Germans warned to stick to guidelines as Covid infections hit three-month high

Virus Outbreak Germany

Germany’s government has urged citizens to keep their guard up and stick to public health guidelines, as new Covid-19 infections hit a three-month high and schools reopened in the country’s most populous state.

Germany’s response so far has widely been seen as successful in slowing the spread of the pandemic efficiently and quickly, but the country’s disease control authority on Wednesday reported 1,226 new infections, the highest number since early May, although the figure has topped 1,000 on several days recently.