FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced opposition on Wednesday to a plan to seek new powers to force coronavirus lockdowns on areas with high infection rates, with the imposition of curfews drawing particular fire given the country's authoritarian past.
As infections rise rapidly and hospital beds fill up, Merkel's government is pushing parliament to change the Infection Protection Act to enable federal authorities to enforce restrictions even if regional leaders resist them.
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