“There needs to be a quiet Easter festival,” Merkel said in a video address. In contrast, Britain has given one vaccine shot to 46% of its people. Health Minister Jens Spahn said routine vaccinations will begin in doctors' practices on Tuesday, with 35,000 GPs scheduled to receive 940,000 vaccine doses next week. Germany expects to receive about 40 million vaccine doses during the second quarter. Her appeal for Germans to respect pandemic rules comes as cities are trying to crack down on gatherings in parks and other public spaces over the weekend.

Source: ABC News April 01, 2021 15:23 UTC