With an unprecedented record jump, the death toll from the Corona virus in Germany within 24 hours approached the threshold of 600 cases, amid calls for a comprehensive and strict lockdown across the country.

Today, Wednesday, the Robert Koch Federal Institute for Infectious Diseases confirmed that 590 deaths were recorded as a result of complications from the Coronavirus, which breaks the previous record (487 deaths), which dates back to the second of this December, and raises the total number of deaths caused by infection directly or indirectly in the country. To 19932.

During the last 24 hours, the Institute monitored 20,815 new cases of the virus that causes the "Covid-19" disease, bringing the total number of infections recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic to one million and 218524.

Against the backdrop of the high rate of Corona's outbreak in the country, calls have increased among medical officials and experts to tighten the partial lockdown that was imposed five weeks ago and replace it with a nationwide lockdown.

Chancellor Angela Merkel today expressed her support for the recommendations of the German Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) regarding the need to tighten restrictions on social life during the Christmas holidays.

These recommendations include a call to cancel attendance lessons in schools, starting from December 14, extending the school holiday, and forcing companies to suspend attendance activities and continue working remotely as much as possible.

Merkel expressed opposition to proposals to reopen hotels over Christmas and agreed to recommendations to close shops from Christmas until January 10.

Source: RT + Deutsche Fillet

By:Nadeemy Haded