▁quar antine ▁and ▁are ▁monitor ed ▁and ▁tested . ▁Personal ▁quar antine ▁is ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁health ▁ag encies . ▁By ▁doing ▁so , ▁authorities ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁keep ▁in fection ▁ch ains ▁short , ▁leading ▁to ▁cur ta iled ▁clusters . ▁In ▁the ▁protection ▁stage ▁the ▁strategy ▁will ▁change ▁to ▁using ▁direct ▁measures ▁to ▁protect ▁vulner able ▁persons ▁from ▁becoming ▁inf ected . ▁The ▁mit ig ation ▁stage ▁will ▁eventually ▁try ▁to ▁avoid ▁sp ikes ▁of ▁int ensive ▁treatment ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁medical ▁services . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁was ▁fully ▁informed ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁spread ▁of ▁a ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁A ▁risk ▁analysis ▁predicted ▁how ▁dangerous ▁a ▁global ▁coron av irus ▁out break ▁could ▁be . ▁It ▁stated ▁that ▁" children ▁[...] ▁have ▁[...] ▁minor ▁disease ▁progress ions " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁death ▁of ▁" over - 6 5 - year - olds ▁[ is ] ▁at ▁ 5 0 % ". ▁It ▁further more ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁" v acc ine " ▁is ▁" un available ", ▁so ▁all ▁the ▁more ▁important ▁is ▁the ▁" use ▁of ▁protect ive ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁protect ive ▁mask s , ▁g og g les ▁and ▁glo ves ". ▁The ▁ ▁( BB K ) ▁never ▁set ▁up ▁appropriate ▁stores ▁or ▁had ▁tal ks ▁with ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁supp liers ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁such ▁a