https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) described the rising numbers of coronavirus infections in Germany as worrying, but still manageable, during a meeting Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200817/coronavirus-in-germany-worrying-but-managageable-says-merkel Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:17:06 +0200 coronavirus-in-germany-worrying-but-managageable-says-merkel A coronavirus outbreak followed a baby shower in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 35 guests, reported local administrators late Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20200730/new-coronavirus-outbreak-following-baby-shower-in-northeast-germany Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:43:25 +0200 new-coronavirus-outbreak-following-baby-shower-in-northeast-germany Some 500 workers are in quarantine on a large Bavarian farm to contain a mass coronavirus outbreak, German officials said Sunday, as they announced free COVID-19 tests for worried local residents. https://www.thelocal.de/20200727/german-farm-locked-down-after-174-workers-contract-covid-19 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:39:15 +0200 german-farm-locked-down-after-174-workers-contract-covid-19 Authorities in western Germany have ordered two districts into lockdown – the first time since easing restrictions. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20200623/explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-local-coronavirus-lockdown Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:53:08 +0200 explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-local-coronavirus-lockdown A meat processing plant in western Germany has been closed after hundreds of employees tested positive for coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200618/more-than-650-positive-coronavirus-tests-what-you-need-to-know-about-german-meat-plant-outbreak Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:14:08 +0200 more-than-650-positive-coronavirus-tests-what-you-need-to-know-about-german-meat-plant-outbreak More than 50 people are confirmed to have coronavirus and hundreds have been ordered to quarantine after an outbreak in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20200616/more-than-350-households-ordered-to-quarantine-in-berlin-district Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:59:50 +0200 more-than-350-households-ordered-to-quarantine-in-berlin-district After private parties held over the long weekend, at least 68 people in Göttingen have tested positive for coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200602/latest-dozens-infected-with-coronavirus-at-parties-in-german-city Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:39:45 +0200 latest-dozens-infected-with-coronavirus-at-parties-in-german-city A regional court has decided that a biologist must pay a doctor €100,000 after the resolution of a bizarre dispute over the very existence of the measles virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20150312/doctor-proves-measles-virus Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:48:16 +0100 doctor-proves-measles-virus UPDATE: Health authorities in Berlin announced a toddler has succumbed to measles. Earlier, a school in a Berlin suburb was closed because of a pupil infected with the disease. The capital is battling its most serious outbreak since 2001. https://www.thelocal.de/20150223/measles-cancels-classes-at-berlin-school Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:26:59 +0100 measles-cancels-classes-at-berlin-school Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the German health authorities from criticism that their reaction to the EHEC E. coli outbreak during a telephone call with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. https://www.thelocal.de/20110603/35427 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:25:00 +0200 35427 Germany warned Sunday that the source of an outbreak of bacteria poisoning blamed for 10 deaths and hundreds of people falling ill, some in other countries, has yet to be pinpointed. https://www.thelocal.de/20110529/35333 Sun, 29 May 2011 17:38:00 +0200 35333 Authorities are struggling to determine the source of a deadly strain of bacteria in Germany that has already claimed nine victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20110528/35311 Sat, 28 May 2011 12:46:00 +0200 35311