Germany surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases, death rate up

Read full article 15 January 2021, 10:29 am·2-min read Vaccinations at Havelhoehe community hospital in Berlin BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany surpassed 2 million coronavirus infections and the death toll from the pandemic reached almost 45,000, experts said on Friday, a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded "very fast action" to curb the deadly virus. Europe's biggest economy and most populous country managed the pandemic better than neighbours last spring. But it has seen a sharp rise in cases and...