Berlin: These measures protect us from covid and flu - Berlin doctor gives important tips for protection against infections

Berlin: These measures protect us from covid and flu - Berlin doctor gives important tips for protection against infections

According to a report by www.bz-berlin.de , the number of covid infections in Berlin increases again. The State Office of Health (Lageso) confirms that the number of cases confirmed in the laboratory has increased significantly since mid-October and that Covid-19 continues to make 88 percent of the reported illnesses. Despite the high number of unreported cases, the situation is not comparable to the pandemic times, since a large part of the population is immunized by vaccinations and infections.

The Berlin general practitioner Dr. Carsten Lekutat emphasizes the importance of voluntary mask wearing, especially for risk patients and their contact persons. He recommends wearing an FFP2 mask to protect not only from Corona, but also from other respiratory infections such as the flu. Freshly vaccinated people should also continue to wear a mask, since the vaccination prevents serious disease courses, but does not prevent 100 % contagion or passing on the virus to others.

In contrast to a possible mask obligation, the President of the Berlin Medical Association, Peter Bobbert, expresses a recommendation for the voluntary wearing of masks. He also emphasizes that security with a mask is guaranteed. In view of the increasing number of infections and the grassment of influenza, the voluntary wearing of masks in Berlin is apparently on the rise. In terms of public health, it seems advisable to follow these recommendations.