Merkel looks to impose restrictions as Covid infections soar in Germany

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel (Chris J Ratcliffe/PA)

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will have to apply an “emergency brake” to reverse some recent relaxations of pandemic restrictions as coronavirus infections accelerate.

Germany’s national disease control centre says new infections are growing exponentially as the more contagious Covid-19 variant first detected in Britain has become dominant in the country.