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Germany's third virus wave 'appears to have broken', says Health Minister

Germany seems to have halted a surge of coronavirus infections driven by the British variant, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday, cautioning however against lifting restrictions precipitously.

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Dozens of German districts and cities see major drop in Covid-19 cases

Every fourth district in Germany has a 7-day incidence below the 100 mark, signalling again that the country is starting to break through the Covid third wave.

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'Summer will be good': Has Germany broken the Covid third wave?

The number of reported Covid-19 cases in Germany is continuing to decline, signalling that the country has managed to break the third wave - but ICU wards are still under pressure.

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German health experts call for strict lockdown to quell rising Covid cases

High-profile virologist Christian Drosten and other medical experts are calling for tougher coronavirus measures to control the third pandemic wave.

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German states seek Covid restrictions extension into April as case rise continues

Several German states are seeking to extend Germany's anti-Covid restrictions into April as the country battles a third wave of the virus, according to a draft plan obtained by AFP on Sunday.

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German doctors call on government to end 'irresponsible' easing of lockdown as virus spread accelerates

The heads of several German doctors associations have warned the German government that, if it does not row back on lockdown easings now, the country's health care system will be put under extreme strain for the third time in a year.