Category: Germany
Omicron “incubated in an immunocompromized person for months or serially passaged in a lab”
Some interesting developments on the possible origins of the new Omicron variant, B.1.1.529…
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Mandatory covid vaccines in Germany ‘unavoidable’
Germany’s tourism commissioner says he expects COVID-19 vaccines will become mandatory in the country, as cases surge there and elsewhere in Europe. More...
Germany: Covid lockdown imminent
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Friday said that the pandemic situation has worsened over the past week and it’s now “more serious than last week,” adding that the country is facing “a national emergency.” More...
Germany and Czech Republic impose Covid restrictions on the unvaccinated
The presidents of the states of Germany have agreed on Thursday with the central government to introduce restrictions on public life for people who have not been vaccinated against covid-19. More...
Europe: all-time Covid infection record broken by growing winter superwave
Europe has broken through its all-time high for Covid cases, and is seeing sharp increases in infections right across the continent. More...
Denmark: huge queues at Covid test centres as infection rates soar
Denmark has seen large queues at Covid test centres across the country today as its all-time Covid infection record looks likely to be broken within days. More...
Germany could soon register up to 400,000 Covid infections a day without mitigations
Germany could register up to 400,000 infections of Covid 19 a day if measures are not established that lead to a clear reduction of contacts, according to a new study. More...
Germany: “We do not have a pandemic of the unvaccinated”
Berlin virologist Christian Drosten: “We do not have a pandemic of the unvaccinated, we have a pandemic,” he emphasized. More...
Germany: 44% vaccine breakthrough in over-60’s ICU patients
The intensive care doctor Uwe Janssens told the RND that the number of Covid patients with vaccination breakthroughs in intensive care units would continue to increase. More...
Germany: Covid cases jump 26% in one day, top 50,000 for the first time
The number of new corona infections in Germany has risen sharply – and exceeded 50,000 for the first time in the pandemic. More...