According to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the regional authorities agreed on the closure, throughout November, also to ban the cultural offer, keeping, however, “as long as possible”, schools and commerce.
Merkel stressed that social contacts and meetings between people who do not live together should be kept to a minimum, adding that the restrictions will all come into force on November 2 with the aim of “avoiding a national health emergency” in view of the advance of the new pandemic. coronavirus.
On the other hand, he continued, all professional sports competitions will take place without a public starting on Monday.
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