Germany declares a Covid ‘third wave’ has begun; Italy set for Easter lockdown
2021-03-13 09:25:17 source:CNBC
March 12, 2021
LONDON — The head of Germany’s public health agency on Friday warned that a third wave of coronavirus infections has already begun.
It comes at a time when the country has started to gradually relax lockdown restrictions, amid a government-led effort to speed up its vaccination rollout to as many adults as possible.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had previously warned the country could be caught in a third wave of infections if restrictive public health measures were lifted too quickly.
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