Merkel presses German states to get tough with Covid curbs

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Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Germany’s states to step up efforts to curb rapidly rising coronavirus infections, and raised the possibility of introducing curfews to try to get a third wave under control, Reuters reported.

Merkel expressed dissatisfaction that some states were choosing not to halt a gradual reopening of the economy even as the number of infections per 100,000 people over seven days had risen over 100 — a measure she and regional leaders had agreed on in early March.

“We have our emergency brake [...] unfortunately, it is not respected everywhere. I hope that there might be some reflection on this,” Merkel said in a rare appearance on broadcaster ARD’s Anne Will talk show.

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