(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) German epidemic data continues to rebound, experts warn that the third wave of epidemics may be more serious than the second wave
China News Agency, Berlin, March 21 (Reporter Peng Dawei) Germany's new crown epidemic data has continued to rebound in the past few days. As of the 21st, the official monitoring of the severity of the epidemic "average number of new cases per 100,000 people in seven days" has exceeded 100 Warning value.
German media quoted a new study published by the new crown epidemic research team of the Technical University of Berlin on the same day and pointed out that the third wave of epidemics under development is expected to exceed the severity of the second wave of epidemics in the second half of last year due to the greater infectivity of mutant strains. .
The German disease control agency announced that the number of new confirmed cases and the number of new deaths were 13,733 and 99 respectively. The cumulative number of new cases per 100,000 people in seven days rose to 104, which has returned to the level of late January.
According to real-time data from Germany's "Times Online", as of 20 o'clock on the 21st local time, Germany had a total of 2,669,666 confirmed diagnoses, 2,415,110 cured, and 75,325 deaths.
As of that day, Germany had received 10473852 doses of vaccine, and a total of 3,245,985 people received the second dose.
The latest research report released by the New Crown Research Team of the Technical University of Berlin pointed out through modeling analysis that if measures such as expanding the scope of rapid detection and compulsory wearing of masks in office spaces are not taken, the severity of the third wave of the country will be significantly higher than that of the second wave. .
The report believes that the reason for this phenomenon is that the current transmission in Germany is mainly the B.1.1.7 new crown variant strain first discovered in the United Kingdom, which is more infectious than the original strain.
The report also warned that the release of indoor interpersonal contact without protection will cause a surge in the number of new diagnoses in the country. The scenarios where infections can occur mainly include inside the family, visiting relatives and friends, workplaces and campuses.
On the 22nd of this month, German Chancellor Merkel will meet again with state governors to discuss the next step in epidemic prevention policies.
The German media quoted a draft resolution proposal provided by the Prime Minister's Office that night and reported that the Prime Minister's Office is inclined to extend the "city closure" measures that expire at the end of March again until April 18.
Berlin Mayor Miller and Bavarian Governor Zeder stated in the same TV show on the evening of the 21st that in the current epidemic situation, it is better to tighten the lockdown measures instead of relaxing.
Miller also believes that the current practice of organizing primary and secondary school teachers in various states to conduct weekly new crown testing should be extended to all office workers.
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