German Chancellor: COVID-19 situation in country is "dramatic" 

Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help turn the tide on the fourth wave of cases that she said had become "dramatic" in parts of the country, Report informs, with reference to Reuters.

"We are in a very serious situation. In some parts of the country, you can only describe it as dramatic: overfilled intensive care units, severely ill people who have to be flown across Germany to get the care they need," she said.