With its adherence to lockdown, Germany is increasingly an exception in its immediate neighborhood.
Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of the risk of virus mutations and even threatens border closings if the incidences in neighboring countries continue to rise sharply.
The states around the Federal Republic of Germany, however, seem to be of little interest - one by one, their corona restrictions are being relaxed.
Austria
The government in Vienna explicitly called it a risk when they brought the country out of lockdown. On February 10, Germany decided to extend the restrictions, but just two days later, retailers, hairdressers, masseurs, museums and zoos were allowed to reopen in our neighboring country - under stricter conditions.