▁spread ▁to ▁Germany ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed ▁and ▁contained ▁near ▁Mun ich , ▁Bav aria . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁cases ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁early ▁February ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁a ▁car ▁parts ▁manufact urer ▁there . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁February , ▁multiple ▁cases ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁out break ▁were ▁detected ▁in ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg . ▁A ▁large ▁cluster ▁linked ▁to ▁a ▁car n ival ▁event ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁He ins berg , ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁death ▁reported ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁New ▁clusters ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁other ▁regions ▁via ▁He ins berg ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁via ▁people ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁China , ▁Iran ▁and ▁Italy , ▁from ▁where ▁non - G erm ans ▁could ▁arrive ▁by ▁plane ▁until ▁ 1 7 – 1 8 ▁March . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁confirmed ▁that ▁a ▁novel ▁coron av irus ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁a ▁resp ir atory ▁ill ness ▁in ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁Wu han ▁City , ▁H ube i ▁Province , ▁China , ▁which ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁W HO ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁fatal ity ▁ratio ▁for ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁has ▁been ▁much