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German infection numbers still need to fall significantly: government spokesman

FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Frankfurt
FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Frankfurt

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has managed to stabilise the number of coronavirus infections but has not yet reversed the trend, a government spokesman said on Friday.

The number of infections still needs to fall significantly, he added ahead of another meeting of Chancellor Angela Merkel with state premiers over the issue on Wednesday.

The government’s goal is to reduce infections to 50 cases per 100,000 people over seven days while the incidence now is around 140 cases, he said.

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Editing by Maria Sheahan)