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Calls for the lifting of restrictions related to COVID-19 have increased in Germany until a minister said many of the restrictive rules could be lifted next month.
“I hope that in March many of the safeguards will be withdrawn,” Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said in an interview with the Rheinische Post on Wednesday (February 2nd).
That depends on how low the infection numbers are in mid-February, Buschmann said, adding that the National Institute for Disease Control expects that to happen.
The minister however has warned that things could change if new variants of the coronavirus are developed.
In Germany, the imposition of restrictive measures during the pandemic has been in the hands of each of the 16 states although the federal government meets with state leaders to coordinate public health rules.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to meet with regional leaders on February 16. At their last meeting on January 24 they had agreed to stay on the line they were in terms of measures.
A number of restrictions remain in place in an effort to curb a new wave of infections triggered by the most transmissible variant, Omicron.
Some places, such as nightclubs, remain closed, while restaurants, bars and other facilities should check whether customers have been vaccinated or cured before entering.
People who have received the third vaccine are exempt from the testing requirement.
Unvaccinated individuals are generally barred from entering restaurants, bars and many shops.
So far, 74.1% of the German population is considered fully vaccinated, while 53.3% have received the third vaccine, according to government data.
Health experts have noted that many older people in Germany remain at risk of serious coronavirus disease because they have not been vaccinated.
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