A patient, infected with EHEC, lies in his bed in an isolation area of the 'Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf ' (University Clinic Eppendorf- UKE) in Hamburg, June 8, 2011. German ministers on Wednesday defended their response to the E.coli outbreak that has killed 24 people and signalled possible changes in the way the country handles health crises in the future. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS)