4 hours agoGermany prolongs partial deadlock
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Germany's partial impasse to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be extended until December 20th, federal and state leaders decided this evening, following a day of negotiating the issue. “Although current regulations, which have been in place for more than three weeks, have shown signs of halting the spread [...]
“Although the current regulations, which have been in place for more than three weeks, have shown signs of preventing the spread of the virus, it takes more time to ensure security”, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
“Once again, we must use our strong points”, she added, noting that extended measures can be lifted if there is a sudden drop in the number of cases.
“Unfortunately, this is not predictable, for now”, Merkel stressed.
