Professor Streeck has been getting calls from colleagues in the United States and elsewhere. All those who had returned to Germany from Ischgl, an Austrian ski resort that had an outbreak, for example, should have been tracked down and tested, Professor Streeck said. Robust public health care system“Before the coronavirus pandemic swept across Germany, University Hospital in Giessen had 173 intensive care beds equipped with ventilators. ‘It is important that we have guidelines for doctors on how to practice triage between patients if they have to,’ Professor Streeck said. ‘Maybe our biggest strength in Germany,’ said Professor Kräusslich, ‘is the rational decision-making at the highest level of government combined with the trust the government enjoys in the population.’”yenobserver@gmail.com

Source: Manila Times April 10, 2020 16:18 UTC