“We are seeing exponential growth,” she said, adding that the Covid fourth wave is already emerging. Merkel said she expected cases to double in the next two weeks. “The more people are vaccinated, the more are protected against a severe course (of Covid),” she said. As of Thursday, 60.4 percent of Germans had received one jab against Covid-19, with 48 percent fully vaccinated. Flood tragedyIn Merkel’s last question and answer session, the Chancellor also talked about the western German flood tragedy.

Source: The Local July 22, 2021 10:18 UTC