Germany to reopen schools, hairdressers as virus cases drop
Bundeswehr soldiers wearing mouth-nose coverings go to the fourth vaccination centre in Berlin, located in Terminal C of the former Tegel Airport, Germany, Wednesday, Feb.10, 2021. Here, at the beginning, mainly nursing staff and medical personnel are vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)

Bundeswehr soldiers wearing mouth-nose coverings go to the fourth vaccination centre in Berlin, located in Terminal C of the former Tegel Airport, Germany, Wednesday, Feb.10, 2021. Here, at the beginning, mainly nursing staff and medical personnel are vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)

Feb. 10, 2021 05:12 AM EST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media during a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media during a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Feb. 10, 2021 02:50 PM EST
Hairdressers and beauticians stand on the market place at a vigil in Jena, Germany, Feb.10, 2021. With the "action of the dead scissors" owners, masters and employees of hairdressing salons and beauty salons want to draw attention to their current situation due to the Corona pandemic. (Bodo Schackow/dpa via AP)

Hairdressers and beauticians stand on the market place at a vigil in Jena, Germany, Feb.10, 2021. With the "action of the dead scissors" owners, masters and employees of hairdressing salons and beauty salons want to draw attention to their current situation due to the Corona pandemic. (Bodo Schackow/dpa via AP)

Feb. 10, 2021 04:23 AM EST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media during a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media during a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Feb. 10, 2021 02:45 PM EST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder, right, and the Mayor of Berlin Michael Mueller, left, attend a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder, right, and the Mayor of Berlin Michael Mueller, left, attend a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Feb. 10, 2021 02:02 PM EST
A demonstrator holds up a poster that reads: 'Zero COVID' in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Germany, Feb. 10, 2021, as he attends a protest demanding a strategy for a harder lockdown to eliminate the coronavirus and the lifting of patents on COVID-19 vaccines. German chancellor Angela Merkel is later meeting with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A demonstrator holds up a poster that reads: 'Zero COVID' in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Germany, Feb. 10, 2021, as he attends a protest demanding a strategy for a harder lockdown to eliminate the coronavirus and the lifting of patents on COVID-19 vaccines. German chancellor Angela Merkel is later meeting with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Feb. 10, 2021 11:14 AM EST
Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder attends a news conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder attends a news conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Feb. 10, 2021 02:51 PM EST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder, right, and the Mayor of Berlin Michael Mueller, left, arrive for a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder, right, and the Mayor of Berlin Michael Mueller, left, arrive for a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. German chancellor Angela Merkel had meet with German head of federal states to discuss extension of restrictions or other possible measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in the country (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Feb. 10, 2021 01:59 PM EST
A woman with a face mask watches a shopping window when all shops are closed due to the lockdown in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

A woman with a face mask watches a shopping window when all shops are closed due to the lockdown in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Feb. 10, 2021 09:30 AM EST