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title: "Merkel Ready to Give Up Special Lockdown Powers as Covid Ebbs"
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# Merkel Ready to Give Up Special Lockdown Powers as Covid Ebbs

> Chancellor Angela Merkel is ready to allow Germany’s controversial lockdown law to lapse, the latest sign that the pandemic is releasing its grip on Europe’s largest economy.

By Bloomberg · Published 31 May 2021, 23:49 SAST

## Content

By Arne Delfs

May 31, 2021, 7:16 PM

Word Count: 157

(Bloomberg) --

In a move that effectively suspended states’ rights, Germany passed mandatory restrictions in hard-hit areas, including curfews in April. The powers were set to expire at the end of June, and Merkel confirmed that those “can run out now,” she said Monday in Berlin.