The coronavirus ‘emergency brake’ is set to be mandatory across Germany soon. But Hamburg has already had tougher Covid measures in place for weeks, including a curfew - and it appears to be working.
The German government is trying to introduce uniform Covid-19 rules for badly-hit areas. But before the plans pass into law, politicians are having a rethink on curfews and schools.
As the coronavirus emergency in Germany worsens, the government is set to seize power from states to implement measures - but regions are already getting tougher with extra Covid rules.
Germany may be facing a much longer shutdown, as new federal measures could last until the end of May or middle of June, reported Berlin’s Tagesspiegel on Monday.
Germany is in the grip of a third Covid wave, with intensive care beds filling up. As politicians and medical experts talk of a “lockdown”, many people are confused. Aren’t we already in a lockdown? No, and this is part of the confusion, writes Rachel Loxton.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statement to the press on Wednesday that she was cancelling the Easter shutdown resolved some questions, but left others wide open. Here's what we know, and what we still don’t.
Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to relax contact restrictions slightly from next week in Germany - but extend much of the shutdown until March 28th, a draft paper shows.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) addressed the Bundestag on Thursday morning about why she felt it was necessary to extend Germany’s shutdown until March 7th.
The German government wants to extend shutdown measures until mid-March - but parts of public life could reopen soon. Here's what else is in the draft document.
Chancellor Angela Merkel listened to the emotional accounts of parents on how they are dealing with the pandemic - and assured them schools and daycare were top priority.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Thursday suggested coronavirus restrictions could be lifted before spring, as case numbers in the country continued to edge downwards.
The northern state of Schleswig-Holstein has put together a plan for a gradual relaxation of lockdown measures that it believes could work for the whole country. Here's what it looks like.
Despite numbers easing slightly, Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Germany's 16 states are expected to extend and tighten lockdown measures beyond January, as fears grow over virus variant strains believed to be more contagious.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders are to meet earlier than planned to discuss whether tougher Covid measures are needed in Germany due to worries over new virus variants. Here's what we know so far.
