in the Chancellery. , Announcing the specific content of overweight anti-epidemic measures.
At the federal government level, once the "number of newly diagnosed cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days" index in major German cities exceeds 35, the Robert Koch Institute will request experts to provide consultation to the local government crisis response team. The Bundeswehr will also send experts to provide consultation and participate in coordination.
At the local level, major cities will strengthen the staffing of public health systems in the future, and strengthen personnel support for major cities at the federal and state levels.
When the aforementioned indicators in a large city exceed 50, additional prevention and control measures must be taken, including expanding the scope of mandatory masks, imposing interpersonal contact bans in public places, imposing curfews or alcohol restrictions, and limiting the number of participants in each event.
Large cities will also strengthen the supervision of people's compliance with epidemic prevention regulations, and federal and state police forces will also consider participating in the duty.
The statement on the same day also pointed out that if 10 days after the implementation of the above measures, the number of newly diagnosed patients in the relevant major cities has not stopped rising, then more targeted restrictions will have to be taken to further reduce people's social contacts.
Merkel once again urged the Germans to unite in the fight against the epidemic that day: "Everything will come back-festivals, outings, and happiness without epidemic prevention requirements. But now there are more important things, that is, stay alert and united, maintain interpersonal distance, and maintain hygiene. , Wear a mask, and use the new crown warning APP at the same time, you need to open windows for ventilation in the winter half of the year."
"We have proven that we can unite against this virus, and we should continue to do so," Merkel said.
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