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More on Germany now with AP:
During the seven-hour video call, federal and state officials also agreed on several new sanctions.
These include:
14 Stop keeping five people up to two households private, not counting children under 14. Increasing the number to 10 during the festive period to allow for small family gatherings.
New Traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks will be set off and some popular streets and squares will be completely banned.
MP employees will be encouraged to work from home from December 23 to January 1.
Stores Maps will be required in front of stores, in parking lots, and in most secondary schools.
Larger stores will reduce the number of customers allowed.
The government also plans to provide about 17 billion euros (20 20 billion) in aid to businesses affected by the shutdown, in addition to the 15 billion euros provided by federal officials in November.
With a population of 83 million, Germany was credited with performing relatively well in the first phase of the epidemic. Its mortality rate is low compared to some other European countries, and its current closure is relatively mild.
A total of 961,320 cases of the virus have been reported in Germany since the epidemic began, including 14,771 deaths.
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In Germany the partial lockdown extends
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and governors of the country’s 16 states on Wednesday agreed to extend the partial shutdown well into December in an effort to further reduce the rate of covid-19 infections ahead of the Christmas period.
Germany began a so-called “wave-breaker” shutdown on November 2, closing restaurants, bars, sports and entertainment facilities but keeping schools, shops and hair salons open. Initially it will last for four weeks.
Merkel said measures would now be extended to at least 20 December, with the goal of pushing the number of new coronavirus cases in each region below 50 per 100,000 inhabitants per week.
“We have to move forward with this goal,” he told reporters in Berlin.
Merkel said existing measures have succeeded in preventing an increase in new coronavirus infections, they have stabilized at a high level.
The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s disease control agency, reported 18,633 new cases in the last 24 hours, compared to 17,561 a week earlier.
“We cannot be satisfied with this partial success,” he said, adding that health officials on Wednesday also registered the deaths of 1,010 people linked to Kovid-1to, a one-day total.
“(This) reminds us in the most tragic way that there is human appreciation behind the statistics.”
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With the world’s highest daily epidemic death toll of 12,785 in 24 hours, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country’s 16 governors agreed on Wednesday to increase the partial shutdown and reduce the rate before the Christmas period in a further effort.
Germany began a so-called “wave-breaker” shutdown on November 2, closing restaurants, bars, sports and entertainment facilities but keeping schools, shops and hair salons open. Initially it will last for four weeks.
Merkel said measures would now be extended to at least 20 December, with the goal of pushing the number of new coronavirus cases in each region below 50 per 100,000 inhabitants per week.
“We have to move forward with this goal,” he told reporters in Berlin.
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- More than 1.5 million cases have been reported in the United States in the last seven days; The highest weekly number since the onset of the epidemic, said Paho, the regional branch of the World Health Organization. U.H. The infection continued to rise sharply in the North and Central and South American countries, the PAHO said. Infection is on the rise in Canada, especially in the elderly and indigenous communities.
- U.S. The number of daily deaths in has reached 2,157 – one person every 40 seconds. It was the first time since May that 2,000 people had died in 24 hours.
- 410 deaths were reported in Germany in 24 hours; Its the worst toll since the epidemic began. Chancellor Angela Merkel met with 16 federal state leaders to discuss sanctions on the Christmas and New Year holidays.
- The Ministry of Health reported 13,843 new infections, making Iran its worst daily case. This puts the national figure in the worst-affected country in the Middle East at 894,385. Ministry spokesperson Seema Sadat Larry, State TV said the death toll rose 469 in 24 hours to 46,207.
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