Number of new daily infections in Germany passes 20,000.Įastern state of Saxony announces “hard lockdown” closing schools, daycares and most stores. Number of COVID-19 deaths in Germany passes 10,000.įederal and state authorities agree on partial lockdown, limiting social contacts to two households. Number of daily confirmed cases reaches new record high of more than 7,000. 29, when protesters try to storm Reichstag. Mass protest in Berlin, and again on Aug. Western region of Guetersloh goes into lockdown after an outbreak at a slaughterhouse. In televised address, Merkel warns of “historic” challenge.īundesliga soccer matches resume, without spectators. A national crisis unit recommends canceling all large events with more than 1,000 participants within days, most states have closed schools. Leipzig book fair is canceled cancellations of other large events follow.Īll 16 German states have confirmed coronavirus cases. In view of the worsening situation in Italy, the German government revises its assessment and warns that the virus can be expected to spread in Germany too. Health Minister Jens Spahn tells German lawmakers that “it can’t completely rule out that a regionally restricted epidemic in China turns into a global pandemic.” Authorities said the risk of the virus spreading in Germany remained low. A man in the Starnberg region of Bavaria tested positive. Markus Schreiber/AP Show More Show LessīERLIN (AP) - As Germany reached 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, here is a look at some of the significant events that happened in the country during the outbreak:įirst case confirmed in Germany. Germany is set to mark 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week, passing a somber milestone that several of its neighbors crossed months ago but which some in Western Europe's most populous nation had hoped to avoid. Jens Meyer/AP Show More Show Less 6 of6 FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media after a virtual meeting with federal state governors about the coronavirus pandemic at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Martin Meissner/AP Show More Show Less 5 of6 FILE - A woman lights candles forming a giant cross in memory of coronavirus victims in Germany in Zella-Mehlis, Germany, April 17, 2020. The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer have arrived across the European Union, authorities started to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on Sunday. Michael Probst/AP Show More Show Less 4 of6 FILE - A resident of a nursing home reacts as she gets an injection of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cologne, Germany, Dec.
Due to the new partial lockdown to avoid the coronavirus spread the restaurant which has been in operation since 1807 offers cider and food to go in a self-made drive through set up. Matthias Schrader/AP Show More Show Less 3 of6 FILE -In this Thursday, Nov.5, 2020 file photo, a box with food slides down to car from a window of the apple cider restaurant 'Zum Lahmen Esel' in Frankfurt, Germany. (Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa via AP) Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/AP Show More Show Less 2 of6 FILE - A medical staff takes a sample for a voluntary coronavirus disease test (COVID-19) at the new corona test station at the 'Hochfelln' service station on the A8 motorway between Salzburg and Munich near Bergen, Germany, July 30, 2020.
The vaccination point, which was set up in a former hairdressing salon, is supported by male and female soldiers of the Bundeswehr at the reception and with the documentation. 1 of6 A woman receives a vaccination against the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease at a vaccination point in a shopping centre in Magdeburg, Germany, Thursday, Nov.