Merkel Drafts Law for Nationwide German Lockdown Rule, Curfews
- Chancellery grabs power for restrictions from reluctant states
- Shops to be closed again if ‘incidence rate’ rises above 100
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition has drafted legislation that would shift the power to impose Covid-19 restrictions to the federal government from regional leaders to combat a surge in infections.