Angela Merkel announced the measures following a meeting with state leaders Germany is set to introduce tighter curbs on people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, as cases in the country hit a record high. Restrictions for unvaccinated people will be introduced in areas where hospital admissions exceed a set threshold, Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Germany’s 16 states agreed. Under the rules, the unvaccinated will be excluded from certain venues. Mrs Merkel described the situation with Covid in the country as “dramatic”. “We need to quickly put a brake on the exponential rise” in cases and intensive care unit occupancy, she said. The number of daily cases in Germany rose sharply on Thursday to more than 65,000 – by far the highest figure since the pandemic began. The new rules, agreed in a crisis meeting, mean that in areas with a hospitalisation rate of […]