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The present invention relates to a wound covering (10), comprising a first layer formed by an absorbent matrix (12) and an anti-microbially active substance, the substance being present chemically or physically bonded to one surface of the matrix (12), the surface of the matrix including the substance being coated with a hydrophilic polymer, the wound covering (10) comprising a second layer formed by a gas-permeable but liquid-impermeable film (14) connected to the matrix (12) and having a self-adhesive first area (16), the matrix (12) being connected to the film (14) in a second area (17) and the first area being an area of the film (14) which surrounds the second area (17), it being possible to stick the wound covering (10) to human or animal skin by means of the self-adhesive first area, a liquid-tight inner space which can be filled with a liquid comprising the matrix (12) being formed, the substance being a metal or a metal compound.