Germanys

Germany’s daily coronavirus death toll drops to 92

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Germany has today extended its €1.1trillion coronavirus spending package to guarantee 100 per cent of loans to small and medium-sized firms.   Angela Merkel’s government will underwrite €500,000 of lending to companies with up to 50 employees and €800,000 for firms with up to 250 workers.   ‘These speedy loans should make sure that middle-sized companies have … Read more

Experts say Germany’s measures to stop coronavirus are working and need to be maintained

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Measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Germany have today started to show effect, say experts – despite the country’s death toll breaking through 1,000.  While the number of infections reached nearly 80,000 today, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control reassured the country that the spread was slowing. RKI president … Read more