Germany will generalize specific restrictions for the unvaccinated, such as their exclusion from certain public places, in order to combat the surge in Covid-19 infections, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Thursday (November 18th) at the end of a crisis meeting.
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The so-called "
2G
"
rule
, which only allows the vaccinated ("
geimpfte
") and the cured ("
genesene
") to access public places such as restaurants or concert halls will be applied as soon as the hospitalization threshold exceeds three patients with Covid per 100,000 inhabitants, she said, which is the case in most regions of the country.
