Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel has unexpectedly reversed her decision to impose a stricter coronavirus shutdown over Easter – apologising to “all citizens” as she admitted making a mistake.
“The idea of an Easter shutdown was created with the best of intentions,” she said, but conceded the plan had been hasty and could not be implemented in such a short time.
“This mistake is my mistake alone,” Ms Merkel said on Wednesday – only 24 hours after announcing her lockdown plan for the holiday.
The chancellor revealed the U-turn after calling a hastily arranged video conference on Wednesday with Germany’s 16 state governors, who are responsible for imposing restrictions.
The same group had previously agreed the plan for deeper restrictions over Easter, announced on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle the rising number of Covid-19 infections in Germany.
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