Drosten: avoid social situations in case of symptoms

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Drosten: avoid social situations in case of symptoms

To avoid further corona traps, experts believe that people with mild cold symptoms should stay at home even if the family doctor sees no reason to test them. For this the virologist christian drosten called in the podcast "coronavirus-update" at NDR-info.

"You should not go to work sick or sickly, even if the family doctor said, let’s not test this now."In principle, in the current phase of the pandemic, people with a scratchy throat or runny nose should avoid social situations.

Background also includes recently changed recommendations by the robert koch institute (RKI), which, in view of limited laboratory capacity, aim to use tests primarily for people with clear symptoms such as lung inflammation or loss of smell and taste. People who cannot be tested despite symptoms should, according to RKI recommendations, isolate themselves at home for five days and only end this after a further 48 hours without symptoms. Drosten said it would be important if everyone with mild symptoms could get a quick test result as soon as possible, for example from their family doctor. So far, such tests have only been allowed to be used by professionals. They are considered less sensitive than PCR tests.

Rapid tests are "a very important new tool" in the fight against the pandemic, drosten said. It must now go forward with united forces on the subject, so that the tests are applied before the rough winter wave is over. "You have to use them now."The suggestion he and other experts made was to use rapid tests primarily for patients with symptoms, the virologist said. It is best to use them in the first five days after the onset of symptoms.

For population-wide testing in germany, the expert considers rapid tests unsuitable for several reasons: among other things, too many false positive results are currently to be expected – which means that relatively many people have to be unjustly isolated. The charite scientist says that targeted use in hotspots is more likely to pay off. He and his team had tested the reliability of rapid tests from several manufacturers, and other laboratories were also working on them. Slovakia recently became the first country to conduct corona mass tests throughout the country.

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Kulmbach communities are well prepared for the election
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For years, the mail ballot has met with increasing interest. Achim geyer, deputy chief electoral officer in the district, suspects that there will be more voters this time as well.

Nevertheless, he assures that voting at the polling station has not become more dangerous – despite corona. The opportunity for regular handwashing exists.

According to uwe angermann, chief electoral officer and chief business officer for the city of kulmbach, the increase in interest in the mail ballot is due to the fact that voters want to take their time when filling out their ballots.

This is better possible at home. The coarseness of the ballot papers and the voting mode also ensured that many people preferred to cast their vote by mail – also because they no longer had to provide a reason for doing so.

The brieahl can be used until friday, 13. Marz, in person at the municipal election office, by mail, fax or e-mail. In the case of exceptions, such as sudden illness, it will still be possible to apply for a ballot until 3 p.M. On election sunday. In any case, it is important to note that the ballot paper must be at the municipal election office by 6 p.M. On sunday, explains uwe angermann.

According to angermann, the city of kulmbach is well prepared for the election. There were a total of 320 election workers. The number of postal voting stations has been increased from seven to 20. In the meantime, 7,400 people from kulmbach have already cast their votes by mail. Uwe angermann assumes about 8,000 brieahlers in kulmbach. By way of comparison – in the last municipal election, 5,080 kulmbach residents cast their votes by absentee ballot. This corresponds to an increase of about 30 percent.

An increase can also be seen in guttenberg, the smallest municipality in the district. While 124 voters cast their ballots by mail in the municipal elections six years ago, this year the number has already risen to 161. Sonja ryttich, election administrator for the untersteinach administrative district, which includes guttenberg, also expects more voters to use the absentee ballot option. In the administrative community of untersteinach, 136 election workers are expected to ensure that voting runs smoothly on election day. In guttenberg, there are two polling stations, one of which is used as a polling station.

Similar is the situation in thurnau. More and more voters there are also voting by ballot, explains benjamin wich, electoral officer for the municipality of thurnau. There a total of 84 election workers support the municipality in the disbursement. 36 of them are responsible for the brieahl. According to wich, the people of thurnau are well prepared for the upcoming election.

In himmelkron, there are four polling stations and three absentee ballot stations, where 55 poll workers are helping to conduct the election, says nadine schodel, election officer of the municipality of himmelkron. Himmelkron is well prepared.

In marktleugast and grafengehaig, there is no sign of an increase in the number of briefe, says carolin korzendorfer, electoral officer for grafengehaig. Currently, 1,009 voters used the brieahl, 81 fewer than in the municipal elections six years ago. In marktleugast, there are two polling stations with a total of 24 election workers.

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“Safer than home”: final spurt for the vuelta bubble

For many spaniards, this contrast must seem like sheer mockery.

While the police in society monitors whether strict corona measures such as nighttime curfews or the sealing off of entire territories are being observed, the officers simultaneously escort a 5700-person convoy across the country day after day. The reason is a bicycle race, the vuelta a espana. The cycling scene is currently on the home stretch of its three-month emergency calendar. Six more stages to madrid, then the worst would be over for the financially strapped racing stables.

But the glaring contradiction is also causing discontent and annoyance among the population. In regional newspapers, burgers are quoted with clear words such as "in our country, there is fear of corona. But the vuelta may come" quoted. Many residents, especially in the stage towns, do not understand why a bicycle race can continue when bars, restaurants and even local town halls have to close down in order to cope with the highest infection figures of the corona pandemic so far.

But the vuelta rolls on. And if the test series on the second rest day turns out accordingly, not much stands in the way of the six-day final spurt starting this tuesday. "We're planning all the way to madrid," said race director javier guillen. He is under pressure after tour de france and giro d'italia were able to finish their tours despite minor problems and positive corona tests.

The drivers also plead for a continuation. "I still have a chance for a real stage victory. This is the stage in madrid," pascal ackermann told dpa. The german sprinter had a victory on the 9. Stage was awarded later, but that is not enough for him. "This was not a real victory, in a victory I would also like to cross the finish line first."

Ackermann is not afraid of catching the disease in the corona hotspot of spain. "I was told we are safer here than at home. At home they were met with people. Here you are only in your bubble."Sprinter rival and compatriot max kanter says he also feels safe. Shielded from the environment, the pros pedal through the troubled country. The image of a bubble moving through a country has never been truer than here.

But even the vuelta is not without spectators. When the 12. As the first leg of the tour began, people on balconies around the marketplace applauded spontaneously. There were also sparse crowds on the climbs and in the finish towns – despite the official exclusion of spectators. But there were only a few dozens of cycling fans who considered their trips to the alto de la farrapona and the angliru as a "necessary movement".

Meanwhile, after the cycling marathon, teams are already worrying about next year's race. In 2021, races will still have to be held under pandemic conditions, with travel restrictions and quarantine orders complicating the overall situation. "Because of the cancelled races, we took in several hundred thousand euros less in entry fees," said bora-hansgrohe team boss ralph denk. It is highly questionable whether this situation will improve in 2021. The tour down under was cancelled on sunday as the first race for next year without replacement.

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