But the German chancellor warned that the virus remains a danger to all Germans.
In normal times, the Schengen zone allows Europeans and international visitors who have entered the region to travel between countries without border checks or being required to show their IDs. Some European Union lawmakers raised concerns this week about how the temporary restrictions will affect travel moving forward.
"The risk we are facing seriously today is the death of Schengen," Tanja Fajon, a leading EU lawmaker on border measures who is from Slovenia, said Tuesday."It is in a very poor and problematic state. It has been hit years ago by the refugee crisis, and the virus delivered another blow."Meanwhile, in Germany the virus's reproduction rate within the population dropped to an estimated 0.
New confirmed cases in Germany also declined, from 933 reported on Tuesday to 595 on Wednesday. However, RKI and Merkel have urged the country's citizens to continue taking appropriate precautions and maintaining social distancing as much as possible. "It is too early to say if the decrease in cases will persist or if there might be indeed an increase within the next time," Marieke Degen, deputy press officer at RKI, told."But of course this has to be monitored closely, and we have to see how everything develops. The epidemic is far from over here in Germany, which is why social distancing rules are still in place."
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