Angela Merkel meets with German state governors to decide anti-Covid rules
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with the governors of the country's 16 states, today, Tuesday, to decide how to deal with measures related to confronting the emerging Corona virus.
The meeting comes amid debate over whether people who have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from the virus should enjoy greater freedoms than those who have not.
While Germany has relatively low numbers of cases of the virus, compared to other European countries, the number of cases is rising again, and the authorities fear that young people who have not yet received vaccinations, and the spread of the virus in the coming weeks and months.
Yesterday, Monday, the German authorities recorded 2,480 new cases of the virus, an increase of 700 compared to last week.
About 45.6 million people, or nearly 55 percent of the population, have received the full dose of the vaccine.
After a slow start to the vaccination campaign, which has only really gained momentum since last March, vaccination rates have fallen again in recent weeks, and officials fear they may not reach the target set by the country's disease control agency, which is to immunize at least 85% of the population. People between the ages of 12 and 59.
