Despite of vaccines that have started to be used world wide, covid19 continues to be a challenging pandemic. Many countries are still reporting a large number of new cases with respective high mortality rate. Countries have tried their best to win battle, but still now there is evidence that it will require strong measures to fight with this pandemic. German, one of countries that have been affected strongly with this pandemic, has officially announced that the new total lock down is coming as response to an increase in new cases of covid19.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has officially announced that there will be a five day total lock down over the coming Easter as the country continues the battles with increasing covid19 cases. Almost all shops will be closed over the period of East from April 1st to 5th and no more than five people aged greater than 14 years from two house hold will be allowed to gather. Grocery stores will only be allowed to open on one day per week which is Saturday April 3. Merkel has said that the lock down will also be extended to April 18.

The latest report from the German’s health Authorities have shown than 7,484 new cases and 250 deaths were only reported in the period of 24 hours. Now the daily number of new cases is greater than 2000 which is higher compared to the previous week. More than 108 people in every 100000 are now getting infected every week.

In conversation with CNN, Merkel has said that the current measures will not be sufficient to stop this surging pandemic. That is why the 1st April , Monday, Thursday and 3rd of April will be national rest with expanded contact restrictions and ban on gatherings from the first to the fifth of April. That means expanded closure over east. For five days the principle will be stay at home. “Merkel said”

German has reported more than 74000 covid19 deaths since the pandemic started, and Merkel said that the country is experiencing the third wave of infection. “After being able to sharply reduce the number of infections in January, we are now seeing the more dangerous mutation with the penetration of the more contagious UK mutant. We are experiencing exactly the opposite: the number of cases is increasing exponentially, the intensive care beds are filling up again, and now more people in young and middle ages are also experiencing infections.” Merkel said

Like other European countries, Germany has started mass vaccination of population, but vaccines have been very few and still now a large number of people not vaccinated.

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