▁low ". ▁Even ▁if ▁individual ▁cases ▁emer ged , ▁authorities ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁treat ▁them . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health , ▁J ens ▁Sp ahn , ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁worry ing ▁only ▁about ▁consp i racy ▁theories ▁that ▁were ▁circul ating ▁on ▁the ▁Internet , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁would ▁counter ▁this ▁problem ▁through ▁full ▁trans par ency . ▁Hot lines ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁calm ▁down ▁wor ried ▁call ers . ▁After ▁a ▁case ▁was ▁sus pected ▁in ▁a ▁L uf th ans a ▁plane , ▁the ▁company ▁susp ended ▁all ▁fl ights ▁to ▁China . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁January , ▁reports ▁sur ged ▁that ▁mask s ▁were ▁sold ▁out . ▁The ▁government ▁ordered ▁pil ots ▁of ▁fl ights ▁from ▁China ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁health ▁status ▁of ▁their ▁passengers ▁and ▁ordered ▁passengers ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁a ▁contact ▁document . ▁The ▁government ▁and ▁health ▁authorities ▁expected ▁more ▁isolated ▁cases ▁but ▁were ▁confident ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁spread . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January , ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁a ▁v iro log ist ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁calling ▁the ▁flu ▁wave ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁more ▁dangerous ▁than ▁coron av irus ▁as ▁neg lig ent ▁and ▁down play ing . ▁ ▁February ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁German ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Sp ahn ▁war ned ▁that ▁people ▁inf ected ▁with ▁the ▁Cor on av irus ▁and ▁their ▁contacts ▁might ▁be