Germany has had 31 deaths, up 11 in 24 hours and the number of cases has risen to 13,957, a rise of 2,958.
“We’re seeing exponential growth,” says Lothar Wieler of the Robert Koch Institute.
Hundreds of reservist medics have been contacted to help protect infrastructure and hand out medicines and equipment. The Bundeswehr has some 180,000 soldiers and 75,000 reservists and has already taking part in missions such as bringing Germans home from China.
Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says the armed forces have been mobilised to take part in the fight, which she called a “marathon”
“We are fighting an invisible enemy,” Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer said.
