Johannes B. Kerner (55) reports from "domestic isolation". Since he tested positive for the corona virus on Thursday, the moderator has been in quarantine at home. In an Instagram video, he now answers the three questions that would be asked again and again by email, post and Co. "Of course, I can only talk about my situation and what I am experiencing and how I am. It is not general, it is totally individual," he says in advance.
1. How is Johannes B. Kerner doing?
How is he doing health-wise? "Yes, I'm fine," he says to what is certainly the most pressing question. He has "no or hardly any symptoms" and "no fever". He also gets on well and can do enough. "So thank you for asking. Everything okay so far," Kerner describes his current situation.
2. Where did he get infected?
Regarding the contagion question, Kerner says: "I can't answer the question. And that's a little bit tricky about the virus, that you can't say that." The fact that one wears it, doesn't notice anything and therefore passes it on makes it so difficult. "And that makes it really right to avoid social contacts as much as possible during this time," he confirms the demands and recommendations of the official bodies and experts.
3. What's next?
The third question that is often asked is: How does the disease continue and how does it go on organizationally? "I am waiting for the announcement from the health department. That is clear. There is new information every day. Let's just wait a few more days," he says confidently and calmly. For himself, he hopes "that the course remains flat, that I am not seriously ill". At the same time, however, he thinks "of the patients who are in really bad health and need intensive care treatment". He wanted to "send all power" to exactly this person.
The positive thought
Kerner closes his post with a positive and at the same time encouraging thought: "You feel a sense of cohesion in the many ways in which you have communication. A feeling of what has perhaps been lost a bit in recent weeks, months, years And maybe it’s a little learning from this huge crisis that we don’t throw that feeling of cohesion over again if we can do it together. ”