(Fighting new crown pneumonia) German epidemic data rebounds slightly, disease control agency warns that the epidemic may worsen
China News Agency, Berlin, March 5 (Reporter Peng Dawei) On the 5th, the number of newly diagnosed new coronavirus infections announced by the German CDC has exceeded 10,000 for the second day in a row. At the same time, the country's index for monitoring the severity of the epidemic has also fallen slightly. Pick up.
The head of the German disease control agency said on the same day that it is expected that the mutant strain first discovered in the UK will soon become the main new crown virus strain spreading in Germany, and it will be more difficult to contain the spread of the virus by then.
He warned that the German epidemic has shown signs of worsening.
On March 3, local time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced late at night that the German Federal Government and the states reached a resolution to extend the current national "cities lockdown" measures to March 28.
The German disease control agency announced that the number of new confirmed cases and deaths were 10,580 and 264 respectively.
"The cumulative number of new diagnoses per 100,000 people in seven days" rose to 65.4 from 64.7 the day before.
According to real-time data from Germany's "Times Online", as of 23:33 on the 5th local time, a total of 249,1975 people have been diagnosed, 22,916,600 people have been cured, and 72,285 people have died in Germany.
As of the same day, Germany has received 70,825,562 doses of vaccine, of which 2,346,388 people received the second dose.
In response to the current rebound in the epidemic data, the director of the Robert Koch Institute of Germany’s disease control agency, Willer, warned at a press conference in Berlin that day that it is expected that soon, the B117 new crown variant strain first discovered in the UK will become Germany’s territory. The main strains that are spreading will be more difficult to contain the spread of the virus by then.
He said that there has been an evolutionary signal that the epidemic is getting worse.
Weiler once again called on the German people to continue to adhere to the epidemic prevention regulations and to actively vaccinate at the same time.
He emphasized that all vaccines on the German market are safe and effective.
A few days ago, German Chancellor Merkel and state governors reached a consensus that they will take five steps within this month to "unblock" retail and public cultural and sports activities.
In this regard, German Health Minister Spand also reminded the public that they still need to be vigilant in the process of "unblocking".
He defended the current step-by-step "unblocking" strategy, saying that if you dare not take the risk of "unblocking", it is equally irresponsible for politicians.
He believes that the focus of the new regulations is the introduction of an "emergency brake" mechanism, so that when the epidemic in a certain area rebounds sharply, it can be quickly withdrawn to the state before the "unblocking".
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