Germany set to plan new coronavirus measures as numbers spike

A Red Cross worker stands at a tent where he conducts rapid Covid-19 tests in Biberach in Germany (Stefan Puchner/dpa via AP)

Germany’s national disease control centre has reported a record-high number of daily Covid-19 cases as the country’s parliament was set to discuss legislation that would provide a new legal framework for coronavirus measures.

The Robert Koch Institute registered 50,196 new cases on Thursday, up from 33,949 daily cases a week earlier.