After an optimistic announcement of reopenings in February, Rheinland-Pfalz Health Minister Clemens Hoch instead will urge that current restrictions remain in place past the March 20 deadline.
Some U.S. military bases in Europe have dropped mandatory face mask wear for fully vaccinated people, while other bases are reviewing their rules based on new Pentagon and host nation guidance.
Defense Department schools in Europe are ending the policy of schoolwide notification to all parents in the event that a student tests positive for COVID-19.