Brandenburg from school
16.26 PM: The regular school in Brandenburg, given the danger posed by the spread of the Coronavirus from Wednesday on, for the time being be suspended. The Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) said on Friday after a special session of the Cabinet of Ministers in Potsdam. The school visit is possible, but not mandatory.
Coronavirus spreads in Africa
16.24 PM: For the first Time are now cases of the new Coronavirus in East Africa occurred. Kenya and Ethiopia confirmed this on Friday. In Kenya there was a Kenyan who had travelled from the USA via London to Nairobi, said health Minister Mutahi Kagwe on Friday. She had already returned more than a week ago, and on Thursday, the disease Covid has been confirmed-19. In Ethiopia, the infection had been confirmed in the case of a Japanese citizen, of the 4. March, was from Burkina Faso entered the country, informed the Minister of health, Lia Tadesse.
Some time Africa remained of the novel Coronavirus spared, but in the meantime, the disease continues to spread on the continent. To date, cases of Sars-CoV-2 in at least 17 African countries occurred. In Sudan, the first case of Covid-19 had occurred, the Patient had died in Khartoum, said the Ministry of health on Friday. He had previously traveled from the United Arab Emirates in Sudan. In addition, the West African countries of Ghana and Gabon confirmed their first cases. Of the Congo, in an outbreak of the dangerous Ebola Virus prevails, announced the second Corona case. And in South Africa the number of Infected rose on Friday to at least 24.
Experts have always warned that the health systems in many African countries is very weak and a spread of the lung disease could be devastating.
16.06 PM: FDP-fraction Deputy Alexander Graf Lambsdorff is a positive effect on the Coronavirus have been tested. "Even though I have complied with all the Hygiene recommendations, I infiziert", Lambsdorff said on Friday the "Spiegel". He is, therefore, since Thursday morning, in self-isolation. In quarantine, other members of the group Executive Board are now.
In a communication of the FDP parliamentary group, it was said, without naming Lambsdorff, in particular, was affected, a part of the members of the Board of Directors meeting on Monday. Also, the employees of the Infected are at home in quarantine. Further contact persons were identified. The group is in the process "in close coordination with the Parlamentsärztin" as well as the competent authorities.
In the FDP group in the Bundestag, it is the second confirmed Corona case. Prior to this, the Rostock Deputy Hagen, Reinhold had been tested positive. Lambsdorff, according to the "Spiegel" not only on Monday at the meeting of the group Executive Board participated, but also on Tuesday afternoon at the meeting of the entire group.
The Newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND) reported that Lambsdorff had with fever at home. At the meeting of the group management Board only party Vice Wolfgang Kubicki was missing thus. Among the participants of the party was, however, and party leader, Christian Lindner.
This was on Friday, but obviously in quarantine. Rather, Lindner took part in the plenary session of the Bundestag and also as a speaker. On Tuesday Lindner was loud "Spiegel" in addition, in the Bavarian state election battle on the go.
Spain calls for Corona-crisis, the alarm condition
16.00: Spain calls for the Corona-crisis in the alarm state. This measure should be adopted on Saturday at an extraordinary Council of Ministers, announced the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Friday in Madrid. "We want to mobilize all the resources of the state, to können" to the citizens to better protect;, the socialist stressed that a "extraordinary Krise" spoke at a press conference. Spain stand "from hard, difficult Wochen".
The alarm state is the third highest in the Spanish Constitution provided for an Emergency. The alarm condition was now been in Spain after the return to democracy in 1975, only once have proclaimed: in 2010, due to an air traffic controllers strike.
The measure shall take effect with the adoption of a so-called Royal decree in force. The left-wing government coalition could then, for example, restrict the freedom of movement of people and vehicles. You could kidneys, among other things, food and other important goods ratio, and seizures, as well as interventions that arrange sites in factories and other production. In contrast to a state of emergency, to the next higher emergency response level – can not be used to limit the fundamental rights of the citizens but.
Spain is to the since Monday evening, sealed-off Italy of the epidemic’s most affected country in Europe. The number of deaths in connection with the new Virus and SARS-CoV-2, was on Friday already at 120 – 36 more than the previous day. More than 4,000 people infected, according to data from the Ministry of health with the Covid-19-pathogens.
Before Spain had to call on Friday, the neighboring country of Portugal because of the Coronavirus to the alarm state. The country had registered on Friday but only 78 cases and no deaths.
Almost all States are closing schools, even daycare centers affected
15.54 PM: Due to the Coronavirus already have 14 of the 16 Federal States, the closure of schools and partly day-care centres announced. The state of Brandenburg intends to suspend the teaching and support of, the institutions themselves but open. Saxony also wants to suspend the compulsory education, according to government circles, but has announced no such step.
For a precise Overview of what the state of what facilities are how long to close want can be found here:Corona-Chaos at German schools and daycare centers – here, the lessons from
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