GERMANY'S CORONAVIRUS CASES TOP 10,000

Germany could see up to 10,000 new coronavirus cases each day if social distancing and hygiene measures aren't followed, the country's disease control agency warned, as it recorded its highest daily infection total since April, Euronews reported.

There were more than 4,000 cases in a a 24-hour period confirmed on Thursday by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

The announcement raised fears the pandemic is picking up pace in a country that so far has coped better than many of its European neighbours.

Figures from the RKI showed an increase of 1,200 new infections compared to Wednesday - 4,058 cases, compared to 2,828 the previous day.

The country logged over 6,000 at the height of the pandemic.

It came as Lothar Wieler, RKI's head, delivered a stark warning, saying that Germany could see up to 10,000 new cases each day if people do not follow social distancing and hygiene measures.

"It is possible that the virus will spread out of control," he told reporters in Berlin.

"We do not know how the situation in Germany will develop in the coming weeks. It is possible that we will see 10,000 new cases a day," he added.