Heidelberg (dpa / lsw) - The chief virologist at Heidelberg University, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, has spoken out in favor of looser rules for dealing with the corona pandemic. According to a report in the “Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung” (Saturday), he considers it unnecessary for people who have tested positive to have to isolate themselves even if they have no symptoms. No other disease is treated in such a repressive manner.
From Krausslich's point of view, you could just let Corona run its course. "If we wear masks when we have symptoms, if we protect sensitive facilities and groups in a special way, we can also stop thinking about Corona all the time," he said in the newspaper's podcast. There are new variants that could better undermine the immune system. Therefore, numerous people are likely to be infected again in November, at the latest in December. But these are still omicron variants that "probably don't make you more ill".
The doctor advises people over 60 and those with previous illnesses to get further corona vaccinations. But you should treat it like the flu. "In the end, everyone decides for themselves," he said. It was different in the early phase of the pandemic because most people were not protected at the time.
