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With an estimated 280,000 tests as of March 20, Germany has conducted more tests than several other European countries combined. For context, Italy, has conducted 26% fewer tests.

Mass testing helps Germany monitor the fatality rate as it allows officials to detect cases that show no symptoms, and thus have a much better chance of survival if cases are detected in nascent stages, scientists say

Another key factor is the age of the patients infected in Germany. According to official data, the majority of confirmed patients in Germany are under the age of 60 – over 80% – which also explains the low death rate. In Germany, the median age for Covid-19 patient is 47 years, while in Italy, it is 63 years. In fact, more than 70% of patients in Italy are above the age of 50, according to government statistics.

However, the German government struck a note of caution as many of the cases remained in the early stages of the coronavirus. “We are at the beginning of an epidemic… Over 1,000 people have already survived the virus. But many will also get seriously ill. And we have to be able to provide them with medical care,” Wieler told local news outlets last week. to change their schedule. Rashtrapati Bhavan officials said that President Ram Kath Kovind will continue to take a break from public engagements for a few more days. TMC leader Derek O’brien who announced he was in self-quarantine, will remain in isolation. O’brien was seated next to Singh for about two hours in a meeting of the parliamentary committee.

The railway ministry, whose officials also participated in the panel’s meeting said: “Our officials were sitting far away from the members and at no point time came close to the MP. Any action by us will be based on the medical advice in this regard available for the second level contact.”

The government has listed the Finance Bill for passage on Monday in the Lok Sabha. Some leaders have started speculating that after the passage of the finance bill, the only remaining part of the general budget, the budget session may be curtailed. But officials close to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said there is no such plan yet.

Meanwhile, officials in Lucknow said Kapoor was doing well at a quarantine facility.

And Uttar Pradesh health minister Jai Pratap Singh, who attended the same party, also tested negative.

On Saturday, BJP’S Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan and Bansgaon MP Kamlesh Paswan who came in contact with Dushyant Singh during the breakfast hosted by Kovind, also went into self-isolation.

There were over two dozen MPS from Rajasthan and UP at the breakfast gathering.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan secretariat consulted union health ministry officials and will wait for complete medical guidance on the steps to be taken by all officials who attended the programme.

In Parliament, AAP MP Sanjay Singh (who said he had been in close touch with O’brien), Varun Gandhi, Anupriya Patel and Satyapal Singh decided to go into self-quarantine.

Parliament officials are examining CCTV footage to see which other MPS and officials may have come in contact with Singh.

Raje, Singh, and Jai Pratap Singh were among 30 “contacts” of Kapoor who all tested negative on Saturday.

On Saturday, Kapoor told her parents over phone that she was fine but “stressed out by the blame being directed at her” according to her father Rajiv Kapoor. The general opinion on Friday and Saturday was that Kapoor had been extremely careless and irresponsible.