German Chancellor Merkel Orders Country Wide Lockdown From December 16 To January 10 Due To Soaring Covid-19 Infections

Daily Mail: Germany cancels Christmas: Angela Merkel plunges country into new national lockdown over the festive season in desperate bid to drive down Covid infection rate

* Country will close most shops and schools and further limit social contact

* The measures will be in place from December 16 to January 10 to stop spread

* Germany recorded 20,200 new cases and 321 additional deaths on Saturday

Germany will be plunged into a new national lockdown for the Christmas period as Angela Merkel makes a desperate bid to drive down soaring Covid infection rates.

The country will be closing non-essential shops, hair salons and schools, and further limiting social contact.

Chancellor Merkel said she and the governors of Germany's 16 states agreed to step up the country's lockdown measures from December 16 to January 10 to stop the exponential rise of COVID-19 cases.

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