German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that she will extend the ban on retail stores and other businesses for three weeks until next month, saying she needs to prevent the spread of the mutated coronavirus.
Increasing number of people infected with mutant virus
The number of people infected per day in Germany is declining, and recently it has fallen below 10,000 on many days, but the number of people infected with the mutated virus is increasing and caution continues.
Chancellor Angela Merkel held a press conference on the 10th, saying that it is necessary to prevent the spread of infection due to the mutated virus, and extended measures such as the ban on retail stores until the 14th of this month for 3 weeks until the 7th of next month I announced that.
However, the ticket office will be exceptionally open from the 1st of next month, and the schools and nursery schools that will continue to be closed will be decided to be reopened in each state.
In addition, if the number of infected people per 100,000 population in the past week falls below 35, retail stores and museums will be allowed to reopen.
This figure was announced by a government research institute for infectious disease control, and as of the 10th, it was 68 people.
At the press conference, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "There are many uncertainties about mutant viruses. We need to be careful and continue to reduce the number of infected people," and understand that severe measures will continue. I asked.