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Newshour: 20/04/2020 13:06 GMT: Germany relaxes lockdown

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20/04/2020 13:06 GMT

20/04/2020 13:06 GMT: Germany relaxes lockdown

Germany relaxes lockdown

BBC World Service - Newshour, Germany relaxes lockdown

Germany has reopened small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores

Germany has reopened small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores.

Germany introduces a tentative easing of its lockdown; a system is in place to mitigate the risk of the virus returning and social distancing remains in force.

Also on the programme: Scientists are working on vaccines as well as possible treatments - one such is the use of plasma donations from those who have recovered from Covid19; working from home - our correspondent teaches her child a life lesson she 'll probably never forget.

(Photo: Customers prepare to enter a reopened opticians' on the first day of the easing of some restrictions during the coronavirus crisis in Leipzig, Germany.)

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