Germany Paves Way for Broad Economic Restart With Virus Tamed
- Merkel, state leaders agree on framework to ease lockdown
- Moves to be phased in regionally with emergency stop built in
Stacked chairs on a closed restaurant terrace in Chemnitz, Germany, on APril 30.
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Germany is taking its biggest step yet to ease coronavirus containment with preparations to open restaurants and all shops as well as to restart professional soccer games.