German Chancellor Merkel urges vigilance as thousands gather to protest pandemic restrictions: reports

Merkel warned that the summer months allowed for an easier time handling the pandemic.

In her annual summer press conference Friday, Merkel called on the German people to remain vigilant.

"We have all enjoyed the freedoms and relative protection from aerosols in the summer, which is possible through life outdoors," she said. "In the coming months, it will now be important to keep infection rates low when we are back indoors -- at workplaces, in schools and in homes.” Even as Merkel urged greater caution, tens of thousands gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest restrictions after a court overturned a ban against rallies. Officials estimated that 18,000 people joined the protest.

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