Germany’s national and regional leaders have agreed to bar unvaccinated people from much of public life in a bid to fend off a fourth wave of Covid-19.
Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel described the far-reaching measures as an act of “national solidarity”.
Only those who have been vaccinated or recently recovered from Covid will be allowed in restaurants, cinemas, leisure facilities and many shops.
The chancellor added that vaccinations could be made mandatory by February.
Germany’s fourth wave of Covid is its most severe so far, with another 388 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
