brent: our correspondent thomas barrow. thomas, thank you.ow to germany's worsening coronavirus numbers. for the second day in a row, the country reporting the highest new infection rate since the start of this pandemic. the latest figures showed 213 new cases for every 1100,000 residents over the past week. now, that is higher than the previous record that was set back during the lockdown in december of last year. the number of patients admitted to hospitals is, however, much lower at just under four per 100,000 residents, but doctors say hospitals in badly affected areas, they are still filling up. the surge in infections is also impacting german football. national team player nicholas sula has tested positive for the coronavirus. four other players are in quarantine ahead of thursday's world cup qualifier. that match is expected to take place. >> nicholas's arrival was meant to kick off a routine international break for germany. instead it's been chaos. he tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. he is asymptomat