14 Aug 2020

Covid-19: Case numbers spike in Germany

From Morning Report, 6:48 am on 14 August 2020

As Europe sweats through a hot summer, new coronavirus infections are spiking.

Spain, France, Greece and Germany are among the countries that are now running into the consequences of going back to a kind of normal after lockdown, with numbers up across the board.

Germany has recorded its highest daily increase in reported infections in more than three months - and it's young people that are being blamed for spreading it.

German correspondent Thomas Sparrow speaks to Corin Dann.