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Germany daily COVID cases rise above 200,000

Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 06:33 PM

BERLIN - The number of new COVID-19 infections in Germany exceeded 200,000 in a day for the first time on Thursday, hitting staffing at companies including Lufthansa Cargo. Read more »

German police foil 'anti-vaxxer murder plot'

Riham Alkousaa, Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 06:34 PM

The plan to kill Michael Kretschmer, leader of a state in which COVID-19 infection rates are among the highest in Germany and vaccination rates are the lowest, had been discussed in a group chat on messaging platform Telegram, police said. Read more »

527 dead from COVID in Germany in 1 day

Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 05:33 PM

BERLIN - Germany recorded the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 since February on Wednesday as it battles to stop a fourth wave of the pandemic. Read more »

Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, to make shots mandatory

Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 07:44 AM

Germany on Thursday imposed restrictions on the unvaccinated as it sought to break a dramatic surge in daily coronavirus infections. Read more »

German air force to transfer COVID patients from overwhelmed hospitals

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 09:18 PM

Germany posted a dip in the coronavirus infection rate over the summer but cases have risen sharply in recent weeks and daily new infections hit a record above 76,000 on Friday. Read more »

Germany considers more COVID-19 curbs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:20 PM

Germany's health minister called on Tuesday for further restrictions to contain a "dramatic" surge in coronavirus cases as the country's infection rate hit a record high and the United States advised against travel there. Read more »

'Jabbed, cured or dead', Germany warns as Europe battles COVID surge

Michelle Fitzpatrick with Denise Hruby in Vienna, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 11:08 AM

Germans were warned Monday they would be "vaccinated, cured or dead" from Covid-19 by the end of winter, as Europe battles an upsurge. Read more »

German health chief urges tougher COVID rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:15 PM

Wieler called for big events to be cancelled, clubs and bars to be shuttered and private contacts limited to stop the spread of the virus. Read more »

Germany brings back free COVID-19 tests

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 08:51 PM

Germany will reintroduce free COVID-19 tests from Saturday, the country's acting health minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, as part of measures to hit the brakes on a wave of COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Germany COVID cases hit new record high

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 05:15 PM

Germany registered a record 50,196 new Covid-19 infections Thursday, according to health authorities. Read more »

Berlin to exclude unvaccinated from bars, hairdressers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 09:52 AM

Germany's capital Berlin will tighten the screws on unvaccinated people by denying them access to indoor dining, bars, gyms and hairdressers. Read more »

Germany's COVID incidence rate rises to record high

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 08 04:45 PM

While many more people in the Germany have had the jab than at that point last year, vaccination rates have stagnated at under 70 percent. Read more »

Germany won't pay unvaccinated workers in quarantine

Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 09:03 PM

German health authorities are planning new rules under which unvaccinated workers would not receive compensation for lost pay. Read more »

Cashier shot dead in face mask row in Germany

Michelle Fitzpatrick, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 07:40 PM

The row started when the cashier, a student, told the customer to put on a face mask, as required in all German shops. Read more »

WHO fears 236,000 more COVID deaths in Europe

Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 07:37 PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday it feared another 236,000 Covid-19 deaths in Europe by December 1. Read more »

Suspected saline switch sparks vaccine stir in Germany

Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 04:55 PM

Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with a saline solution. Read more »

Unvaccinated Germans face more COVID tests

Reuters
Posted at Aug 10 07:01 PM

"We want to and will test more to avoid a new lockdown," Armin Laschet told the North Rhine-Westphalia assembly. Read more »

Germany to require tests for all unvaccinated travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 06:22 PM

Anyone entering Germany from abroad will have to take a Covid-19 test from Sunday unless they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from the disease, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday. Read more »

Germany vows no more lockdowns for vaccinated people

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 10:18 PM

Germany's health minister on Friday said people who are vaccinated against Covid will not have to go into full lockdown again and will enjoy more freedoms than unvaccinated people in case of another virus resurgence. Read more »

Germany aims to offer adolescents COVID-19 vaccine by end August

Reuters
Posted at May 27 08:34 PM

BERLIN - Germany plans to make enough COVID-19 vaccine doses available to offer a first shot to all children aged 12 and over by the end of August, a draft health ministry document showed before a vaccination summit on Thursday. Read more »