Troubled by the growing infection of Coronavirus, Germany has extended the lockdown ban for one more month. Also, other restrictions have been implemented, so that the pace of infection can be reduced. On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video call with the governors of 16 states of the country. After this, he announced that the restrictions imposed by 28 March have been extended to 18 April.
In recent times, cases of coronavirus in Germany are increasing rapidly. The most number of people are getting infected by the new variants of the virus that have appeared in the UK. Every day more cases of infections are coming out in Germany than in America. Significantly, the highest number of cases of virus infection have been reported in the US only. The outbreak of the second and third wave of the virus is now being seen in many countries around the world. Due to this, the danger is increasing.
Germany is suffering from British variants
Chancellor Merkel said, “We are facing a new epidemic.” A new variant of a virus is spreading in our country. Actually, it is the same as the old one, but its characteristics are quite different. He said, significantly, this variant of the virus is more deadly and more contagious in the long run. Merkel said, now the time has come that we should move fast. In a similar meeting held three weeks ago, the two sides agreed to give a waiver in a phased manner. But since then, the pace of infection seems to be increasing.
Ban on the gathering of people during holidays
Authorities have agreed to close public spaces from 1 to 3 April. During this time, most shops in the country will be closed. Restrictions will be applicable on gathering of large number of people from 1 to 5 April. This has been done so that people can spend time in their homes. There is also a concern that a large number of German citizens may travel abroad during the holidays. For this reason, the authorities have made the COVID-19 test compulsory for those coming to Germany.
Vaccination campaign behind the target
Merkel said that during this time last year, fewer people died in the first wave of virus. But we have seen successes as well as failures. He emphasized that the situation will be improved only when more number of people will get the vaccine. Germany’s vaccination campaign is lagging behind its target. So far, around 9 percent of the German population has been given the first dose of vaccine, while 4 percent have received both doses.
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