Coronavirus: Germany reopens shops as lockdown is relaxed - BBC News

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany’s goal of slowing the spread of coronavirus has been achieved, so all shops can be reopened as lockdown restrictions are eased. Bundesliga football has been given the green light to resume and schools will gradually reopen in the summer term. Germany’s 16 federal states, under an agreement with the government, will take control of timing the reopening. They will operate an “emergency brake“ if there is a new surge in infections. General contact rules involving w