Health

The Easter holidays would have been less interesting without the latest discussion that is going on in Berlin. In an interview, Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned there could be "a killer variant" of the Coronavirus in fall. It did not take long until virologists criticized him.

According to the Robert Koch Institute, the zenith of the ongoing Coronavirus wave has been overcome. A week ago, the Institute had said it was likely the peak…

In Germany, persons who work at hospitals or care homes have been forced to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus since mid-March. But the Berlin Bundestag…

In Germany, persons infected with the Coronavirus were supposed to isolate themselves voluntarily from May 1st. But, three weeks ahead of this date, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced the mandatory quarantine would remain in place after all.

Last night, the interim period for federal states that wanted to keep the old Corona rules ended. They now have two options: Get rid of most Corona rules or…

Now that Berlin got rid of the mandatory mask rule in shops and restaurants, the number of new Corona infections started decreasing. There was hope this trend…

The Federal Republic of Germany is throwing most of its Corona regulations overboard. But two states are applying the 'Corona hotspot rule'. In Berlin, many restaurants and bars reportedly want to keep stricter rules as well.

On Thursday, Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the highest number of new Coronavirus infections of all time. Within the past 24 hours, there have…

Germany just got rid of almost all Corona rules because the situation was supposed to improve. The problem is that the improvement failed to appear. Now, what?…

Now that both the Bundestag and the Bundesrat have approved the new Infection Protection Act, most Corona regulations are being lifted. Germany will now have what it calls a 'basic protection' against the virus.