Germany has recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in one day for the first time since the pandemic began.
According to the Robert Koch Institute of Health Surveillance, there were 50,196 additional COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with 235 deaths.
Germany is among a number of European countries facing a new surge in cases, and has recorded record numbers of infections over recent days.
The outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday called the resurgence of infections in the country
Read more on euronews.com