Germany, however, announced Wednesday that it will extend its virus curbs until 2021 and plans to seek a deal with European partners to close ski slopes until January 10. Infected tourists at ski resorts helped spread the virus across Europe earlier this year. The move put Berlin and Paris on a collision course with resort operators and holiday hotspot Austria ahead of the crucial Christmas season. But Covid-19 has been surging nationwide for weeks, with daily numbers of new cases regularly topping 150,000. On Wednesday it spiked to nearly 200,000 cases, with a death toll of more than 2,400 -- a six-month high.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 26, 2020 02:26 UTC