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German Government Extends Nationwide Lockdown Until April 19

A public information screen asks people to stay at home at Berlin's main train station on March 26.

Photographer: Jacobia Dahm/Bloomberg
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has agreed with regional states to extend the nationwide lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus for another two weeks until April 19.