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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build COVID-19 defences
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MUNICH: One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt. As well as the saltshaker, in that instant, they shared the new coronavirus, scientists have since concluded. Advertisement Advertisement That their exchange was documented at all is the result of intense scrutiny, part of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Germany caught up in mask fraud scheme
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BERLIN: Authorities in Germany have fallen victim to a multi-million-euro fraud involving masks much needed in the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said on Tuesday (Apr 7). North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state and one of the hardest hit, paid 14.7 million euros for some 10 million masks in March only to discover they did not exist,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Germany reports 5,453 new coronavirus cases, 149 more deaths
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BERLIN: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Germany has risen to 67,366 and 732 people have died of the disease, official statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday (Apr 1). Cases rose by 5,453 compared with the previous day while the death toll climbed by 149, the tally showed.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Germany to reintroduce border controls with five countries
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BERLIN: Germany will reintroduce border controls with France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg and Denmark from Monday morning due to the coronavirus crisis, interior minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday (Mar 15). “The spread of the coronavirus is progressing quickly and aggressively … one of the most important measures will be to cut off the chain of infection,”
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Germany to close borders with France, Austria, Switzerland
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BERLIN: Germany will close its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland from Monday morning due to the coronavirus crisis, a government source told AFP on Sunday (Mar 15), confirming a report in German media. The popular tabloid Bild had reported that the closures would take effect at 8.00am (0700 GMT) on Monday, and claimed that goods
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore widens travel restrictions to Italy, France, Spain, Germany
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will block entry or transit for visitors with travel history to Italy, France, Spain and Germany within the last 14 days, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in Europe. The new border restrictions, which take effect on Sunday (Mar 15) at 11.59pm, come after an increase in imported cases in Singapore, particularly of those
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Most people in Germany will get COVID-19, aim is to slow its spread: Merkel
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BERLIN: Up to 70 per cent of the population is likely to be infected with the coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday (Mar 11), adding that since there was currently no cure, the focus had to be on slowing its spread. “When the virus is out
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Germany says coronavirus cases top 1,000
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BERLIN: The number of coronavirus cases in Germany has passed 1,000, official data from the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre showed on Monday (Mar 9). There are now a total of 1,112 confirmed cases in Europe’s biggest economy, with the region of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) reporting 484 infections – the highest number among Germany’s 16
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