FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Rhineland-Palatinate State Premier Malu Dreyer hold a news conference in the flood-ravaged village of Schuld, near Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate state, Germany, July 18, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said on Sunday he fears the number of new coronavirus cases in Germany could soar to 100,000 a day in about two months unless many more people get vaccinated and those who refuse may face restrictions.
His suggestion quickly hit resistance from several senior politicians including Armin Laschet, conservative candidate to succeed Merkel as chancellor in a Sept. 26 election.
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