Billed as Germany’s strictest lockdown yet, it will entail the closure of all shops including supermarkets (except on Saturday April 3rd.) The lockdown rules agreed upon on March 3rd will be extended until April 18th. Emergency brake tightenedSince March 3rd districts should have been applying an “emergency brake” – a return to the February lockdown rules – when cases rise above a 7-day incidence of 100. General contact rulesThere has been no change made to contact rules for districts with 7-day incidence below 100. The text states that airlines “should not increase their flight offerings during the Easter holidays.”READ MORE: Germany to enter strict Easter lockdown to fight ‘new pandemic’

Source: The Local March 23, 2021 10:18 UTC