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Merkel Warns of Virus Mutants as Tougher Curbs Take Effect
- Coronavirus legislation came into effect on Saturday
- German premier defends new lockdown law on weekly podcast
Police cars stand in the Schlossplatz shortly before the curfew begins, in Suttgart on April 23.
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Germany’s new lockdown law, which automatically imposes tougher curbs in places where new infections exceed a certain threshold, came into effect on Saturday after both houses of parliament backed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bill.