Angela Merkel says infections may rise 10-fold by Easter if virus’s spread is not halted
Germany’s tough anti-Covid measures are likely to last a further eight to 10 weeks, Angela Merkel has warned, while Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is set to extend the Netherlands’ national lockdown into next month.
As Europe struggles to stem the number of cases and deaths and concerns about the new, more contagious British variant mount, the German chancellor said infections could rise 10-fold by Easter if the country did not succeed in containing the virus’s spread.
