Germany to open up as COVID-19 cases drop


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  • Tuesday, 11 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks during evening light near river Spree, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) - Several German states, including the capital city Berlin, are planning to loosen coronavirus restrictions in coming days after more than six months of lockdown as the number of new infections keeps dropping nationwide.

Germany reported 6,125 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday to bring the total to 3,533,376, but the seven-day incidence per 100,000 people dropped to 115 from 141 a week ago, the lowest in a month. The total German death toll is 85,112.

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