A corona autumn wave is building up in Germany, but the federal states have not yet taken stricter measures. However, the Marburger Bund is concerned, the situation in many hospitals is already serious.
The chairwoman of the Marburger Bund medical association, Susanne Johna, has called on the federal states to act if the number of corona infections increases. "Wherever the incidences are now going through the roof, the countries have to react with an FFP2 mask requirement in public transport and in publicly accessible indoor areas," said Johna of the Funke media group. The countries would have to “decide on the basis of reliable real-time monitoring how the infection process can be better contained in order not to overload the hospitals”.
The epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb also believes that stronger protective measures will be necessary in the near future. “We will need the recommendation or the obligation to wear masks again in a few weeks,” he told the editorial network Germany. "We need distance rules at big events, in theaters and cinemas, back soon." Personal behavior must be geared more towards Corona again in winter. "We need a higher willingness to vaccinate and greater caution."
With a view to the situation in the hospitals, Marburger Bund chairwoman Johna said: "The staff is already walking on their gums again, I don't like to imagine what the situation is like if the occupancy pressure is also caused by many Covid 19 cases continues to increase or even an additional wave of influenza builds up."
The occupancy of patients who tested positive for corona in the normal wards had increased by half compared to the previous week, and more Covid 19 patients were also seen in the intensive care units. All of this puts a strain on the staff, and the need for isolation also ties up time and bed capacities. "Many emergency rooms are already overloaded, and the rescue control centers in some federal states have difficulty finding free capacity for patients in ambulances," said Johna.
