FILE PHOTO: Residents of Cologne's Chorweiler district wait in line to get vaccinated at a mobile vaccination centre, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Cologne, Germany, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet agreed on Tuesday to ease restrictions on people who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said, in the first step towards restoring the rights of citizens.
Lambrecht said the curbs, introduced to contain infections and prevent the health system from becoming overburdened, must be relaxed once they can no longer be justified.
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