Why has Test and Trace fallen apart in England while other countries have managed to make the system work? The principle is simple – test people with symptoms, trace their contacts and ask them to self-isolate – but the execution has varied dramatically. England has lagged behind countries such as South Korea, which rapidly grasped … Read more
I’ve always loved pretzels. For my hen do, I dragged 10 friends to Cologne for a weekend of wheat beer and salt-crusted doughy deliciousness. So it’s hardly surprising that, hours after arriving in Baden-Württemberg, a mountainous region of southern Germany with the Black Forest at its heart, I’m polishing off my fourth one – a … Read more
A group of British anti-maskers behaved ‘like spoiled brats’ when they refused to wear face coverings on a flight home from Berlin, a source claimed today. Charisse Burchett was criticised on Wednesday after she shared an image of herself and two women on board an aircraft having apparently won a ‘stand off’ with airport staff. … Read more
A group of British anti-maskers behaved ‘like spoiled brats’ when they refused to wear face coverings on a flight home from Berlin, a source claimed today. Charisse Burchett was criticised on Wednesday after she shared an image of herself and two women on board an aircraft having apparently won a ‘stand off’ with airport staff. … Read more
British anti-maskers spark anger by boasting about refusing to wear face coverings on flight home from anti-lockdown protest in Berlin ‘due to medical exemptions’ after stand-off with ‘Nazi police’ Charisse Burchett tweeted the image after winning a ‘stand off’ with airport staff Charisse was travelling on a flight with two women from Berlin to the … Read more
A Berlin court has suspended an order for bars and restaurants to close from 11pm to 6am after finding that ‘it was not apparent’ such a measure could help fight coronavirus. Ruling on a case brought by 11 restaurant owners, the administrative court noted that new infections in Germany currently stem from private gatherings of … Read more
Coronavirus swabs should be analysed in batches to speed up the Government’s lagging testing programme, experts say. The method, known as pooled testing, involves combining multiple swabs in a batch into a single test tube. If Covid-19 is not detected in the combined sample, all patients are presumed to be negative. If any viral particles are … Read more
Angela Merkel has warned Germany is heading for ‘disaster’ after regional leaders refused to sign off on her tough new coronavirus measures amid surging cases in Europe. Coronavirus deaths almost doubled today in Italy and at least nine countries on the continent saw their highest ever daily infection tallies on Thursday. Merkel lost her temper … Read more
Angela Merkel fears Germany is heading for ‘disaster’ after regional leaders refused to sign off on her tough new coronavirus measures amid surging cases in Europe. Coronavirus deaths almost doubled today in Italy and at least nine countries on the continent saw their highest ever daily infection tallies on Thursday. Merkel lost her temper with … Read more
The Czech Republic is facing a medical ‘collapse’ with the army rigging up field hospitals as the country suffers the worst infection rate in Europe. After escaping the first wave relatively lightly, the Eastern European country has been battered by a resurgence in recent weeks which has infected more than 4,000 hospital workers and forced … Read more