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 How worried should Germany be about the Covid variant from India? Covid variants, particularly the one that originated in the UK, have wreaked havoc in Germany in recent months. How worried should the country be about the Indian virus variant? https://www.thelocal.de/20210520/how-worried-should-germany-be-about-the-covid-variant-from-india Thu, 20 May 2021 13:56:41 +0200 how-worried-should-germany-be-about-the-covid-variant-from-india LATEST: Nearly three-quarters of new Covid-19 cases in Germany from more-contagious variant On Thursday, German health authorities registered a leap in new Covid-19 infections, as the percentage of cases coming from mutations also shot up. https://www.thelocal.de/20210318/latest-nearly-three-fourths-of-new-covid-19-cases-in-germany-from-more-contagious-variant Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:43:48 +0100 latest-nearly-three-fourths-of-new-covid-19-cases-in-germany-from-more-contagious-variant Covid-19 variant: Is the Flensburg outbreak a red flag for Germany? The northern German city of Flensburg is going into a tough lockdown after a huge rise in Covid-19 cases - many of them stemming from the B.1.1.7 variant that originated in the UK. What does this mean for Germany? https://www.thelocal.de/20210219/covid-19-variant-is-the-flensburg-outbreak-a-red-flag-for-germany Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:08:58 +0100 covid-19-variant-is-the-flensburg-outbreak-a-red-flag-for-germany Explained: Where have Covid-19 mutations in Germany been detected? Mutated versions of coronavirus have now been detected in every German state, according to a new public database which keeps track of them. https://www.thelocal.de/20210129/this-is-where-the-virus-mutation-has-been-detected-in-germany-so-far Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:17:29 +0100 this-is-where-the-virus-mutation-has-been-detected-in-germany-so-far Germany records first case of South African Covid strain Germany on Tuesday recorded its first case of the coronavirus variant sweeping South Africa in a member of a family that returned from a lengthy stay in the country in December. https://www.thelocal.de/20210112/germany-records-first-case-of-south-african-covid-strain Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:51:43 +0100 germany-records-first-case-of-south-african-covid-strain