Robert Koch

Germany, the preparation is about to start, the new tests next week to find out who had the coronavirus. The tests look for antibodies in The Blood , with the aim of developing infection rates.

you will be affected first of all on blood donations and four regions of the country hardest hit by the outbreak.

The study is a reminder That , when It Comes to Testing , Germany is clearly ahead of other European Countries , including the UK.

The Germans have done far more diagnosis-smear-tests to determine whether an individual is currently infected with The Virus , than in other large European Countries , such as Britain and France.

In week 4. April, 132 laboratories in Germany, the average 116,655 swab tests per day.

And the total number of contact samples made by the 4. April was also about 1. 3 million.

the UK, by contrast, is in the hope That the 100,000 tests per day until The End of the month.

As of 10 April, the cumulative UK total on 316,836 tests.

"We all know That Germany do the nose in front in terms of his ability to learn the test for The Virus and there are a lot of That ," said the UK government's chief medical adviser, Chris Whitty , on 7. April.

One thing is clear: if you test a lot, you are also in the process of Testing a lot of people who do not have The Virus , or only mild symptoms. So, statistically, your death will look rate, much lower than if you only test people who are already sick in the hospital.

Widespread Testing at the beginning of the outbreak, thought, many positive cases were detected at an early stage.

And That gave the possibility for The Authorities to trace those who had contact with infected people to slow down in order to try to prevent the spread of The Virus

"people were asked at a very early stage a month ago to remain isolated," German Association of the Accredited laboratories spokesman Evangelos Kotsopoulos told Bbc News .

"The People [you were in contact with] were also tested several times and they have been isolated, as Well . "

Mr Kotsopoulos believes That the rapid action of The German authorities can save lives.

"I believe That is the case," He Said , "you have managed to flatten The Curve a bit, and slows down the rate of infection. "

In other words, The Number of serious cases, and The Number of deaths will not rise as fast as in many other European Countries .

"the flattening of The Curve " is the strategy followed by many Countries , including the United Kingdom, to avoid a large spike in coronavirus cases overwhelming health Systems .

Germany certainly has a relatively low death rate - But That could still change.

Many of the early tests were of younger people, most of which are less susceptible to The Virus .

But there were signs in the last days is increasing the death rate - and it could spike yet, as it is elsewhere.

As of 10 April, Germany had 113,525 confirmed cases and 2,373 death cases according to the Robert Koch Institute, the country's leading Public Health body.

And if Germany is seen at The End with a lower death rate than other Countries in Europe, early Tests as a major factor.

has health proposed by Secretary to Matt Hancock , the strength of The German Pharma-and biotech industry was a big factor.

defence of The British limited Tests, compared with Germany, He Said : "We have The Best scientific laboratories in The World , But we don't have the scale.

"My German counterpart, for example, could require 100 of test environments and to wait, when The Crisis hit, in large part thanks to Roche, one of the largest diagnostics companies in The World . "

But the industry may not be the main reason for Germany's success.

Many of the private laboratories will be used for the Tests in Germany are in connection with universities and other medical institutions instead of with Big Business (and Roche, a Swiss company) actually is.

More significant, possibly, higher expenditure on health:

Germany to be in the Federal political system is a big factor to seem.

It is energy over large areas of the Health Policy , including Tests of the Central government at the state level and below.

And with more autonomy and flexibility so That private laboratories to begin Testing a much faster pace than in the UK.

however, The Authorities in the UK, such as Public Health in England, were first the advice of mass Testing in an early Phase would be very difficult.

The British government took some time to decide, a rapid increase in the audit should be a priority to a political one. It was only on 2 April.

Could, or should, have been made in The Past ? Other international comparisons suggest That mass Testing is an integral part of The Fight against the coronavirus.

the more information you have, about who has The Virus , the more likely a breakout can be kept under some kind of control.

In East Asia , the country implemented The Most aggressive early Tests was the regime of South Korea . Your "trace-test-and-treat" strategy, has managed to keep The Number of diagnosed cases in Germany is remarkably low.

And, like Germany, where the death rate is also significantly lower than in other comparable Countries .

Source of news: bbc.com