Berlin court suspends bar curfew in backlash against anti-virus measures

FILE PHOTO: An empty table is pictured before the late-night curfew due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as city-wide bars and restaurants have to close at 11pm (2100 GMT) until 6am (0400 GMT), in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - A Berlin court on Friday suspended a late-night curfew on bars and restaurants, following other courts in overturning government-imposed measures meant to contain the further spread of the coronavirus.

Berlin's local government had imposed the 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew a week ago to tackle surging numbers of new infections.