In Germany, the number of new infections with the new coronavirus has exceeded 50,000, making it the highest number of people infected per day, and there are moves to tighten regulations on unvaccinated people.
A government research institute for infectious disease control in Germany announced on the 11th that the number of newly infected people has reached 50,196, the highest number ever.
The death toll from the infection is 235.
Under these circumstances, eastern Saxony has tightened regulations from this week, such as limiting those who can use indoor restaurants to those who have completed vaccination and those who have recovered after infection, and similar regulations will be enforced in the capital Berlin from the 15th. to start.
In addition, Congress has deliberated and is expected to pass a bill that limits the number of people who can go to work to work after vaccination, those who have recovered after infection, and those who have been tested negative.
It has been pointed out that the background of the spread of infection is that the vaccination rate has peaked at less than 70% of the population and that people are gathering indoors due to the cold weather.
In Germany, coalition negotiations will continue after the federal parliamentary elections in September, and it is said that the next administration will be launched next month under the new prime minister to replace Merkel, but Merkel said on the 10th. "The new coronavirus does not take into account the fact that we are in a coalition negotiations. The nation as a whole needs to work hard again," he said.