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German COVID cases not rising as rapidly, still too high-RKI deputy

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Berlin
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus cases does not appear to be rising as rapidly, the vice president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Friday, but warned that case numbers remained too high.

Lars Schaade told a weekly news conference that the number of new infections was rising in particular among those aged between 30 and 59 and said the virus was “not harmless” even for younger and healthier people.

(Reporting by Caroline Copley; Editing by Maria Sheahan)