(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Germany's many states "unblocked" a small amount, Berlin began to provide free rapid testing for the public
China News Agency, Berlin, March 8 (Reporter Peng Dawei) Starting from the 8th, many German states have begun to "unblock" retail and public cultural life slightly based on the new crown epidemic situation in their regions.
On the same day, governments in Berlin and other places began to provide people with a free new crown rapid test once a week.
Starting from March 8, local time, many German states began to "unblock" retail and public cultural life slightly based on the new crown epidemic situation in the region.
The picture shows a reopened flower shop at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
According to the resolution reached on March 3, as the third step of the country’s five-step gradual "unblocking", Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, and Brandenburg began to allow shops on the 8th to allow customers to make reservations in advance. Reopen.
From the same day, most states allowed cultural facilities such as museums and art galleries to reopen after meeting strict epidemic prevention requirements or at least on the premise of making an appointment.
Shops such as nail art and massage will also be able to reopen under the premise of meeting epidemic prevention requirements.
In addition, outdoor sports activities with fewer than 10 people and no physical contact can be restarted when the local epidemic situation permits.
When a region implements the above-mentioned "unblocking" measures for 14 days, if the epidemic situation does not worsen, it can enter the next stage and further "unblock" social life.
A reporter from China News Agency saw in the center of Berlin that day, most shops have not yet reopened because Berlin has designated the "March 8" International Women's Day as a public holiday.
However, some merchants have posted "shopping appointments" notices, and customers will be welcome on the 9th.
Starting from March 8th local time, governments in Berlin and other places began to provide people with free COVID-19 rapid tests once a week.
The picture shows that in the morning, people lined up in front of a test point set up in a stadium in Berlin to wait for the inspection.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
On the same day, Berlin, Hamburg, and Lafayette began to provide people with free rapid testing for the new crown.
The city of Berlin has set up 16 test points, and citizens can get a test opportunity once a week.
The reporter saw at a testing point set up in a stadium in Berlin that morning that people had lined up long before the official opening, waiting for the inspection.
The German disease control agency announced that the number of new confirmed cases and the number of new deaths were 5,011 and 34, respectively, of which the latter is the country's lowest value since November 1, 2020.
According to real-time data from Germany's "Times Online", as of 21:00 local time on the 8th, Germany had a total of 2,514,763 confirmed diagnoses, 2,310,844 cured, and 72,792 deaths.
As of that day, Germany has received 7,654,623 doses of vaccine, of which 2,484,408 people received the second dose.
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