Prognosis
Germany to Lift Most Covid Curbs Despite Record-High Infections
- Scholz discussed next step on pandemic with regional leaders
- Some state premiers voiced concern about speed of loosening
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Germany is set to lift most of its Covid curbs this weekend despite record-high infection rates as hospitalization figures remain relatively low, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday, putting aside the doubts of some regional leaders who questioned the pace of loosening.
“The coronavirus pandemic is not over,” Scholz told a news conference in Berlin following talks with state premiers. “But the good news is that the situation in hospitals is not developing as dramatically as it once did with such high infection rates.”