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Coronavirus: Germany to reopen large shops, open Bundesliga: report

States set to allow resumption of matches without fans, probably from May 15



Visitors watch the elephants at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
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Berlin: Germany’s state premiers will agree on measures to further ease coronavirus restrictions in a teleconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Wednesday, two people familiar with the preparations said on Monday.

The state premiers are expected to give the green light for large shops to reopen, probably from May 11, the sources said.

Smaller shops are already back to business in Europe’s largest economy as long as they respect social distancing rules to slow the spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus.

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German states are also set to allow the Bundesliga to resume matches, probably from May 15, under strict conditions without fans in stadiums, the sources said.

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At the same time, state premiers will allow outdoor sports for non-professionals and children, the sources added.

The states will also agree to reopen schools for all grades step-by-step, though most children will only be allowed to go to class in rotating shifts, not on daily basis, the sources said.

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