Take "social distancing" seriously!

Göttingen researchers warn of shortage of intensive care beds for coronavirus patients. In light of the rapidly increasing number of known coronavirus infections in Germany and Europe, scientists across the Göttingen Campus have expressed serious concerns. This is due to the latest estimate of the number of cases expected in the coming weeks and the number of intensive care beds available in Germany. Although the measures taken by the Federal Government and the individual states to limit the increase are restrictive, the researchers believe that they are urgently needed. -If these and, as may prove necessary, further measures are not implemented immediately and followed by all of us, it is to be feared that in the coming weeks there will not be enough intensive care beds available in Germany,- the scientists of the Göttingen COVID-19 Task Force unanimously agreed. -This will not only make it difficult to save the lives of critically ill coronavirus patients, but also make life-saving interventions for other diseases and accidents difficult. To this end, the researchers have presented the anticipated outcome clearly in a graph.