Prognosis
Merkel Warns Mutations Could Wreck Progress in Virus Fight
- Chancellor flags risks from fast-spreading Covid-19 variants
- German leaders set out cautious path to reviving economy
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Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that aggressive coronavirus mutations will gain the upper hand in Germany sooner or later, threatening to destroy progress made in containing the pandemic.
Europe’s largest economy needs to maintain tight controls even as contagion rates steadily decline and immunizations slowly ramp up, Merkel said Thursday. The fast-spreading British variant is already in the country, and strains from Brazil and South Africa are also a risk, she added.