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CNN’s Paula Hancocks catches up with the doctor she first met at the start of the pandemic. “},{“title”:”Germany is suffering through the worst outbreak since the pandemic began”,”duration”:”01:57″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/11/30/germany-covid-outbreaks-omicron-newday-pleitgen-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/11/30/germany-covid-outbreaks-omicron-newday-pleitgen-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211130075811-germny-covid-outbreak-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/11/30/germany-covid-outbreaks-omicron-newday-pleitgen-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/”,”description”:”Germany is in the middle of dealing with their worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic has began. With a combination of low vaccine rates and the new Omicron variant being detected in the country, healthcare leaders are concerned. 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