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BBC OS: 2021/12/02 16:06 GMT: New Covid rules in Germany

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New Covid rules in Germany

2021/12/02 16:06 GMT

2021/12/02 16:06 GMT: New Covid rules in Germany

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Covid vaccinations could be made mandatory by February in Germany

Germany has announced plans for tough restrictions on the lives of people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. They would be banned from cultural and leisure facilities and non essential shops, and vaccination could be made mandatory by February next year, if parliament approves the measure. We'll hear what's been the reaction to the announcement.

Health officials in South Africa say that Omicron has now become the dominant strain there, and it's driving a sharp increase in new infections. We'll speak to a doctor in the province of Gauteng where the majority of the new infections are.

We also hear reaction from tennis fans after the Women's Tennis Association suspended tournaments in China over concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.


We’ll also bring together people who are currently considering whether to cancel social gatherings like Christmas parties because of the emergence of the Omicron variant.

(Photo: North Rhine-Westphalia"s State Premier Hendrik Wuest, Berlin"s Mayor Michael Mueller, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her designated successor Olaf Scholz arrive to address a news conference following a meeting with the heads of government of Germany"s federal states at the Chancellery in Berlin December 2, 2021 on measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS)

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