23 Mar 2020

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow

From Nine To Noon, 10:07 am on 23 March 2020

Germany has shut down schools and universities, as well as non-essential establishments, border controls are in force and citizens are drastically reducing their public life. The measures have been described as the most severe restrictions to civil life since World War Two. 

dpatop - 22 March 2020, Saxony, Dresden: The musical couple Karoline Strobl and Zoltán Mácsai play the "Ode to Joy" with cello and horn on their balcony.

 The musical couple Karoline Strobl and Zoltán Mácsai play "Ode to Joy" with cello and horn from their balcony.  Photo: AFP