Coronavirus: Don’t travel for Christmas, reduce contact by 60%, German health authority says
12 December 2020 |
11:13 am
A jump in coronavirus infections in Germany is "worrying," the head of the country's disease control agency said. The Robert Koch Institute chief said people in Germany may face tighter lockdown restrictions.
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