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Germany's health minister urges voluntary use of face masks

Germany’s health minister has urged residents to wear face masks indoors to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

German health minister pushes fourth COVID shot ahead of autumn wave

There will not be another attempt to make COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory, said German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, while making the case for more people to get a second booster shot.

Reuters · Jun 17, 2022

Serious concern about new wave of Covid as Germany reintroduces face masks indoors

The number of Covid patients in Irish hospitals has begun to grow again, rising to 477 on Wednesday

Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

G7 agree pact to better prepare for future pandemics

The Group of Seven wealthy democracies has announced plans to strengthen epidemiological early-warning systems to detect infectious diseases with pandemic potential

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Germany's top court OKs vaccine mandate for health workers

Germany’s top court has approved rules requiring that health workers be vaccinated against COVID-19

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Germany OKs more COVID-19 vaccine spending for this fall

Germany's health minister says the government plans to spend another 830 million euros ($872 million) to buy new coronavirus vaccines that will allow the country to deal with a series of possible variants this fall

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

German Health Minister Speeds Up Cannabis Reform For This Summer

Germany decriminalized medical cannabis in 2016 and in November 2021, leaders of Germany’s incoming governing parties stated they had a formal agreement to legalize marijuana.

Benzinga · May 6, 2022

4 Germans arrested over extremist blackout, kidnapping plan

German authorities say four people have been arrested and have been weapons seized in an investigation of suspected anti-government extremists who allegedly planned to cause a long nationwide blackout and kidnap well-known figures including the country's health minister

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Police Foil Plot to Kidnap Germany's Health Minister

German police have detained four German nationals suspected of plotting to kidnap German health minister Karl Lauterbach and destroy power facilities to cause a nationwide power outage. "The two main suspects are believed to have agreed with others to mount an attack on the federal health minister," a spokesperson for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022

German health minister says would-be kidnappers aimed to destabilise state

German health minister Karl Lauterbach said a foiled plot to kidnap him showed that there were forces at play that were using protests against COVID-19 restrictions to destabilise the state and the country's democratic system.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2022