German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures
Germany’s health minister is urging the country’s 16 states to consider stepping up measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases
By AP News
Published - Oct 14, 2022, 06:06 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 02:44 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister on Friday urged the country's 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases.
Karl Lauterbach said he favors requiring mask-wearing indoors, a measure that has largely faded in Germany except on public transport, in medical facilities and care homes.
“The direction we’re going in isn’t a good one," Lauterbach told reporters in Berlin.
He added that it would be better for states to impose limited restrictions now than stricter ones later. “The sooner we step on the brake the better it will be.”
