The number of infections per 100,000 people over seven days also rose to 113.3. At the same time a week ago, the RKI had recorded 17,504 new infections and 227 coronavirus deaths within one day. According to RKI head Lothar Wieler, the current nationwide lockdown in place until April 18th is the only sensible way to halt the rise in infections. It must not be our only response to the third coronavirus wave,” Reinhardt told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland. READ ALSO: Why one German town is lifting its lockdown despite third coronavirus waveOn Monday, Germany extended its months-long lockdown further to April 18th.

Source: The Local March 25, 2021 09:45 UTC