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Merkel eyes stricter curbs as virus cases top 2 million
Number of new infections remains far too high
15 January, 15:03
(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, JAN 15 - Chancellor Angela Merkel will
host fresh crisis talks next week on tougher measures to slow
Germany's infection rate, her spokesman said Friday, as the
country crossed two million coronavirus cases. Merkel will
discuss restrictions with leaders of Germany's 16 states on
Tuesday, bringing forward a meeting initially scheduled for
January 25. "The number of new infections remains far too high,"
spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters in Berlin, stressing
the need for Germans to further reduce their social contacts. He
also said the government was taking "very seriously" concerns
over a new virus strain that has emerged in Britain and is
considered more contagious. "All this is reason enough to
further strengthen our efforts," he added. (ANSA-AFP).
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