Germany: Considers imposing new measures on coronavirus
German Health Minister Jens Spann has called for new restrictive measures against the coronavirus.
Health Minister of Germany As Jens Spann asked today to impose additional restrictions to halt the "dramatic" increase in cases covid-19 in the country.
The seven-day incidence index - the number of people per 100,000 people infected with covid-19 last week - reached 399.8 today, up from 386.5 on Monday, according to the Robert Koch Institute.
Speaking to German state radio station Deutschlandfunk, Span called for an increase in public access to only those vaccinated against covid-19 or those who have recovered and tested negative for coronavirus, in an effort to curb the fourth wave epidemic in Germany.
The Minister of Health did not rule out the possibility of imposing a lockdown, although he explained that this will be decided by the governments of the states.
Some states, such as Saxony and Bavaria, which have been particularly hard hit by this wave of covid-19, are already taking action, such as canceling Christmas shopping.
"The situation is not just serious, in some parts of Germany it is now dramatic," Spann said. "We are forced to move patients as the intensive care units are full and this does not only affect patients with covid-19."
