Germany will restrict the size of gatherings and fine people who flout tracking rules in an effort to contain the spread of the
Coronavirus over autumn and winter, Chancellor
Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.
The restrictions would be targeted, as a further shutdown of the whole country needed to be avoided "at all costs", she said after a conference with the leaders of Germany's 16 states, adding that keeping the
economy going was a priority.
The country reported 2,089 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 287,421, with 9,471 fatalities, the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said.