BERLIN — Germany’s seven-day average of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people fell on Thursday for the third day in a row to 155 – its lowest level in two weeks, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed.
The incidence figure – a key metric the German government is using to determine when to tighten or ease the lockdown – hit 169 on Monday, but has fallen each day since then. The last time it was under 160 was on April 14, when the incidence was 153.
Germany has been struggling to contain a third wave of infections, with efforts complicated by the more contagious B117 variant, which first emerged in Britain, and a relatively slow start …
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