Some points he makes:
-when asked about whether politicians listen to much to some individual experts, he responds that people rely too much on models - each model being based on assumptions - e.g. Imperial College assuming 50% of households not self quarantining.
-they have the chance to look at a representative sample, 1000 people from 500 households [a village which has been Germany's first hotspot of the virus]
-they took samples from 70 households, but are still waiting to gather a bigger sample size, so the following is his current impression, not his final results:
-they found traces of the virus on items, door handles or toilet water of people suffering from diarrhea, but they have never been able to grow a functioning virus from them, which according to him points toward people not getting infected via surfaces
-when asked about whether he discovered symptoms other than the previously reported near total loss of smelling and tasting senses: their current data shows around a third of patients suffering from diarrhea, including for multiple days. some people reported numbness and vertigo
-they are exploring possible cross immunities, caused by people previously overcoming other corona viruses
-says that jumping to premature conclusion would be the worst thing anybody can do and that he hopes to be able to give concrete advice around easter
-when asked about social distancing/lockdown measures and a previous statement of his that thus far there have been no proven infections from visiting the hairdresser/taking the bus/going shopping he replies that the odd infection on these occasion would not be good, but not a big problem either as the [realistic] target isn't a total shutdown of the virus spread, but reduction to a level that the system can cope with
"it's really about time we start relying on data"
when asked to clarify that he responds that their preliminary data hints at the virus not being spread via surfaces but close contact, he also mentions the first known case in Germany, where a lady from China only infected one colleague she was working closely with, no one at the restaurant, no cab driver, no one on public transport. despite being highly infectious.
when asked about whether he seems the same pattern in the cases of his study [the small village] he responds that they can usually trace the chain of infection
-says that another reason why he's opposed to a strict curfew is overall health, sitting at home away from the sun not being great for our immune systems. says the example of four people sitting on a blanket in the park being forbidden isn't supported by by facts since sars cov 2 infection happens via droplets, not via air.
mentions he would give different advice if it was a different disease like pox.
