April 7, 2020 US debunks Berlin leaders’ allegations that it seized 200,000 face masks amid coronavirus pandemic The U.S. government and German commentators sharply criticized officials in Berlin for manufacturing a scandal, alleging that the Trump administration improperly seized 200,000 face masks destined for police in the city during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 6, 2020 Germany outlines plan to relax coronavirus lockdown, resume daily life Germany has drafted a plan to scale back its coronavirus lockdown and allow a gradual return to public life, although Chancellor Angela Merkel says it is still too early to end restrictive measures.Â
April 5, 2020 German cider restaurant becomes drive-thru to stay open during coronavirus pandemic Thomas Metzmacher was faced with the prospect of having to shut down his Frankfurt restaurant specializing in a traditional tart hard cider due to German regulations prohibiting groups of people from gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic. So he came up with a novel solution.
March 31, 2020 Coronavirus doesn’t stop octogenarian couple from meeting at Danish-German border amid lockdown Love goes on in the time of COVID-19 – even if it means meeting it halfway.
March 31, 2020 Family haunted by secret legacy of notorious Nazi Horst Pilarzik: 'By hiding him, they carried his guilt' Christiane Falge, born in 1970, never met Horst Burkhart who died five years before her birth, but the image of this playboy relative – her father’s uncle – who drove a sports car and wore expensive clothes is engraved in her mind. Â
March 31, 2020 Thailand's king self-quarantining in Germany with 20 women, servants: reports This isn’t your typical coronavirus quarantine.Â
March 30, 2020 France evacuates coronavirus patients from swamped hospitals using high-speed trains, military planes France evacuated dozens of coronavirus patients from overwhelmed hospitals in its hardest-hit region on Sunday using two high-speed trains, military helicopters and a German military plane.
March 29, 2020 Germany finance official's death linked to coronavirus outbreak A German official appeared to kill himself after struggling to cope with the coronavirus fallout.
March 28, 2020 Germany takes coronavirus patients from Italy, cases more severe across Europe At a time when the EU has closed borders between states, Germany is standing in solidarity with its neighbors.
March 26, 2020 Coronavirus recovery rates in the hardest-hit countries Cases of the novel coronavirus continue to climb each day as nations around the world struggle to use their thinly spread resources to tackle the outbreak.