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Germany's stricter lockdown starts nationwide

Stricter lockdown restrictions have come into force across Germany, as it struggles with a second wave of coronavirus infections. The German COVID-19 death toll has passed 40,000. More than 80% of the country's intensive care beds are occupied.

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