Germany considers closing shops from Christmas to January 10th

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https://www.thelocal.de/20201208/me...rough-the-winter-with-these-covid-19-measures

Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democrats (CDU) reportedly told party members on Monday that the country needed to take action quickly.

She said Germany was in a "very difficult situation" and that it would not be able to "get through the winter" with current measures, referring to the partial lockdown in place since November 2nd.

"We will not get anywhere on the principle of hope," Merkel reportedly said.

Merkel is also said to have complained that there is "too much talk about Gl?hwein stands... and too little talk about nurses and carers", according to participants in the video discussion among the CDU/CSU parliamentary group

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