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Countdown to Lockdown
Germany Is Faring Poorly in the Second Wave of the Coronavirus
Germany has squandered the gains it made this spring in dealing with the coronavirus. A series of miscalculations by politicians in the fall has contributed to a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections in recent days. A second lockdown is coming.
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The intensive care unit at Essen s university hospital: It s increasingly looking like Germany s lockdown light in November was lost time.
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Fabian Strauch / dpa
Three headlines from recent days: The Collm Hospital in the town of Oschatz in northern Saxony is filling up. It is only admitting patients who fall into the triage category red,” meaning people whose lives are acutely threatened.