{"id":450383,"date":"2021-04-24T19:36:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T23:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=450383"},"modified":"2021-04-24T19:36:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T23:36:09","slug":"germany-imposes-strict-covid-19-restrictions-after-spike-in-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-imposes-strict-covid-19-restrictions-after-spike-in-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany imposes strict COVID-19 restrictions after spike in cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-imposes-strict-covid-19-restrictions-after-spike-in-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=450383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2402485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2402485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man crosses tram rails in Frankfurt, Germany, before curfew on Saturday, April 24, 2021. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:35 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, April 24, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Germany is imposing another round of strict COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the public to accept nationwide pandemic restrictions as she hopes to curb rising infection rates.<\/p>\n<p>The measures consist of a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, and added limits on personal contacts and access to non-essential stores in regions with high case numbers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2402483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2402483\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2402483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3640.jpeg\" alt=\"The deserted 'Budapesater Strasse' (Budapest Road) at the bottom of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, left, is pictured during a nationwide curfew in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, April 24, 2021. To reduce the number of coronavirus infections, people in Germany are not allowed to be outdoors between ten o'clock in the night and five o'clock in the morning. (AP Photo\/Michael Sohn)\" width=\"702\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3640.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21114762835996-338x210.jpg 338w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21114762835996-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21114762835996.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2402483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deserted \u2018Budapesater Strasse\u2019 at the bottom of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, left, is pictured during a nationwide curfew in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (AP Photo\/Michael Sohn)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Merkel defended the restrictions after critics called them excessive and cited other countries that implemented similar measures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2402484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2402484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2402484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3641.jpeg\" alt=\"FILE-In this March 30, 2021 taken photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask after she briefs the media following a virtual meeting with federal state governors at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Germans to accept nationwide pandemic restrictions that came into force at midnight, resulting in nighttime curfews, further limits on personal contacts and access to non-essential stores in regions with high infection rates. (AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3641.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21089723423798-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21089723423798-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21089723423798.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2402484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE-In this March 30, 2021 taken photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on her face mask after she briefed the media following a virtual meeting with federal state governors at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSimply put, this means the nationwide emergency brake is the instrument to break the third wave and prevent the overload of our health system,\u201d Merkel stated. \u201cSystematic testing is the means to enable controlled and sustainable relaxations when infection levels are low.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s Center for Disease Control agency reported more than 23,000 new infections and 286 COVID-19 deaths.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/reports-l-a-hiding-homeless-people-ahead-of-oscars\/\">Reports: L.A. Hiding Homeless People Ahead Of Oscars<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man crosses tram rails in Frankfurt, Germany, before curfew on Saturday, April 24, 2021. 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