Merkel calls meeting to discuss Covid-19 lockdown
The meeting comes as Covid-19 infections have been rising fast in a third wave of the pandemic in Germany
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference after discussing with German state premiers on whether to prolong or phase-out the lockdown to combat Covid-19 at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues in Munich. Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via REUTERS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called an unexpected meeting with leaders of the federal states for Wednesday morning to discuss the coronavirus pandemic after they agreed early on Tuesday to extend the lockdown, government sources said.
The meeting comes as Covid-19 infections have been rising fast in a third wave of the pandemic in Germany.
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