{"id":211802,"date":"2021-03-26T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/third-covid-19-wave-could-be-the-worst-yet-germany-warns\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T18:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T15:53:00","slug":"third-covid-19-wave-could-be-the-worst-yet-germany-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/third-covid-19-wave-could-be-the-worst-yet-germany-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Third COVID-19 wave could be the worst yet, Germany warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed139b8f53\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/third-covid-19-wave-could-be-the-worst-yet-germany-warns\/#Europes_third_wave_is_worsening_with_more_countries_tightening_their_lockdowns\" >Europe\u2019s third wave is worsening, with more countries tightening their lockdowns<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/third-covid-19-wave-could-be-the-worst-yet-germany-warns\/#Lina_Saigol\" >Lina Saigol<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Third COVID-19 wave could be the worst yet, Germany warns<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Europes_third_wave_is_worsening_with_more_countries_tightening_their_lockdowns\"><\/span>\n  Europe\u2019s third wave is worsening, with more countries tightening their lockdowns<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000212003\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       German health officials have warned that the country\u2019s third wave of coronavirus disease could be the worst yet and will place the country\u2019s hospitals under severe strain if left unchecked.<\/p>\n<p> There are \u201cclear signs\u201d that the third wave that Germany currently is in \u201ccould be even worse than the first two waves,\u201d said Lothar Wieler, head of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rki.de\/EN\/Content\/Institute\/institute_node.html;jsessionid=E1213BA2F01423E36232F3D70C2987A7.internet101\" class=\"icon none\">Robert Koch Institute<\/a> (RKI) for Infectious Diseases, at a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference with health minister Jens Spahn on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Wieler said there could be as many as 100,000 new coronavirus disease cases daily if the situation isn\u2019t contained.<\/p>\n<p>The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 21,573 on Friday, according to the RKI, while the death toll increased by 183.<\/p>\n<p>Spahn said the health system could reach its limit by April as infections rise. \u201cAt the moment, the figures are rising too fast and the variants are making the situation especially dangerous,\u201d he said, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/covid-19-pandemic\/several-european-countries-under-new-covid-lockdown-restrictions\" class=\"icon none\">DW reported.<\/a> \u201cIf this continues unchecked, we run the risk of our health system could reach its breaking point in April.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the more contagious variant of coronavirus, the B117 variant first detected in the U.K., has now become the dominant strain in Germany, and she described it as a \u201cnew pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssentially, we have a new virus\u2026it is much deadlier, much more infectious and infectious for much longer,\u201d Merkel said, as she announced a strict lockdown over the Easter holiday period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> Germany drops Easter shutdown plan, Merkel apologizes<\/p>\n<p>Merkel reversed the decision a day later, calling it \u201ca mistake,\u201d after coming under widespread criticism from business leaders and scientists.<\/p>\n<p>Spahn also said a requirement for all airline passengers entering Germany to provide a negative coronavirus test would come into force from midnight on Monday and last until May 12. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Germany\u2019s warning came just hours after France placed three more regions into strict lockdowns from Friday for the next month, including the area around the city of Lyon, as it also moved to control the third wave of coronavirus disease that is sweeping across Europe. Last week, France announced a month-long lockdown in 16 regions, including the zone around Paris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating almost everywhere in France,\u201d said health minister Olivier V\u00e9ran, at a news conference on Thursday, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-france\/france-puts-region-around-lyon-in-lockdown-idUSP6N2L9008\" class=\"icon none\">Reuters<\/a>. \u201cThe pressure on the hospital system will continue in this new wave. We\u2019re well into it\u2026and nowhere near out of it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Rising numbers of infections have also prompted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-health-coronavirus-belgium\/belgium-imposes-new-lockdown-to-fight-third-covid-19-wave-idUSKBN2BG20W?il=0\" class=\"icon none\">Belgium<\/a> to reintroduce strict measures, with the government saying on Wednesday that schools would close and residents would have limited access to nonessential businesses.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Poland is also battling a surge in new infections, prompting the government to extend coronavirus restrictions for the two-week period surrounding Easter, as it warned that the healthcare system risks being overrun. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong>Global case tally for COVID-19 nears 124 million as U.S. health experts question AstraZeneca trial data<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Monday that the third wave of COVID-19 that has hit Europe will <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-56486067\" class=\"icon none\">\u201cwash up on our shores as well.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The spike in new cases comes amid growing anger at the slow pace of vaccinations across the European Union, which has been exacerbated by delayed deliveries, as well as the suspension in several countries of the use of the vaccine from drug company AstraZeneca<br \/>\n        AZN,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203048482\/delayed\" class=\"positive\">+0.85%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       following reports of blood clot concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> EU proposes tougher controls on COVID-19 vaccine exports as supply row deepens<\/p>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said AstraZeneca must \u201ccatch up\u201d and honor the contract it has with the EU member states before it is allowed to export vaccines\u00a0to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a news conference following a virtual summit of EU leaders on Thursday, von der Leyen said the trading bloc wanted to make sure it gets its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/statement_21_1444\" class=\"icon none\">\u201cfair share\u201d of vaccines. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we must be able to explain to our citizens that if companies export their vaccines to the whole world, it is because they are fully honoring their commitments and it does not risk security of supply in the European Union,\u201d she said in an accompanying statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> Vaccine shortages and spreading pandemic exacerbate tensions in Europe<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Lina Saigol\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lina_Saigol\"><\/span>Lina Saigol<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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