Disease centre urges Germans to cancel or avoid big events as Covid cases soar

Commuters wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they arrives at the public transport station Brandenburger Tor in central Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Germany battles a fourth wave of the coronavirus with high number of infections in the recent days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany’s disease control centre has urged people to cancel or avoid large events and to reduce contacts as the country’s coronavirus infection rate hits the latest in a string of new highs.

The Robert Koch Institute said Germany’s infection rate had climbed to 263.7 new cases per 100,000 residents over seven days, up from 249.1 the previous day.