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Policemen walk off a protester during a demonstration against restrictions implemented by the government in order to limit the spread the coronavirus, in Berlin on April 21, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Credit: AFP photo
The German parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial amendment to the law to give Chancellor Angela Merkel's government power to impose tougher anti-coronavirus measures.
The new law, which prescribes school closures and night-time curfews in areas with high infection rates, aims to end a political tug-of-war between the federal government and the 16 regional states over virus restrictions.
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