Police officers try to stop a protest march by opponents of the Corona policy in front of the main train station in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, December 22, 2021. On Wednesday, about 3000 opponents of Corona measures demonstrated in Munich. Germany’s health minister said on Thursday he expected a surge in coronavirus cases during the New Year period, and asked people to get a fourth shot of the vaccine to help maintain the best immune response against COVID-19. will be required.
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach gestures during a press conference on the current coronavirus pandemic in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Germany’s health minister said on Thursday that he expects a surge in coronavirus cases around the New Year period, and that people will likely need a fourth shot of the vaccine to maintain the best immune response against COVID-19.
Protesters of the Corona policy march through the city of Munich in a demonstration procession in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. On Wednesday, about 3000 opponents of Corona measures demonstrated in Munich. Germany’s health minister said on Thursday he expected a surge in coronavirus cases during the New Year period, and asked people to get a fourth shot of the vaccine to help maintain the best immune response against COVID-19. will be required.
A German police officer, center, walks through a crowd on the last day of the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
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BERLIN ( Associated Press) – Germany’s health minister said on Thursday he expects a surge in coronavirus cases around the new year and a fourth vaccine shot to help people maintain the best immune response against COVID-19. May need it.
Shortly afterwards the National Centers for Disease Control said the country had now recorded the first death of someone with the new Omron variant.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told public radio network WDR 2 that Germany had not yet seen a large, rapid wave of new infections from Omicron like some other European countries.
“That will change around the new year and into the first week of January,” Lauterbach said.
The National Center for Disease Control, the Robert Koch Institute, said 3,198 COVID-19 cases in Germany had been attributed to Omicron as of Wednesday, a 25% increase from the previous day. It also said that one person with Omicron had now died, though it gave no further details other than saying that the man was between 60 and 79.
The government is urging Germans to limit their contacts during the holiday period and get immunizations, including booster shots if they have already had their initial vaccines. ,
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