Prognosis

Germany Likely to Keep Current Pandemic Measures, Leaders Say

Regional chiefs see no tightening or easing at Monday talks
Germany’s 7-day incidence rate rose above 800 on Sunday

An empty restaurant terrace in central Berlin, on Jan. 7. — An empty restaurant terrace in central Berlin, on Jan. 7.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Alexey Anishchuk

January 23, 2022 at 12:18 PM UTC

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Germany will likely keep its current pandemic measures in place, the country’s regional leaders said ahead of a meeting Monday with Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss the situation.

“Tightening of the corona measures is not on the horizon and that is good news for the current state of affairs,” Lower Saxony premier Stephan Weil told the RND media group before the summit. North Rhine-Westphalia’s regional leader Hendrik Wuest also said relaxing current measures isn’t on the table.