The Local Germany 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 Germany's third virus wave 'appears to have broken', says Health Minister Germany seems to have halted a surge of coronavirus infections driven by the British variant, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday, cautioning however against lifting restrictions precipitously. https://www.thelocal.de/20210507/germanys-third-virus-wave-appears-to-have-broken-says-health-minister Fri, 07 May 2021 12:52:51 +0200 germanys-third-virus-wave-appears-to-have-broken-says-health-minister Dozens of German districts and cities see major drop in Covid-19 cases Every fourth district in Germany has a 7-day incidence below the 100 mark, signalling again that the country is starting to break through the Covid third wave. https://www.thelocal.de/20210504/dozens-of-german-districts-and-cities-see-major-fall-in-covid-19-cases Tue, 04 May 2021 14:32:55 +0200 dozens-of-german-districts-and-cities-see-major-fall-in-covid-19-cases 'Summer will be good': Has Germany broken the Covid third wave? The number of reported Covid-19 cases in Germany is continuing to decline, signalling that the country has managed to break the third wave - but ICU wards are still under pressure. https://www.thelocal.de/20210503/summer-will-be-good-has-germany-broken-the-covid-third-wave Mon, 03 May 2021 14:46:05 +0200 summer-will-be-good-has-germany-broken-the-covid-third-wave German health experts call for strict lockdown to quell rising Covid cases High-profile virologist Christian Drosten and other medical experts are calling for tougher coronavirus measures to control the third pandemic wave. https://www.thelocal.de/20210331/german-health-experts-call-for-strict-lockdown-to-quell-rising-covid-cases Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:06:49 +0200 german-health-experts-call-for-strict-lockdown-to-quell-rising-covid-cases German states seek Covid restrictions extension into April as case rise continues Several German states are seeking to extend Germany's anti-Covid restrictions into April as the country battles a third wave of the virus, according to a draft plan obtained by AFP on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210321/merkel-seeks-covid-restrictions-extension-into-april-as-case-rise-continues Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:19:51 +0100 merkel-seeks-covid-restrictions-extension-into-april-as-case-rise-continues German doctors call on government to end 'irresponsible' easing of lockdown as virus spread accelerates The heads of several German doctors associations have warned the German government that, if it does not row back on lockdown easings now, the country's health care system will be put under extreme strain for the third time in a year. https://www.thelocal.de/20210320/doctors-call-on-german-government-to-return-to-harder-lockdown-as-virus-spreads-faster Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:19:56 +0100 doctors-call-on-german-government-to-return-to-harder-lockdown-as-virus-spreads-faster