The number of people infected with Covid-19 in Germany is over 3,000, of whom 6 have died. On average, two people for every 1,000 people infected.

The number of deaths in Germany is very different compared to other countries, such as China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain and France. In China, there are about 39 deaths per 1000 infected people, in Italy 71, in Iran 45 and in Spain 28.

So how is it possible that Germany has so few deaths?

At a press conference last Wednesday, Prof.Dr. Lothar H. Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, said, "Since the beginning of coronavirus, we have been calling on doctors to test people."

He added that the German system could provide "testing at a high level."

Wieler also explained that this is just the beginning for Germany. "If you imagine the epidemic as a curve, then there are places that are just further in the progress of the epidemic."

He expects the death toll to rise, as it has in other countries.

The professor noted that Germany is already sharing information with other countries to learn about the development of the disease and is working to facilitate the spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, an Italian virologist said the low death toll in Germany is "a question that no one really knows".

Giovanni Maga said people who result in more coronavirus positive before or after death are termed coronavirus victims. "I don't know if Germany or France are following the same criteria," he said.

Maga emphasized that the health care structures in northern Italy are very similar to France and Germany, so it is difficult to justify these discrepancies in numbers.

He agreed with Wieler about the curve of the pandemic's progress. "France and Germany are where Italy was at the beginning of the month," he added.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said about 60-70% of the German population is expected to be infected and said it was important to delay the spread of the virus as much as possible. According to her, it may take four or five years until most people in Germany become infected with Covid-19.

Source: Euronews.com