Germany declared COVID-19 pandemic complete

Lauterbach, an epidemiologist, said at a press conference that he did this assessment based on the sight of virus variants, vaccine rates and hospital cases.

“We have successfully overcome the pandemic in Germany and also with a good balance of”, the Social Democrat added.

Lauterbach, known for his initially cautious policies for COVID-19 during the global health crisis, has adopted another tone recently.

He was MP at the beginning of the pandemic, but he still had a considerable impact on the government, which was then run by conservative Angela Merkel, as an expert in this area, frequently appearing on the TV show and gaining attention on social media, writes politicco.

Lauterbach said he could understand there was an interest in asking what had gone wrong during the crisis, but argued that Germany's strategy as a whole had operated “because, ultimately, the reasoning and those who have been useful in Germany have mastered challenges. ”

However, Lauterbach added, there are some things that, in retrospect, should have been done differently. “I believe the long closing of schools was not that necessary,” he said.

On Tuesday, the government's Council of Experts for COVID-19 met for the last time. After this Friday, all government protection measures against pandemic will end, including remaining mask requirements as for hospital visitors