FILE PHOTO: Christmas illuminations are pictured at Unter den Linden boulevard in front of the Brandenburg Gate, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might be needed until March.
"Given the high number of infections, we assume that the restrictions which are in place before Christmas will continue to be valid until the start of January, certainly for most parts of Germany," Merkel told parliament.
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