Germany closes restaurants, cultural and entertainment institutions starting from Monday

A man wears a face mask walking by in the shape of three monkeys on display in Cologne's pedestrian zone.

EPA

Today, Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany will close, from Monday, for a month, restaurants and entertainment and cultural institutions in the context of the new restrictions that will be imposed to confront the second epidemic wave.

It is hoped that these "harsh" and "measures applicable to the whole country" will allow the space to reduce as much as possible the processes of social communication and also contain the rapid spread of the new Corona virus, according to what Merkel said in a press conference, explaining that schools and nurseries will remain open.

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