Germany enters an emergency Christmas lockdown amid virus surge

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Germany has tightened its lockdown curbs from Wednesday as shops, schools, and nurseries closed amid COVID-19 surge. The new lockdown will last at least until January 10. The country hit a daily record 952 coronavirus deaths and a total of near 1.38 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday. /VCG

Stores stand shuttered on the popular shooping street Zeil on the first day of Germany's hard lockdown before Christmas on Wednesday. /VCG

A man wearing a protective face mask passed by a shuttered store on the first day of lockdown before Christmas in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. /VCG

Stores stand shuttered on the popular shooping street Zeil on the first day of Germany's hard lockdown before Christmas on Wednesday. /VCG

A shopping mall in the German capital of Berlin is nearly empty as the country enters a nationwide hard lockdown on Wednesday. /VCG

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