(Dan Tri) – Germany’s leading scientist warns of the prospect of death from Covid-19 if the fourth wave of the epidemic is not controlled in the country.

Covid-19 patients are transferred to a hospital in Leipzig, Germany (Photo: AFP).

The number of Covid-19 cases has skyrocketed in Germany in recent weeks.

`We have to act now,` said Christian Drosten, who described the current epidemic situation in Germany as a truly urgent situation.

Christian Drosten, one of Germany’s leading virologists, warned that the country will have 100,000 more people die from Covid-19 if measures are not implemented to prevent the fourth wave of the epidemic.

Germany has so far recorded more than 5 million cases of Covid-19, including more than 97,500 deaths.

Doctors at the special treatment room for Covid-19 patients at Leipzig University Hospital warn that the fourth wave of Covid-19 could be the worst outbreak in Germany.

A woman in her 20s is a Covid-19 patient at the hospital.

The state of Saxony has the highest seven-day infection rate in Germany with 459 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people, while the national rate is 232. This is also the state with the lowest vaccination rate, with only

There are 18 patients in the Covid-19 ward at Leipzig University Hospital, but only four have been vaccinated.

`It is very difficult for medical staff to be motivated to treat patients during this fourth wave of the epidemic. A large part of the population still underestimates vaccination,` said Professor Sebastian Stehr, head of the department.

According to Professor Sehr, most people are currently aware of the risk of infection from people with Covid-19.

The German Health Minister said that it is people who do not get vaccinated that are causing the number of infections to increase, even describing the current situation as `a pandemic of unvaccinated people`.

Earlier this week, the state of Saxony banned unvaccinated people from bars, restaurants, public events, and sports and entertainment facilities.

Vaccine opponents in Germany are angry.

16 million Germans over the age of 12 are not fully vaccinated.

What worries many Germans now is another blockade.

Nadine Herzog’s bar in Leipzig is almost the last one still standing.

Herzog said her business is `dying slowly` because of people refusing to get vaccinated.

At the beginning of the week, a long line of people gathered outside a vaccine center in Leipzig.

Meanwhile, Germany is also promoting booster vaccination amid concerns about the weakening immunity of vaccinated people.