SCHWERIN (Germany), May 10 — The waiters may be wearing masks, but diners in one German state still got a taste of normal life at the weekend as restaurants there became the first to reopen after weeks of coronavirus restrictions. Many locals in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania took advantage of the...
Antje Roesler works the tables at the reopened Cafe Prag in Schwerin, north-eastern Germany May 9, 2020 amid the ongoing Covid-19, coronavirus pandemic. — AFP pic
Many locals in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania took advantage of the looser rules and sunny weather to flock to their favourite eateries and cafes for the first time since mid-March.“Economically, it has been a disaster for us,” said Thomas Hildebrand, manager of Cafe Prag in the state’s picturesque capital of Schwerin.
While Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was the first to take the plunge, restaurants, cafes and hotels are set to reopen across Germany in the coming days and weeks as the spread of the virus slows.“Our employees must wear masks and our customers must respect social distancing,” Hildebrand told AFP, his own mask hanging around his neck.
Chancellor Angela Merkel last week said Germany had passed “the very first phase of the pandemic”, allowing for a gradual return to normality.
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