Merkel imposes an absolute blockade on Germany: 5 days completely closed
Merkel won over the resistance and imposed the continuation of the current closures until April 18. Then, to reinforce the decision, he imposed a total closure , apart from food straits, for 5 days, from 1 to 5 April, for all of Germany. The tightest measure ever taken in the country.
During the five-day lockdown period, only stores selling food, as well as coronavirus testing and vaccination sites, will remain open. The draconian policy will apply across Germany, even in areas where cases have not rebounded. so intensely. Merkel said there should be "quiet days" and reduced social contacts between 1 and 5 April.
"We are now in a very serious situation," the chancellor told reporters after a controversial marathon meeting with the leaders of the German states – a meeting that reportedly lasted 12 hours.
The decision to close the largest economy in the Euro area also resulted in the value of the Euro falling against the Dollar. The closure will certainly lead to a slowdown in the German economy.
In addition to restrictive business closures, Germans will be banned from holding private meetings of more than five adults from two different families, while all travel abroad will be strongly discouraged. Even churches were invited to hold only virtual services during that time, even on Easter itself.
Although some areas of Germany have slowly begun to reopen, Merkel and regional leaders have agreed that wherever weekly cases per 100,000 residents exceed 100, reopening efforts must be reversed. The closure policies have been controversial for many Germans, causing a wave of heated demonstrations in several cities, the latest of which erupted in Kassel over the weekend and led to clashes with police.
Even if there is no scientific evidence of the functioning of the closures, in the absence of anything else, we continue with this policy. Our rulers show themselves as the tribal leaders of "Joe against the volcano", but worse: there is a volcanic eruption on an island, a volunteer is thrown into the crater to appease the gods, but the move does not work. So what do you do, you keep throwing people into the crater, because you don't know what else to do….
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