German Covid-19 Restrictions Set to Last Into 2021

German Covid-19 Restrictions Set to Last Into 2021
People wear protective face masks as they walk beside Christmas decoration at a shopping mall amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 21, 2020. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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BERLIN—Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might be needed until March.

“Given the high number of infections, we assume that the restrictions which are in place before Christmas will continue to be valid until the start of January, certainly for most parts of Germany,” Merkel told parliament.