Merkel to take control from German states

By Andreas Rinke and Caroline Copley
Updated April 9 2021 - 8:47pm, first published 8:44pm
Angela Merkel will take control from states to impose restrictions in areas with high COVID rates.
Angela Merkel will take control from states to impose restrictions in areas with high COVID rates.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to take control from federal states to impose restrictions on regions with high numbers of coronavirus infections, a government spokeswoman says, as Germany struggles to curb a third wave of the pandemic.

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