⁍ Germany has not been hit as hard by the virus as most other European nations.
⁍ Daily infections in the country are on the rise and surpassed 10,000 for the first time this week.
⁍ In a bid to quell the rise in infections, Germany has warned against trips to ski regions in Austria, Italy and Switzerland.
– Germany’s health minister has become the latest politician to fall ill with a new strain of coronavirus, which has killed at least 10 people in the country this week. Health Minister Jens Spahn has tested positive for the virus, which is related to the common cold but has a higher mortality rate, the AP reports. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged people to limit their social contacts as the disease continues to spread, Reuters reports. “We will all together meet the massive challenge that this virus poses,” she said in a statement. “If Germans reduce contacts, we will all together meet the massive challenge that this virus poses.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/merkel-reinforces-appeal-to-reduce-contacts-as-german-infections-rise-idUSKBN2790EY