People all around the world have heard about the coronavirus, and many countries have faced its wrath. The WHO proposed many ways of controlling the disease, such as social distancing and maintain proper hygiene of washing hands and proper sanitization.
Countries have also added extra measures such as imposing lockdowns to contain the disease and stop its fast spread. By so doing, some countries have a recession in their national economies.
On record, the world has over 2.4 million cases of coronavirus, over 650000 recoveries, and 170389 deaths. According to data from the Johns Hopkins University, Germany has 147065 cases and over 4000 fatalities.
Spain has over 20000 fatalities and over 200000 cases of COVID-19, Italy on record has over 24000 fatalities and 181228 cases of COVID19. On the other side, France has over 20000 deaths and over 110000 cases of coronavirus while the United Kingdom’s death toll reads at 16550 and 124743 cases.
The United States has the most cases of coronavirus (799515) and over 40000 fatalities. In Africa, Kenya records 281 cases, 69 recoveries, and 14 deaths.
Coronavirus in European Countries And Comparison To Germany.
The states in the western part of Europe are fighting to control the spread of the disease. Germany is the country that could contain the coronavirus through rapid testing and contact tracing. Therefore, their death rate is lower than other states surrounding it.
These countries should emulate Germany on how it is containing the spread of coronavirus and definitely how to lift lockdowns. The country has removed the limitations it initially imposed on its citizens.
Retailers below 800 square meters are to reopen their shops, bearing in mind the WHO’s international guidelines on how to control the coronavirus. Bike and book shops are to reopen too.
Volkswagen is to open one of its main factories in Zwickau. Besides, the learning institutions are to reopen earlier next month giving urgency to students having examinations. Authorities still ban big crowds of people until August this year. Also, the cinemas and restaurants are to remain out of operations until further notice. Germany is healing its economy and returning it to how it was initially before the outbreak of the pandemic.
Robert Koch Institute And Strategists Views.
The Koch Institute says that the transmission rate is lower since it is below 1 for the very first-time experience. Strategists say that Germany had the correct strategies in combating the coronavirus and it might be the reason its situation is improving.
Bill Blain, a strategist for Shard Capital, says ″The bottom line was Germany was better prepared, more decentralized and swifter to react,”
Strategists advise countries such as the United Kingdom to improve on its mass testing and contact tracing. They also need to find a good strategy in reopening their economies just as Germany is doing.
Germany’s Economy Point Of View.
The IMF forecasted the country’s economy to shrink by 7% because of the virus. Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, says that there was an economic decline and healing is unlikely to be fast as there are still small restrictions.
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