Will Germany Impose Lockdown Again?

Germany was once looked upon as a best example of how to deal with the coronavirus. Now, it is recording close to 50,000 new Covid cases a day, prompting a dire warning of a dramatic rise in fatalities during the fourth wave of Covid, as the delta variant spreads as the weather gets colder.

Thursday marks the fourth day in a row that it has posted a fresh daily high with the number of new cases coming in at 50,196.

Germany is Europe’s largest economy imposed lockdowns in 2020 to stem the spread of the virus hit Germany’s economy, which is now also suffering from subsequent supply chain issues and there’s a reluctance in the country to lock down again but so far the government said they don’t want to impose any new lockdowns on the service sector.

The key trigger of a slowdown in the service sector would be if there are severe lockdown restrictions on retail, on schools and on other areas, for example, hotels and restaurants.

Data from the country’s public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, showed that Germany’s total number of cases has now hit 4.89 million and that the number of fatalities stands at 97,198. The data is worrying Germany’s officials and public health experts.