German COVID-19 cases hit daily record as health ministers meet

FILE PHOTO: A doctor vaccinates a woman with a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in his doctor's office in Berlin, Germany, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported 33,949 new COVID-19 infections, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic last year, ahead of a two-day meeting of state health ministers starting on Thursday.

Countries across Europe have been reporting rises in coronavirus infections, prompting debate over whether to reintroduce restrictions and how to persuade more people to get vaccinated.