The restrictions are "not enough" and Germany will further tighten its control measures against the outbreak

Medicine Network December 14 - The German Federal and state governments agreed on the 13th, in view of the country's new crown confirmed cases and the number of deaths remains high, from the 16th to further tighten the epidemic prevention and control measures until January 10 next year.
In accordance with the agreement between the German Federal Government and the cantonal governments, during this period, retail stores other than 18 food and essential commodities will be closed, schools and kindergartens will cease face-to-face courses but distance education will be provided, and employers will provide employees with holidays or home office programmes.
addition, restaurants will be retained takeaway services, hairdressing and other services will be closed.
sectors of the economy severely affected by epidemic prevention measures will continue to receive financial support.
agreement also stipulates that the holiday family and friends gathering generally does not exceed 2 households 5 people, but does not include people under 14 years of age.
across Chinese New Year's Eve new year and New Year's Day, the national ban on assembly, prohibit the sale, fireworks.
religious ceremonies may only take place under certain conditions.
agreement also calls on people to abandon all unnecessary domestic and foreign travel.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a news conference after the consultation that the restrictions introduced in early November were "not enough" and that the goal of reducing public contact by 70 to 75 per cent had been achieved by up to 40 per cent.
with the surge in exposure to Christmas shopping, urgent action must be taken to avoid overloading the health system.
in response to the new crown outbreak, Germany has been shutting down food and leisure facilities since early November.
on November 25th, the measures were extended to December 20th, and restrictions on the number of private gatherings and the wearing of masks were tightened.
on December 2nd, and the tightening measures were extended again until January 10th next year.
data released on December 13th by the Robert Koch Institute, a German disease control agency, showed that as of 0:00 a.m., Germany had added 20,200 new crown confirmed cases from the previous day, with a cumulative total of 132,0716 confirmed cases, and 321 new deaths and 21,787 deaths.
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