(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of newly diagnosed cases in Germany is still high. The Prime Minister's Office said that the states may cause the "city closure" to be extended
China News Agency, Berlin, January 7 (Reporter Peng Dawei) After the number of newly diagnosed new coronavirus infections fell below 10,000 for the first time on the 4th of this month, the number of new diagnoses and deaths in a single day in Germany rose sharply to 2.6 on the 7th. Ten thousand people and 1070 people.
The Minister of the German Chancellery Braun warned on the same day that if the states cannot adhere to the resolution on tightening epidemic prevention measures reached on the 5th and relax their own "cities lockdown", Germany may face a longer and more severe "cities lockdown". Measures.
On January 5, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced after discussing with the governors of the states that the current nationwide "cities closure" measures will be extended to January 31. The picture shows a closed flower shop in Berlin on the same day. A notice posted "The city is closed due to the second round of lockdown".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
Braun made the above statement in an interview with Reuters on the same day.
On the 5th of this month, the German federal government and the states reached a resolution to increase the current "closure" and extend the implementation time to January 31.
Since then, the number of newly confirmed diagnoses and deaths announced by the German CDC has exceeded 20,000 and 1,000 respectively for two consecutive days (6-7 days).
According to the real-time data of Germany's "Times Online", as of 16:00 local time on the 7th, Germany had a total of 1,859,450 confirmed diagnoses, 1,473,461 cured, and 38,879 deaths.
Although the resolution reached on the 5th requires the closure of primary and secondary schools and kindergartens until the end of January, some states governed by the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party have announced that they will open elementary schools in advance to mid-January.
The state of Baden-Württemberg stated that it will temporarily not implement the “travel radius of people in epidemic hot spots not exceeding 15 kilometers”.
Braun said in this regard that any current measures taken to relax restrictions will lead to an increasing possibility of further extension of the "closure".
Braun warned that if the mutated strain of the new coronavirus spreads in Germany, it may cause the epidemic to become more severe and even out of control.
He said that if it develops to that point, the federal government and the states will have to consider adopting "maximum restrictive measures" at the next meeting on January 25.
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