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Germany Eyes Limiting Parties to Fight Coronavirus Spread
- Meetings to be curbed in areas with higher infection rates
- Across Europe, restrictions are tightening to contain spread
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Germany may join other European nations in limiting the number of people at private and public gatherings in areas with high coronavirus infection rates, as officials across the continent labor to reverse a recent uptick in cases.
Chancellor Angela Merkel will recommend restricting private meetings to 25 people and public gatherings to 50 people when she holds talks with regional premiers via video conference on Tuesday, according to a draft proposal obtained by Bloomberg News.