Bavarian premier calls for unified rules to contain coronavirus


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  • Tuesday, 13 Oct 2020

Bavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder wears a face mask before a state cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, October 13, 2020. Peter Kneffel/Pool via Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany must agree on nationwide rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus and prevent infections from getting out of control, the premier of Bavaria said on Tuesday.

Speaking ahead of a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany's 16 states on Wednesday, Markus Soeder said the next four weeks would be crucial for whether Germans could celebrate a relaxed Christmas.

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