Leaders of Covid-hit German states call for national lockdown
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from on (#5G0HH)
Leading virologist says country is in serious and complicated' stage of pandemic
Regional leaders of two German states badly hit by a third wave of coronavirus have urged the rest of the country to reimpose a tough lockdown to flatten infection rates, as a leading virologist said Germany was in a serious and complicated" stage of the pandemic.
In a joint letter reported on by Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, Bavaria's conservative premier, Markus Soder, and the Green head of Baden-Wurttemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, said the situation was more serious than many believe".
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