Then it doesn't matter how many laws we make," Haseloff, a member of Merkel's Christian Democrats, told MDR television. Haseloff's Saxony-Anhalt region currently has the third highest infection rate in Germany, behind Thuringia and Saxony, all in the former Communist east. Schools will have to return to distance learning if the virus incidence rises above 200 per 100,000, a limit already exceeded in Saxony and Thuringia. The number of coronavirus cases rose by 21,693 on Wednesday to 3,044,016, while the death toll rose by 342 to 79,088. The national seven-day virus incidence per 100,000 rose to 153 from 141 on Tuesday.

Source: bd News24 April 14, 2021 13:07 UTC