Germany announces major restrictions on the unvaccinated as COVID cases surge
Posted on AllSides December 2nd, 2021
From The Left
People who aren't vaccinated will be excluded from nonessential stores, cultural and recreational venues, and parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, as part of an effort to curb coronavirus infections that again topped 70,000 newly confirmed COVID cases in a 24-hour period.
The measures were necessary in light of concerns that hospitals in Germany could become overloaded with people suffering COVID-19 infections, which are more likely to be serious in those who haven't been vaccinated, Merkel said after a meeting with federal and state leaders....