Unvaccinated may face restrictions in Germany, says official

German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds her annual summer news conference in Berlin (Wolfgang Kumm/dpa/AP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff has warned that restrictions for unvaccinated people may be necessary if Covid-19 case numbers reach new heights in the coming months.

But Helge Braun said in an interview with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he does not expect another coronavirus-related lockdown in Germany.