Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Merkel says Germany past 'crest of 2nd wave,' urges patience

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Germany is over the peak of its latest surge in coronavirus cases but she wants to wait for data on the spread of new variants before deciding on lifting restrictions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany bans most travel from virus variant countries

Germany will from Saturday ban most travellers from countries hit by new, more contagious coronavirus variants to prevent a surge in infection numbers, the government said Friday.

Vaccination

German panel keeps advice against AstraZeneca jabs for over-65s

Germany's vaccine commission on Friday maintained its advice against using AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccines on older people, despite the EU regulator's decision to authorise it for all adults in the bloc over 18 years old.

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Germany plans travel halt from virus variant countries

Germany is banning most travellers from countries hardest hit by coronavirus variants, the interior minister said on Thursday, to stop the strains from reversing recent progress on lowering infections.

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Germany's Merkel points to variant risk as infections drop

Germany is seeing a promising decline in new coronavirus infections, but must take "very seriously" the risk posed by a more contagious variant and will have to be cautious whenever it starts easing its lockdown, Chancellor ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany to extend virus shutdown until mid-February

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that Germany is extending its pandemic restrictions, including the closure of schools and stores, until mid-February amid concerns that new mutations of the coronavirus could trigger ...

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Germany extends, tightens partial lockdown to mid-February: Merkel

Germany extended and toughened a partial lockdown to February 14, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, in a bid to halt coronavirus transmission and prevent virus variants believed to be more contagious from propagating ...

Vaccination

German government defends slow vaccination campaign

Germany's health minister on Wednesday defended the government's decision to procure and approve vaccines against the coronavirus along with the rest of the European Union amid criticism that the rollout of shots in the country ...

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Germany set for longer lockdown as death figures spike

German officials made clear Wednesday that they won't be able to relax lockdown restrictions in early January as the country recorded more than 1,000 deaths in one day for the first time.

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