German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes off her face mask as she arrives at the Chancellery in Berlin on 19 October 2020 for the National Integration Summit.
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Germany plans to extend its coronavirus closure until March 28, but will allow small private gatherings from Monday, a draft agreement for talks between Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the federal states showed.
In the draft, which is yet to be agreed on Wednesday, florists, book and garden shops will be able to reopen, while other retailers will be able to do business in regions where coronavirus infections are below 35 per 100,000 for 7 days and under strict hygiene. requirements, the concept showed.
Germany will appeal to citizens to avoid domestic and foreign travel during the Easter holidays, but make an exception at small family gatherings during the holidays, the draft said on Tuesday.