Germany announces fresh lockdowns; bars, restaurants and gyms to remain shut

German authorities on Wednesday, October 28 anunced a fresh round of lockdowns in a bid to contain  spre of COVID-19 virus. Under new rules cultural and leisure centres, as well as bars and restaurants will be shut. se measures are due to kick in from Monday, vember 2 and will last till end of month. new restrictions also prohibit garing of more than 10 people.

New round of lockdown in an effort to curb COVID-19 virus

On top of all mentioned measures, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has also urged citizens t to undertake unnecessary travel and hotels will only be allowed to stay open for those travelling for n-tourism purposes. Sports matches will be played behind closed doors and in dition to restaurants and bars, atres, cinemas, gyms and swimming pools have also been ordered to close down.

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During her anuncement, Angela Merkel stated that she ackwledges that new restrictions are tough and strict but that Germany was experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and if curve was t flattened against n rise in daily new cases would overwhelm Germany’s healthcare system. In order to combat negative effects from this new round of shutdown, Germany has decided to provide $12 billion in aid to those sectors that have been negatively impacted.

COVID-19 pandemic which saw its first outbreak in a wet market in Wuhan, China last year has w spre all across world. virus, named COVID-19 by World Health Organisation, has infected over 42 million people worldwide with global death toll crossing 1,000,000. German y has reported more than 400,000 COVID-19 cases and has a death toll of just over 10,000 people.

(Im AP)

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