German govt says no target date for lifting coronavirus curbs, depends on infections

Berlin: The German government has not given a target date or deadline for lifting the coronavirus-related social distancing norms and regulations since there was no certainty about how the pandemic would develop this winter, a spokesman said on Monday.

The spokesman added that it was a wait-and-watch game, depending on the incidence of fresh or new Covid infections and the long term impact of vaccination.

“In case new Covid variants are immune to vaccination, further curbs may be imposed,” he said.

Germany reported 3,736 new coronavirus infections on Monday and a seven-day incidence rate of 71 per 100,000 people, according to the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases.