Germany, facing fourth wave, considers new COVID-19 curbs, compulsory vaccinations

Germany considers new COVID-19 curbs, compulsory vaccines Germany should impose further restrictions to try to stop a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, outgoing Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday as more politicians backed the idea of compulsory vaccinations. Reuters Reuters

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The surge in infections comes at a difficult time as Chancellor Angela Merkel is preparing to hand over to a new government after a national election in September.

Spahn said more public spaces should be restricted to those who were vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID-19 and also had a negative test.

"We are having to move patients around as intensive care units are full and that doesn't just affect COVID-19 patients," he told Germany's Deutschlandfunk radio. ...

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