A German prince has died in a Ducati motorbike accident after smashing into a barrier on a Bavarian autobahn. Prince Otto of Hesse died in the early hours of Sunday after swerving on his €20,000 motorbike and crashing into the guard rail near Lake Constance. The 55-year-old – a businessman who owned several McDonald’s franchises … Read more
Germany’s coronavirus rate of infection has dropped below the critical threshold of 1, after previously climbing amid the easing of lockdown measures. The country’s ‘R’ figure – known as the rate of infection – stood at 0.94 on Tuesday. It will come as a welcome relief for officials after remaining above 1 for three days … Read more
Germany’s number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country’s lockdown measures earlier this week. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death toll rose by 94 … Read more
Germany recorded just 1,018 new coronavirus cases today in the smallest jump for more than six weeks. The latest figures bring the total number of cases from 154,175 to 155,193, an increase of just 0.7 per cent which is the lowest since the crisis began. The 1,018 new infections are the fewest since March 14, … Read more
Germany has today extended its €1.1trillion coronavirus spending package to guarantee 100 per cent of loans to small and medium-sized firms. Angela Merkel’s government will underwrite €500,000 of lending to companies with up to 50 employees and €800,000 for firms with up to 250 workers. ‘These speedy loans should make sure that middle-sized companies have … Read more
Measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Germany have today started to show effect, say experts – despite the country’s death toll breaking through 1,000. While the number of infections reached nearly 80,000 today, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control reassured the country that the spread was slowing. RKI president … Read more
Germany’s death toll from coronavirus broke through 1,000 today while the number of infections reached nearly 80,000. The Robert Koch Institute announced another 145 deaths in its latest figures this morning, a similar jump to yesterday’s 140 and Wednesday’s 149. It brings Germany’s death toll from 872 to 1,017, with a mortality rate of 1.3 … Read more
Germany‘s death rate from coronavirus is far lower than that of its hard-hit European neighbours, but scientists are not sure why. The latest official figures show 22,762 coronavirus cases in Germany and 86 deaths – a death rate of just 0.4 per cent, or one in every 265 patients. That puts Germany’s death rate well … Read more