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Germany’s governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions

FILE -- Christian Drosten, virologist of the Charite hospital, speaks during a press conference on the current coronavirus pandemic in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining coronavirus restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

FILE -- German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach arrives for a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 on the current Corona situation in Germany. Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining coronavirus restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

FILE -- A test center employee performs a coronavirus test as she stands in the 'Kurfuerstendamm (Ku'damm)' shopping road in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining coronavirus restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

Germany’s governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions