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 For the first time in weeks, Germany's 7-day incidence of new coronavirus infections increased compared to the previous day on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210704/germanys-coronavirus-infections-rise-for-first-time-in-four-weeks Sun, 04 Jul 2021 15:14:53 +0200 germanys-coronavirus-infections-rise-for-first-time-in-four-weeks About six months after officially designating Germany as a “very high” risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has downgraded the danger level. https://www.thelocal.de/20210601/significantly-better-situation-covid-danger-level-downgraded-for-first-time-in-six-months Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:56:53 +0200 significantly-better-situation-covid-danger-level-downgraded-for-first-time-in-six-months The harbour city announced Friday it was rolling back the easing of restrictions, as Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse have also paused the moveout of lockdown, as the infection scenario worsened considerably on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210319/first-german-states-pull-emergency-brake-as-third-coronavirus-wave-gains-momentum Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:40:14 +0100 first-german-states-pull-emergency-brake-as-third-coronavirus-wave-gains-momentum Intensive care doctors in Germany warned Monday that the country would need to make an "immediate return" to partial lockdown if it is to avoid stumbling into a dangerous third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20210315/german-icu-doctors-call-for-immediate-return-to-lockdown-as-covid-19-numbers-rise Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:22:47 +0100 german-icu-doctors-call-for-immediate-return-to-lockdown-as-covid-19-numbers-rise The German disease agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), has predicted that Germany is at the beginning of a wave of exponential growth in coronavirus cases that will lead to a new record vase rate by the middle of April. https://www.thelocal.de/20210315/german-coronavirus-cases-will-be-higher-at-easter-than-before-christmas Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:16:40 +0100 german-coronavirus-cases-will-be-higher-at-easter-than-before-christmas As the number of Covid-19 infections continue to rise, health experts warn that Germany could enter into a critical situation similar to the peak before Christmas 2020. https://www.thelocal.de/20210312/germany-must-prevent-number-of-covid-cases-from-exploding-again-rki-boss Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:17:37 +0100 germany-must-prevent-number-of-covid-cases-from-exploding-again-rki-boss The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recorded a 20 percent rise in new coronavirus cases compared to a week ago on Thursday, leading its director to warn that a third wave of infections had started. https://www.thelocal.de/20210311/third-wave-already-begun-germany-records-sharp-increase-in-cases-covid-19 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:53:45 +0100 third-wave-already-begun-germany-records-sharp-increase-in-cases-covid-19 The rise of the R-value above one for the first time in weeks has caused concern in Germany that the pandemic situation could be about to worsen again. https://www.thelocal.de/20210220/germany-worries-about-corona-case-rise-as-r-value-goes-above-one Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:21:42 +0100 germany-worries-about-corona-case-rise-as-r-value-goes-above-one Despite lockdown measures, the number of coronavirus infections are now stagnating in Germany, while mutations are fuelling fears of a new wave. https://www.thelocal.de/20210219/more-young-people-and-children-will-become-ill-germany-facing-a-tough-battle-against-covid-19-variants Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:10:58 +0100 more-young-people-and-children-will-become-ill-germany-facing-a-tough-battle-against-covid-19-variants German Health Minister Jens Spahn has defended border closures and warned against relaxing Covid-19 measures too quickly in the fight against the virus and variants. https://www.thelocal.de/20210212/if-germany-opens-up-now-well-gamble-away-our-success-warns-health-minister Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:44:20 +0100 if-germany-opens-up-now-well-gamble-away-our-success-warns-health-minister Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) called for a way out of Germany's shutdown - but also with caution to avoid virus mutations from getting out of control. https://www.thelocal.de/20210205/german-health-minister-calls-for-cautious-way-out-of-shutdown Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:45:23 +0100 german-health-minister-calls-for-cautious-way-out-of-shutdown Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health agency on Thursday called for stronger measures to bring down coronavirus infections, noting many people not doing enough to reduce social contacts. https://www.thelocal.de/20210114/german-health-experts-slam-too-many-exceptions-to-covid-rules Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:15:52 +0100 german-health-experts-slam-too-many-exceptions-to-covid-rules An urgent plea has been issued to people in Germany to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel amid concerns over virus variants. https://www.thelocal.de/20210114/its-possible-for-the-covid-19-situation-in-germany-to-worsen-warns-rki-boss Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:18:42 +0100 its-possible-for-the-covid-19-situation-in-germany-to-worsen-warns-rki-boss The coronavirus situation in Germany is more serious than ever before in the pandemic, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). https://www.thelocal.de/20201215/covid-19-worse-than-ever-in-germany-due-to Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:06:32 +0100 covid-19-worse-than-ever-in-germany-due-to Germany's trend of new infections has taken a worrying turn, the head of its disease control agency said Thursday, as the death toll to date crossed the grim milestone of 20,000. https://www.thelocal.de/20201210/german-covid-19-situation-taking-worrying-turn-for-worse-says-rki-boss Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:17:24 +0100 german-covid-19-situation-taking-worrying-turn-for-worse-says-rki-boss The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany reached a record on Thursday morning, or 23,679 cases within 24 hours, reported the Robert Koch Institute. https://www.thelocal.de/20201210/germany-records-new-highest-number-of-daily-coronavirus-cases Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:22:48 +0100 germany-records-new-highest-number-of-daily-coronavirus-cases The daily number of new coronavirus infections in Germany remains high but the country's partial lockdown is having a positive effect, the head of the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201119/covid-19-cases-in-germany-still-far-too-high-but-shutdown-is-having-an-impact-says-rki-boss Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:26:12 +0100 covid-19-cases-in-germany-still-far-too-high-but-shutdown-is-having-an-impact-says-rki-boss The number of patients admitted to German hospitals is soon expected to exceed figures from the spring, when the country entered its first lockdown. https://www.thelocal.de/20201102/german-hospitals-to-reach-record-number-of-intensive-coronavirus-patients Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:20:11 +0100 german-hospitals-to-reach-record-number-of-intensive-coronavirus-patients Berlin police on Sunday broke up a protest against coronavirus curbs and opened an arson investigation after an attack on a building housing the country's public health agency. https://www.thelocal.de/20201026/berlin-police-break-up-demo-as-coronavirus-tensions-mount Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:01:55 +0100 berlin-police-break-up-demo-as-coronavirus-tensions-mount The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany remains high. We take a look at where new cases are. https://www.thelocal.de/20200922/germany-grapples-with-rising-coronavirus-rates-as-more-under-35s-become-infected Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:37:53 +0200 germany-grapples-with-rising-coronavirus-rates-as-more-under-35s-become-infected