On 22 January 2020, the German government considered the spread of COVID-19 as a "very low health risk" for Germans and the virus in general as "far less dangerous" than SARS. New travel advisories would not be necessary.

Apr 5, 2022 · The 3G rule has been extended, mandatory testing in hospitals and homes expanded and a renewed home office requirement introduced: The new Infection Protection Act continues to enable uniform protective measures against the coronavirus throughout Germany. The legislative package has come into force.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Germany has resulted in 38,437,860 [3] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 174,979 [3] deaths. On 27 January 2020, the first case in Germany was confirmed near Munich, Bavaria. [5] By mid February, the arising cluster of cases had been fully contained. [6]

The corona pandemic and the numbers of people with COVID-19 are increasing in Germany, as elsewhere in Europe. We will keep you up-to-date on the spread of the virus and what the Federal Government and individual states are doing to slow it down.

Apr 4, 2024 · A growing number of German politicians and health experts are calling for a review of the government's COVID-19 pandemic response. One possibility would be for the Bundestag to set up...

Dec 5, 2023 · Berlin (dpa) - The German government wants to prepare Germany organisationally for the rapid growth of Corona infections with hundreds of thousands of infected people expected every day. Experts expect this "omicron wall" to reach hospitals after two weeks at the earliest.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has demonstrated elements of success across the four phases of our preparedness and response framework: prevent, detect, contain, and treat. However, starting in October 2020, the country experienced a major surge in cases and deaths that has yet to be brought under control as of January 2021.

Mar 12, 2025 · Germany's foreign intelligence service in 2020 put at 80%-90% the likelihood that the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic was accidentally released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology ...

Western media has heaped endless praise on Germany’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Sometimes with very good reason. German politicians and policymakers can safely pat themselves on the back for at least three sets of achievements in …

The German Government’s international efforts to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic will take place at three coordinated levels: • Multilateral: The German Government will use its members-