Robert Koch Institute

BERLIN: The number of people, who have died of the coronavirus in Germany, has risen by 859 to 50,642 within the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday. Within the same period of time, the number of confirmed cases in…

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that she has agreed with state governors to extend the country's current lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31. Merkel said they also are tightening curbs on social contacts, in line…