German Health Minister Jens Spahn called for greater freedoms for people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 after the third wave of coronavirus infections has passed, dpa reported.

A new requirement for people arriving at German airports to have submitted to coronavirus testing has been postponed from Sunday to Tuesday, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday. The postponement would give airlines and individuals more time to prepare, Spahn said, cited by dpa.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn warned in Berlin on Wednesday that a more infectious strain of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain was spreading rapidly in the country, dpa reported.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said he is open to the use of coronavirus vaccines from Russia or China in Germany, as a debate over the availability of vaccines rages in Europe, dpa reported.

Germany's health minister further increased the pressure on the European Union’s regulatory agency, demanding that it approve a coronavirus vaccine before Christmas, news wires  reported on Tuesday. “Our goal is an approval before Christmas so that we can still start vaccinating this year,” Health Minister Jens Spahn said late Monday.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Sunday that the worldwide efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine could take years.