In Germany, explained the reason for the rapid spread of COVID-19 in a closed room on the carnival in the commune of Gangelt (federal land North Rhine Westphalia). According to the results of the study of German scientists from the University of Bonn, the poor air ventilation system has caused the proliferation of infection. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Agency DPA.
According to the source information, the event in question was held in February 2020. It was attended by about 450 people aged six to 79 years. It is noted that almost half of the guests (46%) were subsequently infected with coronavirus.
It is reported that scientists have studied the location and movement of people for several months to determine the reason for the rapid spread of infection. They managed to come to the conclusion that guests who were near the ventilation holes were risk of becoming much higher.
In addition, scientists noticed that the older were the participants of the carnival, the higher the risk of infection was. Also, according to scientists, continued to extend the virus after the event, led to the first large outbreak of coronavirus in Germany.
previously reported on the German billionaire Clemens Tonnis (Clemens Toennies), which was in the center of the scandal due to the powerful outbreak of coronavirus on one of its meat processing plants. It was reported that the outbreak occurred at the enterprise in the land of North Rhine-Westphalia, subsequently, more than 600 thousand people living in the region of Guterslo and Varendorf were planted for quarantine.