
Dusseldorf - 20-hour job, grueling missions in the other continents, stress and fatigue in politics and administration - seems to OB Joachim Erwin, who has been ill for years with cancer, too much?
After his visit to China the week before last gave him an infection from the train, since a week he is being treated at the Augusta hospital.
"Yes, it's true: The OB's in the hospital," city spokesman confirmed yesterday Kai Schumacher, who had always been "just given" a cold, in conversation with the Express. The disease had been caused by the many air conditioners in China. "Such infections have different consequences in the OB in perfectly healthy people."
In recent days was noticed that Joachim Erwin at numerous events, which he would otherwise, under any circumstances, miss, missing: At the Council meeting on Thursday at the Arag World Team Cup on Sunday and yesterday at the opening of the court Breidenbacher " . Numerous calls from worried citizens, politicians and media representatives were received one at City Hall.
"Feast is that the mayor must remain so in the coming days in the hospital," said Schumacher. "How long will it take the treatment, the doctors can say for the moment pending."