Merkel, German states consider tougher COVID-measures - document

FILE PHOTO: A nurse checks medical files at the COVID-19 isolation ward for patients suffering from the coronavirus disease, at DRK Kliniken Berlin Mitte hospital in Berlin, Germany, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal government and states are considering new COVID-19 measures to halt the rise in infections, such as dramatically reducing the number of people at household gatherings and compulsory mask wearing for school students.

A draft document of the measures, seen by Reuters, also said people would be urged to abstain from private parties completely until Christmas.