Year: 2020

On 16th March, the government of Baden-Württemberg issued a legal ordinance on infection control measures. This is effective immediately and considerably restricts public life in order to protect the population from corona infections. In addition to the shutdown of childcare facilities, schools and universities, the ordinance also specifies the operating ban on facilities such as cultural, educational and leisure facilities. All visits to hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, dialysis facilities and day clinics are prohibited with immediate effect, with a few exceptions. Visits to old people’s homes and nursing homes as well as stationary facilities for people with disabilities are only possible… Read More

To prevent children from getting bored in the coming weeks, there are numerous services available online and on television. The website www.kindernetz.de offers several children’s programs including interesting explanatory videos. Kindernetz also offers clips and tips on Youtube against boredom at home. The program with the mouse (Die Sendung mit der Maus) will be broadcasted on ARD every morning on television starting from 18th March. Stimulating topics for children will be shown and explained during the shows. Children can also play interactive games and listen to stories online at: www.wdrmaus.de KiKa, the kid’s channel by ARD and ZDF, will broadcast… Read More

Corona-virus: treatment in easier cases An infection of the new corona virus can lead to signs of illness such as fever and cough. Cold, shortness of breath, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and headaches have also been reported as symptoms. Some people even suffer from nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea. The symptoms are often difficult to distinguish from those of another respiratory infection. For most people, the course of the disease is also similar to that of influenza, by which many people are affected currently. Most corona infections that have occurred in the district of Tübingen so far are directly… Read More