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Newshour: 28/10/2020 14:06 GMT: Germany poised to introduce partial COVID lockdown measures

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Germany poised to introduce partial COVID lockdown measures

28/10/2020 14:06 GMT

28/10/2020 14:06 GMT: Germany poised to introduce partial COVID lockdown measures

BBC World Service - Newshour, Germany poised to introduce partial COVID lockdown measures

As COVID cases surge across Europe, Germany and France move to introduce new restrictions

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising sharply across Europe,German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging state leaders to adopt partial lockdown measures next week.

Also in the programme, anti-government protesters in Nigeria remain defiant, despite the deaths of at least 12  people at the hands of the army last week and protecting Australia's Great Barrier Reef by paying farmers to reduce the amount of pollution they use on their land.

Photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller attend a video conference with Federal State Premiers on how to respond to the spread of the coronavirus Credit: REUTERS/Guido Bergmann/BPA/Handout

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