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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by more than 3,000 today. The increase of 3,609 brings the total number of positive tests to 137,439 while the death toll has risen by 242 to 4,110, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases. It comes after hundreds of candles were lit last night to … Read more
Germany’s meticulous testing has allowed medics to track the exact moments coronavirus was transferred between people. One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt. As well as the saltshaker, in that instant, they shared the new coronavirus, scientists have since concluded. That their … Read more
101-year-old woman escapes from old people’s home to visit her daughter amid Germany’s coronavirus lockdown A 101-year-old German lady devised a plan to defy the coronavirus lockdown Officers intercepted her after she escaped via an emergency exit at a home The women claimed she lived with her daughter, but police suspected otherwise Old people’s homes … Read more
Angela Merkel today said Europe should become self-sufficient in producing protective facemasks following the coronavirus pandemic. The chancellor said manufacturing masks in Europe should be ‘something that we learn out of this pandemic’. Her statement comes as Germany extended its €1.1trillion coronavirus spending package to guarantee 100 per cent of loans to small and medium-sized firms. … Read more
Germany’s death toll from coronavirus broke through 1,000 today while the number of infections reached nearly 80,000. The Robert Koch Institute announced another 145 deaths in its latest figures this morning, a similar jump to yesterday’s 140 and Wednesday’s 149. It brings Germany’s death toll from 872 to 1,017, with a mortality rate of 1.3 … Read more
Germany’s death rate from coronavirus is far lower than that of its hard-hit European neighbours, but scientists are not sure why. The latest official figures show 22,762 coronavirus cases in Germany and 86 deaths – a death rate of just 0.4 per cent, or one in every 265 patients. That puts Germany’s death rate well … Read more
Britain’s first Blitz: Film shows effects of Germany’s 1914 warship attack on Hartlepool that killed 130 and swung public opinion behind World War One campaign Previously unseen footage found by chance among box of broken cameras and lenses bought at market sale The bombardment left hundreds wounded as commentators declared: ‘This is not warfare, this … Read more
Written by Sonia Sarkar | Updated: February 18, 2020 8:01:53 am A panoramic view of Hamburg. (Source: Getty Images) When 35-year-old Joanna Soriano Garcia was taking a stroll in the district of St. Pauli at Hamburg in Germany this August, a woman suddenly splashed water on her and asked her to leave. Garcia was perplexed … Read more