ADVERTISEMENTInfections and deaths have been climbing steeply since mid-October, in an outbreak blamed on Germany’s relatively low vaccination rate of just over 67 percent. At nearly 250 infections per 100,000 people, Germany is faring much worse than France (94), Italy (73) or Spain (41), according to the Statista data agency. Presenting proposed measures drafted by the three parties in parliament, Scholz said new restrictions were necessary to “get through this winter”. However news magazine Der Spiegel slammed the measures — and Scholz’s speech — as totally inadequate to the crisis. Over 4.9 million people have been infected by Covid-19 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 12, 2021 04:00 UTC