Merkel Warns Virus Spike Leaves No Room to Ease Restrictions
- France makes office masks mandatory, Austria tightens travel
- ‘We are in the midst of the pandemic,’ chancellor says
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Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out any further loosening of virus measures, saying that a doubling in the number of daily cases in Germany in the last three weeks needs to be brought under control.
Europe’s largest economy recorded the biggest increase in coronavirus cases in nearly four months on Tuesday, fueling fears about a resurgence of infections across the continent.