The German Health Minister warned on Friday that the coronavirus has no intention of giving up, even though the number of new cases has fallen in recent weeks.
Minister Jens Spahn has described the spread of new variants of Covid-19 as worrying.
According to him, 22 percent of new cases in Germany are of the new variant, compared to six percent two weeks ago.
The agency for disease control in Germany in the last 24 hours has confirmed 9 new cases and 100 deaths from the coronavirus.
The German Minister of Health has stated that the decrease in new cases is a signal that the Government and the German states were right when they decided to tighten the measures for protection from the coronavirus.
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Minister Spahn has also denied criticism of the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying it is safe and effective.
Since December, Germany has vaccinated three million people with the first dose, while another 1.5 million have also received the second dose of the vaccine.
