Merkel Warns of Virus-Relapse Risk as Germany Eases Curbs
- Chancellor says ‘discussion orgies’ could destroy progress
- Smaller stores reopened on Monday in most German states
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Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that public debate about easing restrictions to contain the coronavirus risked sparking a new wave of infections even as Germany took its first tentative steps toward normalcy.
In a closed-door meeting of her Christian Democratic party on Monday in Berlin, she said “discussion orgies” about loosening lockdowns threatened to destroy the progress in fighting the pandemic, according to a participant, who asked not to be identified because the discussions were private.