COVID-19 deaths expected to rise further, German health institute says

By Reuters Staff

FILE PHOTO: Lothar Wieler, head of Robert Koch Institute, Germany's federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention, removes his mask for a news conference on the coronavirus and COVID-19 in Berlin, Germany October 22, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Thursday the number of COVID-19 deaths is set to rise and it expects an uncontrolled spread of the diseases in some parts of the country.

Reporting by Thomas Seythal and Sabine Siebold

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