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Restaurants and bars will be closed for at least a month. • Major events are canceled and travel is discouraged.
After a long meeting with the leaders of the German states, the Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed that as of next Monday ,. November 2, will be imposed new and strict measures.
According to the Chancellor, the number in ICU has doubled in the last 10 days, emphasizing that the Healthcare system it will be at its limits if the pandemic continues to spread at the same rate.
The country has reached a point where 75% of infections cannot be detected, Merkel said, announcing the “partial shutdown,” as she put it.
In particular, schools, kindergartens and wholesale and retail businesses will continue to operate, while instead closing restaurants, Pub and other categories of stores for at least one month. Too, big events are canceled, and traveling and traveling without good reason is discouraged.
The meeting will be allowed until ten people, which however will come from a maximum of two households. In Hotels Tourists from abroad will not be able to stay overnight, except in cases of emergency.
Merkel also stressed that those who can work from home should do so, and authorities are asking employers to facilitate telecommuting. Theaters and restaurants will be closed while their football matches Bundesliga It will be done without spectators.
This announcement comes on a day when more than 14,000 new infections were recorded while only 25% of ICU beds are still available.
“It is very clear that we have to act now,” Merkel said.national effort».
The measures will be in force at least until the end of the month, with the Minister of Finance Olaf Solts prepare to provide additional financial assistance to companies that will be hit hard again, estimated at 7-10 billion euros.
However, there is one growing dissatisfaction in Germany for the new and stricter measures adopted, according to opinion polls. Among other things, the percentage of citizens who believe that the current measures are sufficient is reduced to 51%, while the percentage of those who believe that they are excessive is increased (from 4% to 15%).
