The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Germany has risen to 148046 on Thursday including 5094 deaths, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.
RKI added that the number of cases rose by 2325, compared with the previous day and the death toll climbed by 215.
Germany has decided to slowly ease lockdown measures taken to contain the widespread Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In a press conference, the German chancellor Angela Merkel announced that social distancing will continue until May 3, urging Germans to use face masks in shops and public transport.
She also added that as of next week shops under a certain size could open their doors, and schools will gradually start to reopen from 4 May.
It is worth mentioning that the country has tightened curbs on social interactions to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak, banning public gatherings of more than two people.
The measures included the closure of hair, beauty and massage facilities. Other non-essential shops had already been shut down.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
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