(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Germany's new crown death toll exceeded 1,000 for four consecutive days, Merkel said the next few weeks may be the most difficult stage of the epidemic
China News Agency, Berlin, January 9th (Reporter Peng Dawei) The German disease control agency announced on the 9th that the number of newly diagnosed new crown virus infections was 24,694 and the deaths were 1083. Among them, the number of new deaths in a single day has exceeded one for the fourth consecutive day. thousand.
As of the evening of the 9th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Germany has exceeded 1.9 million.
German Chancellor Merkel said on the same day that the next few weeks may enter the most difficult stage of this round of epidemic.
On January 5, German Chancellor Merkel extended the current nationwide "city closure" measures until January 31, and at the same time further strengthened the "city closure".
The picture shows that day, an international school in Berlin changed to remote teaching.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
On December 30, 2020, the number of new crown deaths in Germany in a single day exceeded 1,000 for the first time, reaching 1,129.
Since then, this number has fallen.
Within four days from 6 to 9 of this month, the number of new deaths in a single day in Germany once again rose to more than 1,000, which were 1019, 1070, 1188, and 1083 respectively.
According to real-time data from Germany's "Times Online", as of 22:00 that night, Germany had a total of 1,915,454 diagnosed, 1,511,152 cured, and 41,086 deaths.
Statistics from the German disease control department show that as of 11 am that day, Germany has vaccinated 532,878 people.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated in a weekly video speech that day that he hoped that the people would endure and understand the current decision to extend the "closure" measures. "This is difficult, but it is also necessary."
Merkel reminded that the next few weeks may be the most difficult stage of this round of epidemic. "Many hospitals have reached the verge of overloading medical staff, and the news of the virus mutation has aggravated our worries."
Merkel emphasized that the German new crown vaccination was carried out slowly in the initial stage, but this speed is increasing.
She said that Germany will provide everyone with sufficient doses of vaccines, and that more people will be vaccinated every month, so that everyone who wants to be vaccinated will have the opportunity to be vaccinated.
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