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Hand sanitiser has been sold out for around a fortnight already but this weekend, shoppers also stripped local supermarkets (Photo: Matthew Tempest)

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Berlin: Last weekend clubbing before lockdown kicks in

Hand sanitiser has been sold out for around a fortnight already but this weekend, shoppers also stripped local supermarkets (Photo: Matthew Tempest)

Over these past weeks of the global pandemic, Berliners have been living two different realities. Nothing illustrated that better than a sunset tour through the city on Saturday evening.

Germany's laws stipulate that measures to combat infectious diseases must be taken by state and district health authorities.

Unlike some neighbouring countries, the federal government cannot make uni...

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Author Bio

Cathrin Schaer is a freelance journalist in Berlin, writing for Handelsblatt and Der Spiegel, among other publications.

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