He said waiting times for bodies to be cremated have doubled from five to ten days. Wenzel told dpa that its’s not an option to take bodies out of state or even across the border to the neighboring Czech Republic. Officials wanted to see whether it was possible to get people who might have trouble walking or hearing through the vaccination process in 70 minutes. Wednesday's trial run was organized by the German Red Cross rather than Berlin’s notoriously inefficient state authorities. Similar trial runs have been taking place across Germany, where more than 400 mass vaccination centers are being readied for the expected start of the immunization campaign Sunday.

Source: Daily Sun December 23, 2020 15:56 UTC