Marathon session between Angela Merkel, state leaders extends partial lockdown.
Hopes that German cinemas could be back in business from December 1 were dashed on Wednesday (November 25) after a seven hour-plus video conference between Federal chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the 16 regional states.
In a resolution announced late in the evening the politicians agreed to an extension of Germany’s current partial lockdown through the end of December.
The so-called “lockdown light” has been in force since November 4 and was due to expire on November 30.
Under the measure, doors have closed temporarily on cultural institutions such as theatres,
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Hopes that German cinemas could be back in business from December 1 were dashed on Wednesday (November 25) after a seven hour-plus video conference between Federal chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the 16 regional states.
In a resolution announced late in the evening the politicians agreed to an extension of Germany’s current partial lockdown through the end of December.
The so-called “lockdown light” has been in force since November 4 and was due to expire on November 30.
Under the measure, doors have closed temporarily on cultural institutions such as theatres,