Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warns of a “catastrophic” corona development if no suitable measures to combat the virus are decided before autumn. “If we went into autumn like we are now, without further protective measures, without masks, without anything, then that would mean that the number of cases would rise sharply, but the intensive care units would also be overloaded,” said the SPD politician on Thursday ( local time) during a visit to the US capital Washington by the German Press Agency.