With infections rising, there is already a shortage of staff in many areas of public service. This is taking a toll on the postal services, public transport, air traffic, and even emergency services.
Restrictions imposed quickly to combat the COVID pandemic have a measurable effect, according to an expert commission in Germany.The assessment comes at a time when infections again threaten to spiral out of control.
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In an interview, leading German virologist Christian Drosten discusses his concerns about a major new wave of COVID-19 this winter, his own mistakes in the pandemic and the reasons he distanced himself from a government committee convened to battle the disease.