Germany is set to introduce new anti-coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year’s Eve festivities, curbing nightlife and limiting private parties for those vaccinated to a maximum of ten people. The impending curbs were announced by Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, after a meeting with the leaders of the country’s states. The new measures […]
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Over half of Germans want lockdown for all – poll
A recent poll by YouGov indicates that 53% of Germans support the idea of a sweeping lockdown all across the country, amid a surge in Covid cases. 38%, on the other hand, do not want to see the screws tightened even further, while another 8% are undecided. The pollsters surveyed 2,049 Germans online between November […]
Germans will be ‘vaccinated, cured or dead’ by winter’s end – minister
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said that everyone will be immunized or succumb to the coronavirus in the coming months as he urged the public to get the shot. “Probably by the end of this winter, as is sometimes cynically said, pretty much everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, cured or dead,” Spahn said […]
Germans facing ‘really terrible Christmas’
The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s disease control agency, has warned that the country will face a “really terrible Christmas” unless steps are taken to mitigate a huge rise in Covid-19 cases. Speaking on Thursday, the director of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, reiterated the case for new, strict countermeasures to prevent the spread of […]
Germans swear off HUGS and handshakes even after pandemic ends – poll
People in the German state of Hessen are reportedly so spooked by Covid-19 that many don’t expect to resume hugging their friends and family members – or even shaking hands – once the pandemic ends. Almost a third of people surveyed by health insurer AOK Hessen said they will continue to refrain from hugging loved […]
Fake vaccine passports could land Germans in prison – reports
Germany’s parliamentary leaders are reportedly preparing a draft law to extend coronavirus measures into next year, and have proposed fines or imprisonment for anyone forging Covid-19 vaccine certificates. DETAILS TO FOLLOW source: RT
68% of Germans want CDU’s chancellor candidate Laschet to resign from all political posts after election loss – YouGov poll
A solid majority believes Armin Laschet, a candidate for the chancellorship of Germany from Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc, must step away from politics after a historic defeat in the parliamentary election, a new poll shows. According to a YouGov poll cited by German media on Wednesday, 68% want Laschet to step down from all political […]
Germans vote in historic election, with Angela Merkel up for replacement after 16 years in power
Germans are voting to elect a new parliament that will then replace the venerable Chancellor Angela Merkel. The race has been extremely tight, and the coalition-building to follow will likely be messy. Polling stations opened across Germany on Sunday morning, with just over 60 million people eligible to vote. The Bundestag officially has 598 seats, […]
52% of Germans won’t miss Chancellor Angela Merkel, new poll indicates a day before general election
As her long service as chancellor comes to an end, more than a half of all Germans will not be missing Angela Merkel, a new poll has shown. The country’s new leader will be determined on Sunday. In a poll of 5,007 people conducted by Civey for the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper between September 22 and […]








