BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s health minister said Friday that more than 1 per cent of the population – almost a million people – are currently infected with the coronavirus, and called on citizens to get vaccinated if they haven’t done so yet.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s outgoing health minister is calling on state governments to reactivate some specialized COVID-19 vaccination centres that were closed in the late summer to help administer booster shots as new coronavirus infections increase rapidly.
Top members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government are lobbying for the implementation of vaccine passports in Germany.
Germany has recorded its lowest number of corona infections in nearly nine months, and officials are floating loosening mask rules.
Germany´s health minister says the country should prepare for “several very challenging weeks” amid a rise in coronavirus cases.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Germany will consider using the vaccine developed by Russia, as the European Union continues to struggle to inoculate their populations against the Chinese coronavirus. On Tuesday, the medical journal The Lancet said that
The German health minister, Jens Spahn, has tested positive for coronavirus — the latest in a long line of global political figures to do so. Jens Spahn, who is a member of the German parliament for Angela Merkel’s politically dominant,
On Friday, the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) sees long-time leader Chancellor Angela Merkel step down and three candidates to compete for her job as party leader which could lead to major changes in party policy.
While German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes she will be able to lead Germany for over a year after stepping down as leader of the nation’s largest party it is not a plan popular with the majority of Germans, with 62 percent saying she should step down before the next election.
