People queue at the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at the Treptow Arena in Berlin, Germany January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government and the country's 16 federal states have agreed to extend a strict lockdown until Jan. 31 in an effort to bring coronavirus infections under control, Bild newspaper reported on Monday, without providing a source.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and the state premiers are scheduled on Tuesday to discuss a possible extension of the lockdown beyond Jan. 10. Some, including Bavaria's premier Markus Soeder, have already spoken in favour of an extension.
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