People pass by a Christmas tree close to the Brandenburg gate during evening light, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will introduce new measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus including limiting private gatherings for vaccinated people to a maximum of 10 people before New Year's Eve, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.
Scholz also agreed with the premiers of Germany's 16 federal states that big events, including football matches, would take place without spectators.
