[이데일리 손의연 기자] The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Germany has put the medical system at risk of overload.
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Germany plans to increase vaccination completion rates by limiting the activities of unvaccinated people.
According to Bloomberg, the Associated Press on the 19th (local time), German experts are predicting that the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 infections will lead to an increase in severe cases and deaths. In some regions, there are almost no beds for critically ill patients, and the medical system is overloaded.
As of today, only 79 intensive care units are available in Berlin, where 3.8 million people live, and only 5 in Bremen, where 680,000 people live. Two critically ill patients were transferred to Italy due to a shortage of beds in Bavaria.
There are 31,700 ICU beds across Germany. 5000 fewer than the same period last year.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of 16 states held an emergency meeting the day before and agreed to limit the activities of many who are not vaccinated to increase vaccination rates.
In areas where the hospitalization rate due to COVID-19 exceeds a certain level, only those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine and those who have recovered from COVID-19 are expected to be able to enter restaurants, bars, gyms, sports and cultural events.
Most of the German states are covered, and they will have to go through a legal process at the state or federal level in the future.
Germany had over 60,000 new cases of COVID-19 the day before.
The German House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring proof of completion, recovery and negative testing of the COVID-19 vaccine when going to work and using public transport. A plan to reintroduce telecommuting was also included. The bill must also be approved by the Senate.
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