DW: Coronavirus digest: German health minister warns of 'massive' omicron wave
Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned of a "massive fifth wave" due to the omicron variant. Follow DW for the latest.
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned Friday of a "massive fifth wave" of the coronavirus the country is facing with the arrival of the omicron variant.
At a press conference in Hanover, Lauterbach said, "We must prepare for a challenge that we have not yet had in this form."
Although omicron may be milder than other variants, this might
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Update #1: German health minister expects "massive" fifth coronavirus wave (Reuters)
Update #2: German health minister expects ‘massive’ fifth coronavirus wave (The Independent)
Update #3: Germany considers classing Britain a travel-restricted Covid 'variant area' – despite its own health minister admitting it is about to be hit by 'massive fifth wave' (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: Germany is not the only European country facing another wave .... COVID in Europe: Records broken as UK and Denmark see Omicron surge (Euronews/AP).