Germany contemplating further ease in restrictions, may allow museums, zoos to reopen

Germany last week started to ease its coronavirus restriction allowing shops to accept customers after infection rate fell under 1.0. According to reports, Germany is contemplating more relaxations to furr ease curbs on public life, with religious institutions, museums, and zoos to be allowed to reopen. As per reports, above-mentioned institutions will have to maintain a standard requirement for hygiene, access control, and avoidance of queues in order to receive visitors. 

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With a falling mortality rate, voices in Germany are growing louder for reopening of ecomy as unemployed people have also swelled significantly, reaching 2.6 million in April from 2.3 million in March. Angela Merkel urged people to follow social distancing and also told state premiers to ensure proper imposition of protective measures.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel h earlier warned Germany's federal states to 'reopen' just yet when nation’s infection rate h sunk as low as 0.7, with a considerable decline in mortality rate, local media reports confirmed. However, as of April 28, with some essential operation resumptions, rate shot up to a disturbing 3.8 per cent, as per RKI figures.  

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Europe is worst affected region in world with major countries like Italy, Spain, France and United Kingdom reporting deaths as high as 27,000. But, Germany has handled virus outbreak much effectively compared to its friends in region, as it has recorded just over 6,500 deaths so far, while infected patients tally stands at 1,61,985, which is fifth-highest in world. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

virus outbreak that started in China's Wuhan city spre across continents in just one month forcing World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare it a pandemic. Health experts believe that coronavirus originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. According to data by worldometer, over 3.24 million people have been infected by disease globally, of which 2,29,400 have lost ir lives. 

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