early re-openings + community masks + ignorance = ?

…. a fatal mixture! This calculation we made based on our observations over the last week. It is a simple addition of three factors. Economically, the hope for an early re-opening of businesses was understandable, especially for small enterprises. When obeying some safety precautions, this is feasible. Businesses that allow physical distance for all persons […]

current viral footprint in the german population

First, the good news: For three consecutive days data by the Johns Hopkins University seem to indicate a trend in German infection numbers. Numbers of infection are still on the rise, however, not as steep as in previous weeks. To us this shows that the measures seem to work. However, this also indicates that these […]

Ro and the logarithm in music?

First, the good news: music does not depend on logarithm. R0X is a number representing the reproduction rate of a virus, which means one infected person is able to infect X persons. For SARS-CoV-2, the currently estimated R0 is 2.5 – 3.2, meaning one infected person may infect 2.5 – 3.2 people on average. Now, […]

your personal behavior WILL DECIDE the course of the pandemic

It is in your hands! In a democratic society the individual makes the decisions. This freedom, however, is coming with a responsibility. It is only in authoritarian societies, that individual responsibility is delegated to the authorities. These were our observations of previous weeks: The party is going on. Vacation, travel, clubbing, concerts and sports events […]