Berlin’s partygoers are being told to stay at home by health experts and politicians amid rising new coronavirus cases. Researchers say that clubs and restaurants have become super spreading hubs as Germany’s looser Covid-19 restrictions have allowed events to take place again.
Germany’s infection control agency warned on Tuesday that the country could see up to 10,000 new coronavirus cases a day after it recorded the highest daily infection rate since April. There were more than 4,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday and then another 4,000 confirmed today. The announcement has raised fears that the pandemic is picking up pace in a country that so far has coped better than many of its European neighbours. Health Minister Jens Spahn has told reporters he is ‘very concerned’, urging people to obey Covid-19 prevention measures.
Some restrictions that had been lifted during the summer have been put back in place
Germany seems well prepared for now. The country still has 8,500 free intensive care beds and a further 12,000 that can be mobilised within seven days.
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