Source. The Spiegel
The German government and the federal states have agreed to severe restrictions on public life in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Supermarkets and other shops that provide basic goods that are necessary for daily life will be allowed to stay open. Also excluded from mandatory closure are retail outlets for groceries and animal feed, weekly markets, delivery services, pharmacies, medical supply stores, drug stores, gas stations, banks and savings banks, post offices, laundromats, home improvement and construction supplies stores and wholesale suppliers would still be permitted to open.
For those businesses, the current ban on Sunday openings would also be lifted until further notice, according to the report. But they would also be subject to strict rules for hygiene and access; although measures are also to be taken to prevent long lines. The mass-circulation newspaper Bild first reported on the development. Restaurants and other establishments serving food would generally only be permitted to be open between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The purpose of the new rules is to limit social contacts in public to the highest degree possible. The rules will also affect other areas of life. In addition to the closures of public and private sporting facilities, public pools and fitness studios, playgrounds will also be closed. Gatherings in churches, mosques, synagogues and other houses of worship will also be banned.
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My personal view is that the ‘cure’ is worse than the decease. Probably more people will die due to suicide because of bankruptcy than would have died with this virus. We are talking about a virus here with a death rate of about 2 percent and not the plague with a death rate of about 90 percent. I know I am sort of ‘lonely’ with this view. Just personal. Yes, I am writing this from the safety of the empty beaches of Lombok, Indonesia.