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BERLIN: People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to abide by curfews and contact restrictions in Germany under a draft law agreed by the cabinet on Tuesday.
The law, which would also apply to people who have recovered from Covid-19, must still be signed off by parliament but could come into force as early as this week, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said in Berlin.
There must be a good reason for any restrictions on public life, Lambrecht said. As soon as this reason ceases to exist.these restrictions should then no longer be in place, she said.
COVID-19: Germany pulls emergency brake
Police have patrolled cities across Germany to enforce a curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. as the country switches to a more centrally coordinated pandemic response. DW s Kate Brady was out in the capital, Berlin, when the curfew kicked in.
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COVID-19: Germany pulls emergency break
Police patrolled cities across Germany to enforce a controversial curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., as the country switches to a more centrally coordinated pandemic response. DW s Kate Brady was out in the capital, Berlin, when the curfew kicked in.
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Coronavirus situation in Germany dramatic : researcher
Germany needs a much tougher lockdown despite the ongoing vaccination drive, says Dirk Brockmann, who heads the epidemiology project group at Berlin s Humboldt University. Too many contacts are driving the exponential growth of the B117 variant in Germany, he told DW.
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Complexity researcher Dirk Brockmann assumes that the relaxation of lockdown measures in Germany will soon have to be revoked. More contagious virus variants are gaining ground worldwide.