ON Sunday, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that most stores would shut from Wednesday, along with schools and day care centers.
The new restrictions will be in effect until at least January 10 to help tackle the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens to overwhelm the country’s health system.
In a news conference that followed a meeting of federal and state leaders, she said the country urgently needed to address the exponential rise in COVID-19 infections.
The decision is set to cause a major disruption for retailers, the education system and the public in the lead-up to the Christmas holidays.
What do the new restrictions consist of?
- All nonessential shops and services will close until January 10, including hairdressers which remained open under the current lockdown “lite.”
- Schools are urged to send students home and continue lessons online, as well as extend the winter break until January 10.
- Day care centers will
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