Well....yes and no.
This current hype (past ten days) basically centers on a particular area of Germany (Gutersloh). On the map? NW of Germany, about halfway between Hanover and Dortmund.
The significance of the virus there? Well, it started in a big way with the meat processing company Tonnies. The company did mass testing, and presently around 1,500-plus individuals from the company....are testing positive. This more or less freaked out the regional NRW state government.
At some point last week, the government basically quarantined a whole group of people in one massive apartment building....putting up a fence and having the police monitor things within the fenced area. Pissing off locals in the building? Yes, to a great extent. Even if you don't have the virus....if you live in the building, you are under the rule of quarantine.
The suggestion of the entire town/region being quarantined? This apparently has been brought up. People affected? Near 640k residents.
I sat and watched the interview last night....public TV moderator and the Premier-President of NRW (Laschet, CDU). Moderator was pretty tough on the guy, and he was pretty confident of containing the virus outbreak.
Added Corona rules coming back in NRW? There's going to be another shutdown period for museums and bars. Restaurants and hotels can continue to function, with more strict rules in effect.
The real effect, if you ponder upon it....this entire NRW area would be crossed off most Germans list for a vacation for the summer. Add to it...going to quarantine an entire region with 640k people? It's going to require a massive number of police to enforce this, and I'm kinda wondering where they will find enough police to make this a practical quarantine.
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