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Originally Posted by Taf

Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and the governors of Germany's 16 states agreed today to step up the country's lockdown measures from December 16 to January 10 to stop the spread of covid-19.

Germany recorded 20,200 new cases and 321 additional deaths on Saturday (84 million population). The UK recorded 18,447 new cases and 144 additional deaths (68 million population).