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Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Strict lockdown measures begin as cases soar

FRANCE24, 17 Dec 2020
#Germany reported a record level of #coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder #lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country recorded 179.8 virus infections per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, a new high and significantly more than the 149 per 100,000 reported a week ago by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's disease control center. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports.

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