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 As the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Germany rose above above 8,600 on Monday, here's a look at the regions that are most affected. https://www.thelocal.de/20200305/map-the-parts-of-germany-most-affected-by-coronavirus-outbreak Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:27:47 +0100 map-the-parts-of-germany-most-affected-by-coronavirus-outbreak In the third week of February this season's flu outbreak hit a peak in Germany, with 24,000 new cases registered. Hospitals in Frankfurt are reportedly stretched to the limit. https://www.thelocal.de/20180223/where-the-flu-outbreak-has-been-hitting-germany-worst Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:15:50 +0100 where-the-flu-outbreak-has-been-hitting-germany-worst Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe warned on Friday about the potential outbreak of a serious new global epidemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20170519/world-under-prepared-for-next-serious-epidemic-german-health-minister-warns Fri, 19 May 2017 12:20:18 +0200 world-under-prepared-for-next-serious-epidemic-german-health-minister-warns The aggressive bird flu H5N8 has already spread into several German states, alarming experts and forcing authorities to take preventative measures. https://www.thelocal.de/20161111/poultry-caged-as-bird-flu-spreads-through-germany Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:07:00 +0100 poultry-caged-as-bird-flu-spreads-through-germany In the month since authorities introduced a compulsory registration for people infected with the Zika virus 12 cases have been recorded, local media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160601/12-zika-virus-cases-registered-in-germany-in-a-month Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:36:41 +0200 12-zika-virus-cases-registered-in-germany-in-a-month A computer virus has been found in a nuclear power plant in Bavaria, but the power plant insists it does not pose a risk to the public or workers at the plant. https://www.thelocal.de/20160426/computer-virus-found-in-bavarian-nuclear-plant Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:07:16 +0200 computer-virus-found-in-bavarian-nuclear-plant Germany's highest court on Wednesday struck down key planks of an anti-terror law, saying they violated privacy protections enshrined in the constitution. https://www.thelocal.de/20160420/anti-terror-powers-unconstitutional-top-court Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:22:30 +0200 anti-terror-powers-unconstitutional-top-court An undertaker now being treated in Frankfurt has become the first person ever to contract Lassa fever outside of Africa. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/german-man-first-to-contract-lassa-virus-outside-africa Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:58:10 +0100 german-man-first-to-contract-lassa-virus-outside-africa The Bundestag (German parliament) computer system will go offline on Thursday evening for several days of maintenance work after it was infiltrated by unknown hackers. Experts warn that it's likely to remain vulnerable despite the overhaul. https://www.thelocal.de/20150820/bundestag-goes-dark-after-hacker-attack Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:24:30 +0200 bundestag-goes-dark-after-hacker-attack 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 Scientists and politicians are debating whether to introduce compulsory vaccinations following the recent measles outbreak in Berlin, which has lead to the death of an infant and the closure of a school. https://www.thelocal.de/20150224/infant-death-sparks-measles-vaccination-debate Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:34:59 +0100 infant-death-sparks-measles-vaccination-debate Update: Emergency responders said on Tuesday morning that a man tested for Ebola was not in fact infected with the virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20141118/doctors-test-berlin-man-for-ebola Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:40:00 +0100 doctors-test-berlin-man-for-ebola UPDATE: Leipzig's first Ebola patient, a high-ranking UN official, has arrived at St Georg Clinic, according to media reports. He is the third Ebola patient in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20141008/leipzig-clinic-to-treat-liberia-ebola-doctor Wed, 08 Oct 2014 18:18:00 +0200 leipzig-clinic-to-treat-liberia-ebola-doctor A Ugandan doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone was hospitalized on Friday in Frankfurt, becoming the second victim of the deadly virus to be treated in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20141003/ugandan-doctor-hospitalized-for-ebola-in-germany Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:59:00 +0200 ugandan-doctor-hospitalized-for-ebola-in-germany A second Ebola patient is set to arrive in Germany from western Africa on Thursday night in Frankfurt. The city's University Clinic hopes to treat the NGO worker on its isolation ward. https://www.thelocal.de/20141002/germanys-second-ebola-patient-may-arrive-tonight-frankfurt-virus-west-africa Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:17:00 +0200 germanys-second-ebola-patient-may-arrive-tonight-frankfurt-virus-west-africa Germany and France will send military transport planes to West Africa to help efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel and military officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140920/germany-plan-air-lifts-to-help-fight-ebola Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:45:00 +0200 germany-plan-air-lifts-to-help-fight-ebola German authorities on Tuesday confirmed they were investigating the country's biggest ever data theft – which saw hackers steal details of around 18 million email accounts. https://www.thelocal.de/20140403/hackers-steal-18-million-email-accounts-germany-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:18:00 +0200 hackers-steal-18-million-email-accounts-germany-2 How did hackers steal 16 million email address and passwords in Germany – and what should you do to prevent your details from being stolen? The Local spoke to IT professor Lutz Prechelt of Berlin's Free University to find out. https://www.thelocal.de/20140124/how-to-hack-16-million-email-accounts-germany Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:11:00 +0100 how-to-hack-16-million-email-accounts-germany One in every five harmful European internet bots has come from Germany, according to a study published Tuesday by security software firm Symantec. https://www.thelocal.de/20110405/34199 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:13:00 +0200 34199 German scientists have discovered a new way to treat HIV-AIDS by stopping the virus attaching itself to a human cell, which reduces side effects and the chance of viral resistance. https://www.thelocal.de/20101223/32009 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:26:00 +0100 32009