German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach issued a warning on Friday.
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Published on 11.03.2022 12:28 Updated on 11.03.2022 12:45
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According to the German Minister of Health, the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over. “Germany is in a critical situation,” Karl Lauterbach said on Friday, March 11, during a press conference. “I often read that the Omicron variant is less dangerous. This is only partly true,” he warned, noting that 249 people still died from Covid-19 on Thursday.
The Minister, in particular, warned against any indulgences. “The situation is objectively much worse than the general atmosphere,” complained Karl Lauterbach, noting that “the mood of the population and part of the political landscape is such that we would take the pandemic under control.” “We cannot be satisfied with a situation where 200 to 250 people die every day,” with the risk of the balance sheet worsening further in the coming weeks, he said.
Germany, which plans to ease a number of restrictions from March 20, recorded more than 250,000 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, with the seven-day infection rate exceeding 1,400. exceeds 2,000 or even 2,500,” added Lothar Wieler, director of the Robert Koch Institute for Health Monitoring.
The situation is worsening, in particular, due to the spread of the highly contagious sub-variant BA.2, which currently accounts for about 38% of new infections in Germany, Lothar Wieler stressed. Despite the current restrictions and the mandatory wearing of a mask, “without universal mandatory vaccination, we will not be able to cope with the pandemic in the fall,” Karl Lauterbach emphasized.
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