A man (R) registers for nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 test center in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Dec. 11, 2020. The daily COVID-19 infections and deaths kept climbing in Germany and reached new highs on Friday, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The country reported a record 29,875 new infections within one day, pushing the total to over 1.27 million. (Photo by Tang Ying/Xinhua)