Merkel Says German Covid Spike ‘Worse Than Anything We’ve Seen’

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Published Nov 22, 2021 07:00AM ET

Updated Nov 22, 2021 07:18AM ET

Merkel Says German Covid Spike ‘Worse Than Anything We’ve Seen’

(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel said the latest surge in Covid-19 infections is worse than anything Germany has experienced so far and called for tighter restrictions to help check the spread.

Merkel told officials from her CDU party Monday that the situation is “highly dramatic” and warned that hospitals would soon be overwhelmed unless the fourth wave of the virus is broken, according to a person familiar with her remarks.

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