- 1 9 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁last ▁federal ▁state ▁to ▁be ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁disease . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁March , ▁the ▁sub div isions ▁of ▁J essen ▁and ▁Schwe init z ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁J essen ▁( El ster ) ▁are ▁under ▁quar antine , ▁with ▁no ▁one ▁apart ▁from ▁emer gency ▁workers ▁allowed ▁in ▁or ▁out . ▁The ▁cause ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁increased ▁number ▁of ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁in fe ctions ▁in ▁a ▁ret irement ▁home ▁there . ▁ ▁Schles wig - Hol stein ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Schles wig - Hol stein ▁reported ▁its ▁first ▁case . ▁ ▁Th uring ia ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Th uring ia ▁reported ▁its ▁first ▁case . ▁ ▁Other ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁March , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁patients ▁from ▁Lomb ard y ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁border ▁region ▁of ▁Als ace ▁in ▁France ▁were ▁treated ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Re pat ri ated ▁German ▁citizens ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁around ▁ 9 0 ▁German ▁citizens ▁left ▁Wu han ▁on ▁a ▁flight ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁government . ▁Upon ▁arrival , ▁they ▁were ▁quar ant ined ▁in ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁days . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁February , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁arrival s ▁from ▁China ▁tested ▁positive ▁and ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁quar antine ▁location ▁in ▁Germ ers heim ▁to ▁an ▁isol ation