In the research of the Coronavirus, there are new insights. Baden-württemberg University hospitals have new knowledge about children.
The Corona-pandemic particularly children , since schools and kindergartens have been temporarily closed. A new study from Baden-Württemberg want to now have found out that children become infected less frequently. Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmer referred to the findings as a basis for further decisions and respond (see Update of 17. June). Here you will find the basic facts to the Coronavirus * and the map of the current case numbers in Germany*.
Update from 17. June: This study seems to have far-reaching consequences, according to pull. After a work of the University hospital of Ulm, had suggested that children will be infected, possibly less frequently with Coronavirus , as adults, react to the baden-württemberg’s state government , the Client and the cost object of the investigation.
starting at 29. June could return all of the children in kindergartens and primary schools. Thus, as a rule, teaching seems to be before the summer holidays is possible. These to start in Baden-Württemberg on 30. July. the Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Green) was according to the results of optimistic and said: “On this basis, we can be responsible for further opening steps from daycare and elementary schools.”
In an example of cooperation between the University hospitals of the country, researchers have obtained the end in a short period of time insights on the #Corona-infections in children under the age of 10. Today, the researchers first results will be presented. https://t.co/u5LLJqwD2n
— Landesregierung BW (@RegierungBW) June 16, 2020
In a press release, the government stated: “29. June 2020 to be able to visit all the children in primary schools under pandemic conditions regularly to your school. The children study from the University hospital enables schools, further Opening of reason, and thus a further step, the school to normality.“
After the mass breakout at Tönnies, there is now the next Hotspot In a Wiesenhof factory in Oldenburg, the Coronavirus has broken out again.*
Corona: children as a danger? Results of a German study for a Bang
first message from the 16. June: Stuttgart – children to put to a study from Baden-Württemberg, according to the probably rare with the Coronavirus than their parents. You are not therefore to be regarded as a driver of the infection wave , said Klaus-Michael Debatin , medical Director of the children’s hospital at the University hospital in Ulm. The examination was on Tuesday (16. June) in Stuttgart presented.
as a reminder: A study of the virologists Christian Drosten* suggested that the virus load in children is probably much different than that of adults.
Approximately 5,000 people no Corona symptoms were tested for the study on the Virus and antibodies against it: round 2.500 children under ten years of age and a parent. The study has not been published yet in a scientific journal.
Coronavirus: a New study shows that children are less likely to get infected than their parents
In the three-week study period of 22. April to 15. May part was just a parent-child-Pair of acutely infected. 64 Tested had developed antibodies, and largely unnoticed, a Corona-infection, which corresponds to a frequency of 1.3% .
Professor Klaus-Michael Debatin of the University hospital Ulm @uni_ulm the results of the study sums up to #Corona at #of children: 5,000 cases examined, the number of new cases of diseases (incidence) is extremely low. #Children’s study #flatten thecurve pic.twitter.com/yY63x2hEpM
— phoenix (@phoenix_de) June 16, 2020
Including 45 adults and 19 kids were . The adults studied were more anti-body as the children. In addition, the study found that children in Notbetreuungen were not infected more often than others. Therefore, children are not to be considered as drivers of the infection, concluded Debatin.
“The data together with the results of other studies from home and abroad to estimate what is the role of children in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic play,” says Debatin on. “Overall, children seem not only less likely to COVID-to are 19 develop , which is already longer known, but also rare due to the SARS-CoV-2-Virus infected.”
New Coronavirus study: infectious children are, is still unclear
the question remains, however, as infective that are children, so how heavily you spread the Virus. You have not studied, the study specifically said, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, a spokesman for the centre for infectious diseases at Heidelberg University hospital. You could also pair the positively tested, parent-child, no General statement about the meeting, who is the person who has .
+ Hans-Georg Kräusslich at the Government press conference of Baden-Württemberg to Corona©dpa / Christoph Schmidt
The assessment of role of children in the spread of the Virus is a crucial factor in the reopening of kindergartens and primary schools. “The study provides reliable data for unrecognized infection to happen in the case of parents and children between one and ten years, Baden-Württemberg . On this basis, we can be responsible for further opening steps from daycare and elementary schools,“ commented Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann the result.
On Tuesday (16. June) was presented to the new Corona-Warning-App. The Minister of health, Jens Spahn, named also weaknesses of the App.
Worldwide research is being done* to be able to the Corona-pandemic containment. Virologist Dr. Christian Drosten* is one of the most important Corona experts. In his Podcast he recently spoke about possible mutations in the Coronavirus*.
*Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
section list image:©dpa / Christoph Schmidt
