Germany: A new pandemic in the country

Follow-up INA

Germany has extended its lockdown measures for another month and imposed several new restrictions, including the shutdown of public life largely during Easter, in an effort to reduce the rate of infection with the Coronavirus.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who spoke early Tuesday, after a lengthy video call with the governors of the 16 states, announced that the restrictions, which were scheduled to last until March 28, will remain in effect until April 18.
"We have a fundamentally new pandemic," Merkel told reporters in Berlin, adding: "We basically have a new virus, it is clear that it is of the same type, but with completely different characteristics ... significantly more deadly, more contagious, and contagious for a longer period."
Officials agreed to close public life to a large extent, from April 1 to April 3, and to add a public holiday and close most stores during this period.
Public gatherings will be banned from April 1 to 5, to encourage people to stay home.