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Merkel Targets Cautious Reopening as Germany’s Outbreak Worsens

  • Chancellor aims to develop a plan for schools and restaurants
  • Tension rises in Germany’s coalition amid pandemic stumbles
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to develop a plan that will pave the way for a cautious reopening of Europe’s largest economy, even as infection rates tick up.