The Local Germany 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 'You'd see me in a mask at the supermarket': Merkel insists she follows coronavirus rules Chancellor Angela Merkel has not stepped out publicly wearing a face mask yet (or at least not that we've seen). But after a journalist probed the topic, Merkel joked that if anyone knew where she shopped, they'd see she follows the rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20200630/you-would-see-me-in-a-mask-in-the-supermarket-merkel-insists-she-follows-coronavirus-rules Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:18:59 +0200 you-would-see-me-in-a-mask-in-the-supermarket-merkel-insists-she-follows-coronavirus-rules Swiss cross-border shoppers fined for not wearing masks in Germany Swiss cross-border shoppers have fallen foul of compulsory mask requirements when crossing the border to shop in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200625/swiss-cross-border-shoppers-fined-for-not-wearing-masks-in-germany Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:54:12 +0200 swiss-cross-border-shoppers-fined-for-not-wearing-masks-in-germany