Coronavirus in Germany

Coronavirus: Latest updates

The Federal Government informs about the Corona crisis

Where can I get help if I develop symptoms?

If you suspect you or someone else has the coronavirus, you can call the following numbers and find out what steps to take next:

Federal Ministry of Health corona hotline: 030 346465100
Emergency telephone number for the treatment of patients: 0800 0117722
Emergency medical service: 116117

A throat swab provides information about a possible infection.

Tracking Coronavirus' spread in Germany

How many people are ill, how many have recovered, what about the R value? You can find answers to these and other questions here.

How Germany is responding

Germany has initiated a series of measures to slow down the spread of the virus and alleviate its effects on the economy. Find out more here:

Frank Hartmann, Commissioner for Crisis Management at the Federal Foreign Office

“An incredible effort”

So far, 212,000 German an European tourists have been brought home in the wake of the corona crisis. Frank Hartmann from the Federal Foreign Office explains how this is organised.

Corona assistance for students

As of Tuesday, 16 June, students who are in financial distress because of the Coronavirus pandemic can apply for government support.

The Federal Government is supporting creatives in Germany and abroad.

Help for creative artists

Because of the corona pandemic, many creatives fear for their livelihoods. This is how the Federal Government is helping creative artists internationally.

False information about the Corona pandemic is spreading fast.

Containing the 'infodemic'

Myths, rumours, false information: the role they are playing in the Corona crisis and how to recognize them.

Journalism in the time of the coronavirus

Freedom of the press in the time of the coronavirus

Independent journalism: how the coronavirus crisis affects press freedom, and how Germany is supporting freedom of the press.

Simulation with a dummy at the OTH Regensburg

Simple life savers

The coronavirus is making us inventive: how German universities are helping to master the pandemic with small innovations.

#Beyondcrisis wants to start the future now with vigorous ideas.

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The coronavirus crisis as an opportunity

Corona app: can you fight a virus with digital technology?

Tracking down the virus

Voluntary apps could soon play an important role in stopping the spread of the coronavirus. These three platforms could help to achieve that.

Raising questions

“We immediately offered our help”

Fighting Covid-19 around the world

Direct funding, experts, technology: How German development cooperation is helping partner countries to combat the pandemic.

Leopoldina: Wer steckt hinter der Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften?

Coronavirus: What is the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina that advises the German government?

In the coronavirus pandemic, politicians have to listen to scientists to make decisions on what measures to take. In Germany, the Leopoldina plays a special role. What exactly is the Academy of Sciences?

Workers urgently needed

The Covid-19 crisis is intensely affecting the economy, but some sectors in Germany are still looking for workers.

Air traffic is suffering severely from Corona: parked Lufthansa aircraft in Frankfurt.

Help for the economy

The Corona crisis is hitting the economy hard. Find out here what the government and Länder are doing in Germany to help companies and people.

Paris – deserted because of the Corona crisis.

Solidarity in times of the Corona virus

Solidarity in the Corona crisis: Germany takes in critically ill patients and sends help to Italy.

Kimmich (l.) and Goretzka launched the #WeKickCorona campaign

Solidarity in the crisis

Working together against Corona: more and more people are getting involved in helping each other. Introducing four great projects from Germany.

How the coronavirus affects the employment situation in Germany

Many students have lost their financial basis.

Help for foreign students

The Corona crisis presents many international students in Germany with new challenges.

Corona crisis: no customers in Berlin despite the sunshine.

#SupportYourLocal

The Corona crisis often hits small companies particularly hard. Read here how initiatives are supporting the local economy.

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Engagement for multilateralism Germany assumes the Presidency of the UN Security Council

Juntos – together – gemeinsam

EU Commission: recession even deeper than previously expected

Measures to contain the pandemic

The following measures are especially important for slowing down the spread of the virus:

Social distancing is crucial. This means: if you can, stay at home. Above all, events involving large numbers of people should be avoided. When it comes to interaction with older people, as little contact as possible is also best – however hard that may be. They are especially vulnerable.
Schools closed: German state governments have closed all schools for a number of weeks, and most playgrounds have also been shut.
Everyone should avoid using public transport as far as possible.
Hygiene rules should naturally be followed: thoroughly wash your hands; sneeze into the bend of your elbow; keep your distance from people with coughs, colds and fever; do not touch your face with your hands.

How did the coronavirus start?

According to our current state of knowledge, the first patients presented symptoms of a respiratory infection caused by a new kind of coronavirus in Wuhan, a city in China with 11 million inhabitants. Its exact origin is unclear; many of the early cases involved people who worked at a market in Wuhan. However, the initial infection could have occurred at another location.

What is the coronavirus?

SARS-CoV-2 is the correct designation for what is often known simply as coronavirus. SARS is the acronym for severe acute respiratory syndrome. The virus causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a lung disease for which there is currently no vaccine. The infection is spread by human-to-human transmission.

How many cases of coronavirus infection are there?

Numbers are increasing dramatically. You will find the respective totals for Germany and the world on the website of the Robert Koch Institute.

What internet users want to know about Corona and Germany.

Answers to questions about Corona

Where did Covid 19 first appear in Germany? How is Germany dealing with the coronavirus? We answer questions that are frequently asked on Google.

Research on the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

Companies and research institutes in Germany are working at full steam to gain a better understanding of the virus and find a vaccine. Important actors in this field include the Robert Koch Institute and several German biotech enterprises, such as CureVac in Tübingen.

Who will receive the vaccine first?

The world is hoping for a corona vaccine. But who will be vaccinated first when it becomes available? Professor Ilona Kickbusch has a solution.

Doctors examine the details of COVID-19 patients.

“Difficult, tragic decisions”

What do doctors base their decisions on when equipment and staff become scarce? Medical ethics specialist Kathrin Knochel helped formulate recommendations.

Many vaccinations are administered by injection.

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Compulsory vaccination – yes or no?

The hope of millions: A Covid-19 vaccine

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Hope for a vaccine

Work at the CureVac laboratory in Tübingen

When will a vaccine be available?

Will it be possible to put a coronavirus vaccine on the market soon? A look at German research projects

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Exit from the “contact ban”

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The virologist who explains the virus to us

Research laboratory of the Philipps University of Marburg

Partnerships in research

Researchers worldwide are working flat out on a vaccine against the coronavirus. And German expertise is in demand.

“The RKI recommends…”

Why the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin is the institution whose opinion everyone wants to know in the Corona crisis.

Discover Germany online

"Stay home!" is the motto during the Corona crisis. We put together lots of good ideas to discover Germany from home.

Denise cannot work in the theatre during the Covid-19 crisis.

Culture in the time of Covid-19

Closed theatres, cancelled concerts: The Covid-19 crisis has hit cultural institutions hard – the views of three creative artists.

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Digital lecture halls

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Education is becoming digital, multimedia and global

Working, studying, discovering: the key words.

Learn German with us

These German language tips will boost your German skills during the coronavirus outbreak. Here you can discover words and expressions surrounding study, work and technology.

Music to banish the corona blues

Virtual concerts from Germany: discover how you can immerse yourself in the German music scene during the corona crisis.

The Elbe Philharmonic Concert Hall offers an extensive digital programme.

Classical music to enjoy and play along

Whether it's ballet lessons or concerts, classical music fans can enjoy exciting entertainment during the quarantine.

Tartuffe is on the Thalia Theatre's online schedule.

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Let's go to the theatre – online

The bust of Nefertiti at the Neues Museum in Berlin

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All alone with Nefertiti

'The Robbers' at the Munich Residenztheater

Going to the theatre in your tracksuit trousers

Now you can go to readings, zoos and concerts online. Here are some events and tips to help you through quarantine.

The Bode Museum is to be found on the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Museum Island.

Discovering Germany from the comfort of your own home

Living room concerts and German series: we have collected together some ideas that will allow you to experience Germany without the need to travel.

Home office with child (symbolic image).

Corona and us

The virus changes our lives: the deutschland.de editor Sarah Kanning writes about her new everyday life.

Our world after corona

Imagine it is April 12, 2021 – what does our world look like? How have our society, economy and politics changed as a result of the corona crisis? In our new series "Our world after corona" we talk to renowned researchers about our future after the corona pandemic. None of them have a crystal ball, but they do have some very concrete ideas about how corona will change us all. 