Bavaria's free COVID-19 test for all splits Germany


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  • Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder gestures during a meeting with other federal state Prime Ministers for the first time after a nation-wide lockdown to discuss further steps to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - The state of Bavaria approved plans on Tuesday for universal testing for COVID-19, prompting debate elsewhere in Germany about whether to follow suit or stick with the current targeted approach to prevent a possible second wave of infections.

Germany has successfully managed to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control with far fewer deaths than most other large European nations despite relatively softer lockdown measures that allowed some social and economic life to continue.

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