Coronavirus Germany

Germany lockdown extension: Yesterday’s conference by Angela Merkel with the prime ministers of 16 federal states on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Germany lasted 9 hours. Lockdown has been extended to March 28. First loosening from March 8. After the conference, Angela Merkel spoke of “entering a new phase of the epidemic with reasonable hopes.” Now […] More

The latest findings of the German government and federal state authorities regarding further actions to combat the coronavirus epidemic have been criticized by the opposition and business. “This is a disaster for retail,” traders say. The opposition speaks of a “mockery of citizens”. After nearly 9 hours of talks, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the federal states […] More

Germany: Home tests for Covid-19 will be available for purchase in the stores of the dm drugstore chain from March 9. How much will they cost? “As cheap as possible,” the company said. The Federal Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices (BfArM) Germany last week issued special approvals for three instant home tests for COVID-19.  From March […] More

Germany Corona summit again: Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the Länder are discussing possible steps to relax the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. A draft resolution has already appeared in the press. Some decisions have already been made. Restrictions will continue until March 28, at the same time there should be additional relaxation. According […] More

You can now get your hair done at the hairdressers! Hairdressers in Germany have been allowed to open up for business. Besides hairdressers, florists and garden centres have been allowed to open in certain states such as Bavaria, while other regions such as Schleswig-Holstein have reopened zoos for the first time since December 16th. Following […] More

Germany will impose covid traffic restrictions on the French border due to the Moselle department being classified as a high-risk zone for coronavirus. France is demanding more flexibility when it comes to border crossings. The French department of Moselle will be classified as an area affected by the Covid-19 variants of the coronavirus from midnight on […] More

Due to the lockdown , which was extended until March 7,  all shops with goods not belonging to the basic necessities category were closed all over Germany. The authorities of one federal state do not want to wait for the next meeting of Angela Merkel with the prime ministers of all federal states and will lift some restrictions on their own, […] More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that of the possibility of getting caught up in the third wave if lockdown in Germany is lifted too soon. The warning comes after 10 of Germany’s 16 states reopened daycare centers and elementary schools, as the nation started to consider ways to lift the heavy restrictions that has […] More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to put together a proposal to ease Germany out of the lockdown measures in three stages. Germany is looking ahead to relaxing Covid-19 measures and coming out of the shutdown which has been in place since November reported The Local. On Monday, Merkel reportedly told her Christian Democrat (CDU) party […] More

The German government has hinted at the idea of introducing Digital vaccination certificates. According to Bild, the vaccination certificate should be available at the end of the second quarter of 2021.  This means that vaccinated people could already enter z. B. at concerts or in restaurants. From January 2022, it should also be possible to save the […] More

The number of new corona infections in Germany increased only slightly on Tuesday compared to the previous week. The Robert Koch Institute also reports fewer deaths than last Tuesday. The health authorities in  Germany reported 3,883 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 415 additional deaths were recorded within 24 hours. That comes from figures […] More