Her own test had come back negative, the ministry said Monday. Kramp-Karrenbauer is also the current leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat (CDU) party. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced she is self-quarantining after coming after her ministry said she had come into contact 8 days ago with someone who tested positive. German Health Minister Jens Spahn urged citizens to significantly reduce their contacts in order to deal appropriately with the "situation of the century" and that a "national effort in November" is required, he told public broadcaster ZDF. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is in quarantine after having contact with someone who tested positive for the virus Read more: Coronavirus: Merkel promises to shore up German economy State and federal leaders will meet again in 10 days to assess if the new measures need to be tightened further still or whether they may be eased in December, depending on the rate of infections. Nevertheless, all restaurants and bars will be closed, meetings in public will be restricted to members of just two households and all recreational centers, such as pools and gyms, will be shut. The new restrictions in Germany are a lighter version of the lockdown seen in the spring, as schools and shops will remain open, churches will be allowed to hold services and protests will not be banned. She hoped that a turnaround in the fight against the pandemic would allow people to hold small family celebrations for Christmas. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also urged citizens to cooperate with the countries new lockdown "light", coming into effect on Monday, in order to bring soaring case numbers back under control. The prime minister also stressed that the restrictions were time-limited and that after December 2 the country would return to the regional tier system.d He also put forward a plan to massively expand the deployment of quick-turnaround tests, with the support of the army, in the following few days and weeks. He warned those opposing the new lockdown that an overwhelmed NHS could lead to doctors having to turn patients away and choosing "who would live and who would die."
The new lockdown comes into effect on Friday provided that parliament passes the government's bill. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed the importance of protecting the National Health Service in his explanation of the new coronavirus restrictions to the lower house of the UK Parliament on Monday.
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