German Politicians Reject Swift Easing as Deaths Top 30,000
- Interior Minister Seehofer says ‘third wave’ must be prevented
- Senior officials ‘underestimated the gravity of the pandemic’
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German officials ruled out a rapid lifting of the nation’s coronavirus restrictions as the country’s death toll from the disease ticked above 30,000.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that Germany “must not risk everything we have achieved with quick easing, otherwise it will start all over again.”