Germany Divided Over Plans to Nix Rules Despite Outbreaks

People walk past shops in the shopping street Hohe Straße during the coronavirus crisis on May 23, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

BERLIN (AP)—Germany’s federal government and state governors squared up on May 25 for a battle over plans to end pandemic-related restrictions despite fresh clusters of cases across the country.

The country has seen a steady decline in the overall number of COVID-19 cases.