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Germany warns of ‘many deaths’ as COVID infections hit new records
By Iain Rogers and Bloomberg
March 14, 2022 8:38 AM EDT
Germany’s coronavirus infection rate hit a record for the third straight day on Monday, with the renewed surge prompting the country’s top health official to issue a grim warning.
Covid-19 cases climbed to 1,543 per 100,000 people over seven days, continuing its steady rise since the beginning of March, according to data from the RKI public-health institute.
The outbreak shows signs of worsening and causing “many deaths,” Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said Sunday in a tweet. He urged vaccine holdouts to urgently get their COVID shots.
Europe’s biggest economy started to unwind pandemic-related restrictions in mid-February after the previous peak, and most remaining curbs are set to expire on Sunday. The country hasn’t seen the precipitous drop in transmission that has occurred in other countries, such as the U.K. and the U.S. and daily deaths from the virus are still around 250 to 300 people...
Germany warns of ‘many deaths’ as COVID infections hit new records
By Iain Rogers and Bloomberg
March 14, 2022 8:38 AM EDT
Germany’s coronavirus infection rate hit a record for the third straight day on Monday, with the renewed surge prompting the country’s top health official to issue a grim warning.
Covid-19 cases climbed to 1,543 per 100,000 people over seven days, continuing its steady rise since the beginning of March, according to data from the RKI public-health institute.
The outbreak shows signs of worsening and causing “many deaths,” Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said Sunday in a tweet. He urged vaccine holdouts to urgently get their COVID shots.
Europe’s biggest economy started to unwind pandemic-related restrictions in mid-February after the previous peak, and most remaining curbs are set to expire on Sunday. The country hasn’t seen the precipitous drop in transmission that has occurred in other countries, such as the U.K. and the U.S. and daily deaths from the virus are still around 250 to 300 people...
