Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in Covid-19 pandemic

The German flag on top of the Reichstag building flies at half-mast (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Germany is paying tribute to the nearly 80,000 people it has lost to coronavirus, even as the country struggles to get a grip on another rise in infections.

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will lead a memorial event with other top officials at Berlin’s Konzerthaus concert hall.