Under-Pressure German COVID-19 Labs Urge Test Strategy Reset

With daily German COVID-19 infection levels refusing to decline, testing labs are urging the health ministry to take some of the pressure off them.

Two scientists are working in laboratory. Young female researcher and her senior supervisor are doing investigations with test tubes.

A new approach to coronavirus testing in Germany was decided at a meeting of state presidents and Chancellor Merkel in a bid to provide greater protection against infection spreading in nursing homes and hospitals.

Germany’s daily COVID-19 infection levels have been nudging up as travellers return from high-risk areas. The rate of new infections went above 1,000 for the first time in four months,...

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