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Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said Thursday, that the number of new cases of Covid-19 is alarming.
Daily infections soared past 4,000 for the first time since early April.
Lothar Wieler, the head of Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for disease control, said the country could witness an uncontrollable spread of the virus, hence the need to be cautious.
Europe’s biggest economy recorded 4,058 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours, a stark increase on Wednesday’s figure of 2,828, according to the RKI.
“The numbers are showing a worrying jump,” Spahn told a press conference in Berlin, urging Germans not to drop their guard against the deadly virus.
“Barely any other country in Europe has managed the crisis as well so far,” he said. “But we must not gamble away what we’ve achieved.”
He reminded Germans to stick to the well-known rules of mask-wearing, hand washing and social distancing.
But he also urged them to add the coronavirus app and the regular airing of rooms into their daily routines.
