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Germany plans to lift many restrictions for vaccinated residents

Published: 10 May 2021 - 11:16 am | Last Updated: 28 Dec 2021 - 11:39 am
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Doha: Germany has removed many restrictions for residents who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, European media reported. But they will have to follow precautionary measures like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.

“German residents who are considered fully immune to the coronavirus will no longer be subject to nightly curfews and restrictions on meeting people starting Sunday,” DW reported.

Anyone who have recovered after falling ill will also be able to meet with others in the same category in private without any restrictions, it added.

“The fully immune also won't need to show proof they tested negative to enter shops and be in quarantine after travel, except in specific cases — for example, if they enter from an area where a variant of the virus is rampant,” DW added in its report.

There have been reports that European Union is planning to introduce digital vaccination certificates to allow for free travel within the bloc's member states.