(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Germany newly diagnosed a new high in a single day, Berlin plans to increase its “city closure” before Christmas
China News Agency, Berlin, December 10 (Reporter Peng Dawei) On the 10th, the German disease control department announced that the number of newly diagnosed new coronavirus infections in a single day reached a record high of 23,679.
The head of the German disease control department warned that the epidemic may deteriorate rapidly and the number of confirmed cases may increase exponentially.
The mayor of Berlin, Miller, announced on the same day that he would increase the "closure" of the city before Christmas and close all shops except for fresh food.
The German Federal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, the Robert Koch Institute, released this figure on the same day.
The highest number of confirmed cases in Germany in a single day appeared on November 20, at 23648.
Although the second round of "partial city closure" measures has been implemented since November 2, compared with France and other European neighbors, the German epidemic has not shown a trend change.
According to real-time data from Germany's "Times Online", as of 18:00 local time on the 10th, a total of 125,605 people were diagnosed, 9,218,43 people were cured, and 20,877 people died.
The director of the Robert Koch Institute, Willer, said at a press conference that the current increase in the number of newly diagnosed cases is disturbing.
He pointed out that the domestic epidemic situation in Germany has deteriorated since last week, and the epidemic situation may deteriorate rapidly in the future, and the number of confirmed cases may increase exponentially.
He called on people to do everything possible to avoid this situation.
As one of the major cities with the worst outbreak in Germany, Berlin Mayor Miller announced on the same day that he plans to upgrade the current "closure" before Christmas. Specific measures include closing all shops except supermarkets that sell fresh food, and The Christmas holiday for primary and secondary schools is extended to January 10 next year.
Miller said that it is not yet clear that the above measures will be implemented from the 23rd or 20th of this month, because it still needs to be coordinated with the State of Brandenburg.
The state is adjacent to Berlin, and there are a large number of commuters between Berlin and Berlin every day.
Prior to Berlin, the states of Saxony and Bavaria had announced that they would upgrade their "closure" efforts.
German "Der Spiegel Online" disclosed that on the same day, German Chancellor Merkel is expected to hold talks with state governors this Sunday (December 13) in order to reach an agreement on the upgrading of the country's "city closure".
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