https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe warned on Friday about the potential outbreak of a serious new global epidemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20170519/world-under-prepared-for-next-serious-epidemic-german-health-minister-warns Fri, 19 May 2017 12:20:18 +0200 world-under-prepared-for-next-serious-epidemic-german-health-minister-warns The German army spent €39 million on a five-month mission in west Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic. The number of victims it actually treated? Zero. https://www.thelocal.de/20151111/armys-40-million-ebola-mission-treats-none Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:23:18 +0100 armys-40-million-ebola-mission-treats-none A man in Bochum was taken to hospital on Sunday evening under tight security controls after it was suspected that he was infected with the Ebola virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20150504/new-case-of-ebola-reported-in-germany Mon, 04 May 2015 11:22:52 +0200 new-case-of-ebola-reported-in-germany Visiting Berlin on Tuesday, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said the world must use the lessons from battling Ebola to prepare for any future "war" against a global killer disease with the help of new technology. https://www.thelocal.de/20150128/gates-calls-world-to-prepare-for-next-ebola Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:50:39 +0100 gates-calls-world-to-prepare-for-next-ebola Come take a tour of special medical evacuation jet the Robert Koch, which is designed to transport patients with Ebola and was unveiled on Thursday at Berlin's Tegel Airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20141127/ebola-ready-jet-prepared-for-take-off Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:43:00 +0100 ebola-ready-jet-prepared-for-take-off Germany is playing an increasingly important role in global humanitarian crises, Unicef executive director Anthony Lake said on Monday, but there is always more to be done. https://www.thelocal.de/20141125/unicef-chief-praises-germanys-growing-aid-role Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:34:00 +0100 unicef-chief-praises-germanys-growing-aid-role Emergency services showed up in force at a Ruhr school on Friday after a schoolgirl mistakenly treated her friends to grandpa’s denture cleansing tablets rather than vitamins. https://www.thelocal.de/20141121/false-teeth-trigger-school-poisoning-sacre Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:27:00 +0100 false-teeth-trigger-school-poisoning-sacre Germany has sent 400 motorbikes to the areas of West Africa worst hit by the Ebola epidemic to speed up testing for the virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20141121/german-bikes-to-carry-ebola-lab-samples Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:54:00 +0100 german-bikes-to-carry-ebola-lab-samples Update: Emergency responders said on Tuesday morning that a man tested for Ebola was not in fact infected with the virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20141118/doctors-test-berlin-man-for-ebola Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:40:00 +0100 doctors-test-berlin-man-for-ebola A doctor being treated in a Frankfurt clinic for Ebola is on his way to recovery, according to the hospital’s management. https://www.thelocal.de/20141105/ebola-patient-improves-in-frankfurt-hospital Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:06:00 +0100 ebola-patient-improves-in-frankfurt-hospital Doctors at high-level infectious disease clinics say that caring for patients with the Ebola virus is much more intensive than they first thought, meaning they can handle fewer cases at once. https://www.thelocal.de/20141023/germany-has-fewer-ebola-beds-than-thought Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:10:00 +0200 germany-has-fewer-ebola-beds-than-thought Volunteers have rolled up their sleeves for the first phase of the human trial for an Ebola vaccine at the Hamburg-Eppendorf University Clinic (UKE), it was announced on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20141023/hamburg-university-testing-ebola-vaccine Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:08:00 +0200 hamburg-university-testing-ebola-vaccine At the World Health Summit in Berlin, the Ebola crisis took centre stage at talks meant to create plans for how to handle future outbreaks. https://www.thelocal.de/20141020/steinmeier-suggests-special-troop-against-ebola Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:34:00 +0200 steinmeier-suggests-special-troop-against-ebola Germany pledged on Thursday a further €85 million to fight the Ebola epidemic, on top of aid already promised. https://www.thelocal.de/20141016/ebola-most-serious-public-health-emergency Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:41:00 +0200 ebola-most-serious-public-health-emergency The body of an Ebola victim who died in a Leipzig hospital on Tuesday was placed in a specially prepared coffin and cremated overnight to stop any spread of the disease. https://www.thelocal.de/20141015/body-of-leipzig-ebola-victim-burnt Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:32:00 +0200 body-of-leipzig-ebola-victim-burnt UPDATE: A UN worker being treated for Ebola in Leipzig died overnight, the hospital caring for him said on Tuesday. He is the first ever victim to die in Germany of the highly-infectious disease. https://www.thelocal.de/20141014/ebola-patient-dies-leipzig-germany Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:18:00 +0200 ebola-patient-dies-leipzig-germany Germany could take up to 50 Ebola patients for treatment, the health ministry said on Tuesday, although there are no plans currently to admit more infected patients from West Africa. https://www.thelocal.de/20141013/germany-has-50-beds-ready-for-ebola-cases-liberia Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:45:00 +0200 germany-has-50-beds-ready-for-ebola-cases-liberia A Berlin bar was sealed off on Sunday afternoon after a man called emergency services to say he had Ebola. Dozens of firefighters and police were called to what turned out to be a prank. https://www.thelocal.de/20141013/ebola-prankster-shuts-down-berlin-bar Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:24:00 +0200 ebola-prankster-shuts-down-berlin-bar UPDATE: Leipzig's first Ebola patient, a high-ranking UN official, has arrived at St Georg Clinic, according to media reports. He is the third Ebola patient in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20141008/leipzig-clinic-to-treat-liberia-ebola-doctor Wed, 08 Oct 2014 18:18:00 +0200 leipzig-clinic-to-treat-liberia-ebola-doctor Germany’s defence ministry has admitted it will be unable to fly home its soldiers battling Ebola in Africa if they get infected with the lethal disease because of a lack of transport planes - breaking a promise to its troops. https://www.thelocal.de/20141008/germany-unable-to-fly-ebola-patients-home-bundeswehr Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:46:00 +0200 germany-unable-to-fly-ebola-patients-home-bundeswehr