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Since the first spring wave of the coronavirus epidemic, the strictest restrictions have been introduced in Germany to reduce the number of outbreaks of infection. From Monday to the end of November, the gastronomic and cultural sectors, among others, will be almost completely suspended, while public education and kindergarten will continue to function, it was announced this Wednesday in Berlin.
We must act now to avoid a health emergency
Reuters quotes Chancellor Angela Merkel as saying.
The number of patients treated in the intensive care unit has doubled in the last ten days. According to the chancellor, if the epidemic continues to spread at the current rate, the capacity will be filled.
Angela Merkel He emphasized that businesses affected by the closure will receive financial assistance from the federal government.
Germany is the 16th most infected state in the world and the 6th in Europe. In the last 24 hours, authorities have recorded nearly 13,000 infections and 74 deaths. Since March, 475,000 have been infected with the virus and 10,337 have died in Germany.
Our northern neighbor has a total of 46,000 confirmed coronavirus patients.
(Cover image: Waiter cleans a café terrace in Berlin on May 26, 2020. Photo: Maja Hitij / Getty Images Hungary)
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