Germany is set to embark on a National lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus from the 2nd of November.
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor announced that her country will go on a four-week lockdown from November 2nd 2020.
Germany’s restriction: 
- Bars and pubs to shut
- Restaurants to close except for takeaway
- Gyms, cinemas and theatres to shut
- Indoor gatherings banned for more than 10 people and between more than two households
- Hotels to close to tourists – staying open only for “essential reasons”
- Shops to stay open but with a maximum of one person per 10 square metres
Although “day care centers, nurseries and schools will remain open during the lockdown, I want to make sure nursery homes can still receive visitors,”Merkel said.
The German Chancellor also disclosed that the number of filled intensive care beds had doubled in 10 days, said the lockdown will curb the spread of the virus to ensure hospitals can cope.
The Chancellor who said it was necessary to take decisive actions now also added that the lockdown is the key to defusing the “very serious” situation.
“If the pace of infections continues like this, then we’ll reach the limits of what the health system can manage within weeks,” Merkel said.
Germany’s disease control agency has recorded 14,964 as Coronavirus new confirmed cases in one day, at the early hours of Wednesday the 28th of October 2020. In total the country records 449,275 cases.
The Robert Koch Institute said 27 recorded new deaths was reported, raising its total to 10,098.
