BERLIN, Oct 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Germany has suffered more than 10,000
Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to official data
published Saturday.
A total of 10,003 deaths have been recorded by the Robert Koch Institute,
a federal government agency, with 418,005 infections recorded nationwide.
Of those, 14,714 were diagnosed in the last 24 hours — a daily record.
Robert Koch Institute president Lothar Wieler said Germany was facing a
“very serious” situation and asked the population to adhere to social
distancing measures.
Germany was spared during the first wave of coronavirus infections that
hit Europe in spring but is now suffering a sharp increase in cases along
with the rest of the continent.
Authorities have tightened measures against the pandemic including the
adoption of a public assembly ban.
Chancellor Angela Merkel last weekend asked the country to reduce their
social contact and stay home as much as possible.
“What winter will be, what our Christmas will be, will be decided in the
days and weeks to come,” she had warned.