Germany, agreement between Merkel and Länder to extend the blockade until the end of the month. Austria extends blockade until January 24

In Germany until the end of the month, in Austria until January 24: Berlin and Vienna decide to extend the hard confinement to contain the growth of infections of coronavirus. German restrictive measures have been in place since before Christmas (as of December 16). The Austrian government, on the other hand, had decided on a total lockout from December 27 and initially it was supposed to last only three weeks.

Berlin – The German federal government and those of the 16 countries reached an agreement to extend the closure until January 31: “All Länder except due I agree by the end of January ”, reported the news agency. Reuters. The image and other German media confirm it, specifying however that the final decision will be made tomorrow, Tuesday, January 5, the Chancellor Angela Merkel and by the 16 prime ministers. Bavaria, Saxony me Thuringia – currently registering a number particularly high of new cases – strongly supported the extension until the end of the month of the bloc, in force since December 16 and which provides for the school closings, bars, restaurants and many stores.

The President of Bavaria, Markus Söder, had already announced on Sunday night the extension of the measures until the end of January, specifying that there is still uncertainty in the coming months and sailing.in sight“. Germany registered 9,847 new infections me 302 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to theRobert Koch InstituteHowever, the decrease in infections could be due to the lower number of proof made during the holiday season.

Vienna – In Austria instead, the confinement is prolonged until January 24. The opposition has rejected the possibility that it was planned to take tests in order to access work and therefore commerce, gastronomy, tourism and schools will be closed at least for another three weeks. This was announced by the president of the Övp parliamentary group, August Wöginger, in an interview with the Austrian news agency What. It was previously scheduled to open the January 18th Who was it for negative result to the test: Vienna had in fact decided to shut down as of December 27, with shops, bars and restaurants closed and a 24-hour “curfew”. The real news had to be that mass projection, scheduled for January 16 and 17: the end of the restrictions was expected for those with a negative result. The new strategy, however, was rejected in Parliament.