German health minister calls for further efforts to contain spread of coronavirus

Germany's health minister on Monday said that although measures to contain the spread of coronavirus had started showing an effect, further efforts were needed to bring the virus permanently under control. A further reduction of contacts and overall mobility would be sensible, also further options to work from home should be discussed, Jens Spahn told broadcaster ARD.

"The (infection) numbers seem to be decreasing, which is good, but we are still a long way from where we want to be," the minister said.