German Chancellor Angela Merkel reversed an announcement made on Tuesday that included details of a decision about imposing a lockdown for five days over the Easter holiday.
The Associated Press reports that the original plan was to make Thursday of next week — the day before Good Friday — a “rest day.” This would include all shops closing with only groceries allowed to open their doors on Easter Saturday. “Since the Friday and Monday are already national holidays, that would have created a five-day shutdown of public life — on top of existing lockdown restrictions, which were extended through April 18,” per the outlet.
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