Sánchez (COPE) explains the preventive measures Germany will adopt against avian flu

In Germany, concern over avian flu is rising. Rosalía Sánchez, COPE correspondent in Berlin, told us about the situation in this country and the preventive measures that will be adopted in the face of the disease's spread. Rosalía Sánchez indicated that the numbers are not yet excessive. "We have 150,000 animals sacrificed in Schleswig-Holstein, 15,000 in Baden-Württemberg, and 20,500 turkeys in Lower Saxony." However, she affirmed that "we are moving from north to south, all of Germany is quite widespread, and in addition, it is estimated that about 2,000 wild cranes have died, which allows us to foresee more cases in the coming weeks. On the other hand, she explained that avian flu used to be observed in Germany more in the cold season with the migration of birds. However, its period is extending. For this reason, the Minister of Agriculture, Alois Rainer, "believes that action must already be taken before it gets worse" and on Friday, October 24, he called a video conference ...