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The number of new corona infections in Germany continues to rise and the warnings of an overload in the intensive care units are getting louder.
Berlin – The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (Divi) warns of an overload of the intensive care units with Covid-19 patients.
“If this dynamic continues, we will very soon only be able to treat emergency and Covid patients. We urgently have to prevent that, ”said Divi President Gernot Marx to the editorial network Germany.
He immediately calls for significant improvements for the employees in the intensive care units. “The teams, especially the nurses, finally need serious support,” said Marx. “For example: Night and weekend work are now tax-free. We need improvements that can be felt now and immediately. “
Marx nevertheless takes a critical view of the compulsory vaccination. “As a Divi, we are against it, because we have to convince people, not oblige them,” he said, referring to calls for a mandatory vaccination for the health system. “Otherwise the doubters will withdraw even further from society. Big campaigns would be desirable now. ”Dpa
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