Politicians and public blamed as rise in Covid cases prompts new national restrictions
When Germany entered a soft lockdown in early November, many politicians were optimistic they had found the formula to save Christmas without major disruption to the economy. One health policy expert described it as a textbook strategy to subdue the second wave.
But it is now clear that this year’s festive season will be like no other, a German Christmas stripped of its famous traditions. No mulled wine with colleagues at a Christmas market, no carols in packed churches on the afternoon of 24 December, and no large family reunions in the evening.
