Germany will extend orders to close schools, restaurants, bars, cinemas and other recreational activities at least until April 20.

"We will not discuss any restrictive easing until April 20. From then until then, all measures will remain the same," said Helge Braun, chief of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. , today notice.

"If we curb the rate of nCoV infection, making the cases take 10, 12 or more days to double, it means we're on the right track," he added.

Chancellor Merkel today thanked German citizens for complying with most of the closure. "When watching people almost completely change their behavior, the vast majority actually avoided any unnecessary contact due to the risk of infection, I simply wanted to say thank you to you from the bottom of my heart," she said. said.

However, the German chancellor added that she was not sure how long the hard time due to Covid-19 would last. Restrictions in the country have been applied since mid-March, in the context of Europe becoming the focus of the global pandemic.

In addition to closing schools, businesses and public places, Germany also closed the border and banned entry for many foreigners. The German government said last week it was considering a national blockade.

Germany has recorded more than 53,000 cases of nCoV, about 400 deaths and more than 6,600 recovery cases. Despite being one of the world's most endemic regions, the mortality rate in Germany is quite low, apparently due to large-scale testing, having many of the most intensive care beds in Europe, and home-based health care. country of payment.