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Spahn and Wieler do not see any trend reversal
The President of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, warns of the impression that the trend of increasing numbers of infections in Germany has broken. The opposite is the case, according to Wieler on Friday in Berlin: O-TON LOTHAR WIELER, RKI-CHEF: “At the moment there are an estimated 926,000 active cases in Germany. That means a little more than one percent of the entire population is currently infected . And we are assuming an underreporting of about a factor of two to three. Around 4800 Covid patients are currently in intensive care units and the exposure will increase in the next few weeks. ” The outgoing Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn also painted a gloomy picture with a view to the upcoming holidays. O-TON JENS SPAHN, FEDERAL HEALTH MINISTER: “Germany will clearly exceed the number of over 5000 Covid-19 patients in intensive care units in the next days and weeks. The situation in intensive care units will therefore, if the measures take effect, around Christmas reach a sad climax. The enormous burden on the doctors and the nursing staff remains enormous and continues to grow. We should; we must not forget that. Therefore, my request to each and every one of us. Take the conditions seriously. […] The point now is to break the fourth wave together. Those affected and those who take care of them, the nursing staff and the doctors will thank them. “Spahn said vaccinations are the only way out of the pandemic. According to Spahns, there is enough vaccine for the planned 30 million booster vaccinations Christmas present.
The health minister said the number of patients in intensive care units will increase at least until Christmas.