▁unit ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁Hospital ▁Frankfurt . ▁ ▁National ▁Pan demic ▁Plan ▁ ▁Germany ▁has ▁a ▁common ▁National ▁Pan demic ▁Plan , ▁which ▁describes ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁and ▁measures ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁system ▁actors ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁huge ▁ep ide mic . ▁Ep ide mic ▁control ▁is ▁executed ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁authorities ▁such ▁as ▁Robert ▁Koch ▁Institute ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁states . ▁The ▁German ▁states ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁ep ide mic ▁plans . ▁In ▁early ▁March , ▁the ▁national ▁plan ▁was ▁extended ▁for ▁the ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁Four ▁major ▁targets ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁plan : ▁▁ ▁Red uce ▁mor bid ity ▁and ▁mort ality ▁ ▁Ens ure ▁treatment ▁of ▁inf ected ▁persons ▁ ▁Up keep ▁of ▁essential ▁public ▁services ▁ ▁R eli able ▁and ▁accurate ▁information ▁for ▁decision - m akers , ▁medical ▁profession als , ▁media ▁and ▁public ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁has ▁three ▁stages , ▁which ▁might ▁eventually ▁overlap ▁due ▁to ▁regional ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁the ▁pan demic : ▁ ▁Cont ain ment ▁( circ um st ances ▁of ▁dedicated ▁cases ▁and ▁clusters ) ▁ ▁Prote ction ▁( circ um st ances ▁of ▁further ▁spread ing ▁in fe ctions ▁and ▁unknown ▁sources ▁of ▁in fe ctions ) ▁ ▁Mit ig ation ▁( circ um st ances ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁in fe ctions ) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁contain ment ▁stage ▁health ▁authorities ▁are ▁foc using ▁on ▁ident ifying ▁contact ▁persons ▁who ▁are ▁put ▁in ▁personal