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Print this page Violent far-right groups are using rising frustration with pandemic lockdowns in their recruitment efforts, German officials fear.  Germany's domestic intelligence agency is closely monitoring protesters of coronavirus restrictions, worried that the influence of militants, including Nazi admirers, ultranationalists and Holocaust deniers, is growing.   While Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seen a precipitous slump in its poll ratings since the pandemic struck — the party was polling at just 9% of support last month — officials say violent right...

MEISSEN — For some in Meissen the caskets piling up in the eastern German city’s sole crematorium are a tragic reminder of what happens when the coronavirus is…

By Joseph Nasr MEISSEN, Germany (Reuters) - For some in Meissen the caskets piling up in the eastern German city's sole crematorium are a tragic remin...

Meissen, along with other places across old east Germany that are generally poorer, older and more supportive of a far-right opposed to lockdown are the worst hit by the pandemic in the country.

Global deaths from COVID-19 are expected to top 100,000 per week “very soon”, from more than 93,000 reported last week, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert Mike Ryan said on Monday.