Germany edges closer to coronavirus goal but variants pose a new threat
From CNN s Claudia Otto in Berlin
A medical assistant prepares a rapid antigen Covid-19 test at the Koeln Messe trade fair grounds on February 8 in Cologne, Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Germany s seven-day Covid-19 case incidence rate has dropped below 100 for the first time in three months, according to its infectious disease agency a key metric in the country s fight against the pandemic.
That means in the past week, the Robert Koch Institute only reported 72.8 infections per 100,000 residents.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has consistently told the public the goal is to push infections under the rate of 50 cases per 100,000 residents, in order to start reopening the country.
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