German biologist Streck “has so far not witnessed any carrying of the virus into supermarkets, restaurants or wigs. ”

Mr. Streck is professor of virology and director of the Institute of Virology and HIV Research at the University of Bonn. He explained the methodology of his new research in Heinsberg, “the” explosion of COVID-19 in Germany, and spoke of possible plans for a country to move forward gradually to return to normal.

Over the past few weeks, his team completed considerable research done through surveys and home searches throughout the Heinsberg region, where more than 1,400 confirmed cases were reported. Heinsberg has an estimated 250,000 population and has confirmed 46 deaths from the Coronavirus

These research results have already provided some indications of how the virus works, as Streck explained:

There's no big risk of being infected with a virus when shopping. The spread of infection was always the result of people who were close to each other for a longer period of time, such as skiing parties in Ischgl, Austria. ” He also couldn't find any evidence of live “ ” viruses on the surface. When we took samples from door handles, cell phones or toilets, it was not possible to cultivate the virus in the laboratory based on these Sabbaths...”

For them to take “ ” the virus would have to cough in their hand, immediately touch a door handle and then immediately another person would grab the handle and touch their face.” Therefore, Streck believes there are few chances of transmission through contact with so-called “as represented box “.

The fact that COVID 19 is an infection of spray, and cannot be transmitted through the air, was previously confirmed by virologist Christian Drosten of the Berlin Charité. He had stressed in an interview that the coronary is extremely sensitive to drying, so the only way of contracting is if you “absorb spray”.

However, there are various results in how the coronary spreads. Experts from the CDC Health Institute and the US Health Institute had concluded that the virus could survive 24 hours on paper, three hours in aerosol and up to three days in plastic and innox steel. As the Robert Koch Institute says on their website, scientific studies like this have been conducted in experimental conditions, that's why these studies are not very representative for the risk of broadcasting in everyday life.

Heinsberg will now be the center for conducting another study, which goes deeper, aiming to assess further how the virus spreads and how it can be contained. The study will follow a representative sample of 1,000 people.

The results from this more detailed study could then serve as a basis for recommendations for national isolation strategies,” said Streck.

It is important to provide this data so that decisions can be made based on facts and not on assumptions. The data should serve as an information base for the government so they can think about their next action, “continues.

Streck says Heinsberg offers an ideal situation to find answers to the rest of Germany, perhaps even for Europe, or indeed for the whole world.

As far as measures are currently set, he personally thinks it is important to consider the possible negative effects that may bring certain measures:

“People may lose their jobs. They may not be able to pay their rents, and being indoors for a longer time may lead to the weakening of our immune system. ” It asks questions like: “Purpose is not full control of the virus. We need to know where the actual boundaries of our hospital capacities are. How many infections are there? What do doctors of intensive care say? “

It's important to start thinking about a “reverse strategy and his hope is to give “to provide relevant facts so that people have a good basis for their decisions. “

The main results of the “toping of groups with David 19” in Heinsberg are expected to be submitted by the end of next week.