https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A family judge who attempted to overturn a Covid mask mandate at two schools in Weimar has been given a two-year suspended sentence. https://www.thelocal.de/20230823/judge-gets-suspended-sentence-over-covid-mask-mandate-rebellion Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:10:45 +0200 judge-gets-suspended-sentence-over-covid-mask-mandate-rebellion With fewer and fewer Covid-19 cases hitting Germany’s intensive care units, many federal states have – or plan to – get rid of most identifiable Covid rules. Here’s what’s still on the books. https://www.thelocal.de/20230202/what-covid-rules-are-still-in-place-in-germany-from-february Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:39:37 +0100 what-covid-rules-are-still-in-place-in-germany-from-february As much of Germany lifts - or prepares to lift - the last remaining Covid-19 measures, intensive care units say Covid-19 admissions are no longer straining the system. https://www.thelocal.de/20230124/is-the-pandemic-over-in-germany Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:12 +0100 is-the-pandemic-over-in-germany A row has broken out after German ministers were seen without masks on a flight, raising doubts over the validity of the government's mandatory mask rule. https://www.thelocal.de/20220824/double-standards-why-top-german-ministers-are-embroiled-in-a-covid-mask-row Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:54:11 +0200 double-standards-why-top-german-ministers-are-embroiled-in-a-covid-mask-row