Monday, February 24, 2020

Germany and Covid-19 Virus

It was supposed to be a German government official giving a positive message over the virus, and what confronts Germany.

What Jens Spahn (the Health Minister) said was that German cities could be sealed off (noting in theory).  Then he added, such a step isn't seen necessary right now.

The following quote was added: "We always respond appropriately and proportionately."

Mass quarantine in a city like Frankfurt or Koln?  I'd suggest that it'd be practically impossible and the most you could do is maybe seven days of this.

There's the problem of food, shut-down business operations, enough city authorities to make this work, and the issue of Germans obeying the directive (if given).

In a city like Frankfurt, you've got probably around 4,000 individuals who walk the streets for drug trafficking daily.

Could you even shut down the Frankfurt train station entirely?  Or the local airport?

On the positive side....from the host of political folks that could occupy this important position....Spahn is probably the five-star choice and better than 99-percent of the other possible characters.

Do the Germans even have the possibility of taking sick folks in mass numbers and putting them into some immediate site like the Chinese built?  I kinda doubt it.

It'll be curious how this develops now.

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