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Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains
Chancellor pushing for a "significant" tightening of curbs
15 January, 11:47
(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, JAN 15 - Germany on Friday passed two
million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization
emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the
spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease. The surge
in Europe's biggest economy comes as the global death toll from
the pandemic approaches two million and many countries double
down on virus restrictions, with vaccination drives still in
their infancy. Portugal entered a fresh lockdown Friday while
Britain began requiring negative tests for entry, and fresh
curbs on populations were announced from Brazil to Lebanon.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday pushed for a "significant" tightening of curbs to slow the infection rate as the European Union's most populous country added more than 22,000 new cases. (ANSA-AFP).
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday pushed for a "significant" tightening of curbs to slow the infection rate as the European Union's most populous country added more than 22,000 new cases. (ANSA-AFP).
