The German government on Tuesday approved a toughening of its law on protection against infections, allowing it to now impose harmonized restrictions throughout the territory to better combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
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This project, which has yet to be ratified by the Bundestag, provides that beyond a threshold of 100 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over three days, the federal state may decide to implement night curfews, the reduction of contacts between private persons or the closure of stores deemed non-essential, the chancellery told AFP.
