Germany to Open Playgrounds, Churches in Cautious Easing
- Most curbs remain amid concern about reigniting coronavirus
- Merkel, state leaders to evaluate next steps at May 6 meeting
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Germany will allow playgrounds, zoos, museums and churches to reopen but will maintain travel restrictions and most other curbs on public life amid concerns about reigniting the spread of the coronavirus.
Large events, restaurants and daycare facilities will remain off limits for the time being, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday after meeting with the heads of Germany’s 16 states. Bigger moves to ease the country’s lockdown will be evaluated at a gathering on May 6, when the policy makers will have more reliable data on the effects of initial steps that started on April 20.