General Peter McAllister

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Fitness studios in Düsseldorf-have already re -

open A Woman lifts the weights over her head one last time, then falls to the ground with a grunt of exhaustion, turns her head against the slight breeze from the Open Door .

This ladies-only Fitness Studio in Düsseldorf has again just. Life in Germany is beginning to look a little like it did before coronavirus silenced, its beer gardens, grounded his plane and brought production lines to a standstill.

schools, businesses, restaurants, shops and churches, either open or over - strict social distancing measures. There Are even in Europe.

But Britta just your Training, is unsure about the easing of restrictions.

"I'm torn," She Said . "I enjoy the new freedoms but at the same Time I 'm rather scared, maybe it was too early. I think people need to Be Careful , still, and must not be inattentive. "

in Germany, peace and successful handling of the pandemic to international attention. But his next moves were chaotic, marked by quarrels between the regional leaders, which culminated would have liked in a faster removal of restrictions as German Chancellor Angela Merkel .

The leader of Germany's 16 States have The Power to decide how and when You do that.

Not to agree on a common strategy, they have launched a patchwork of rules and regulations, with the people in a State able, for example, use of the Fitness Studio, while in another region, fitness centers have remained closed.

It was an Intensive public debate on the "easing," or relaxation in policy, with many out of fear of Germany, this might be his first successes.

Some worry that Germany is the lifting of the lockdown restrictions quickly

"It is too early, we Are easing too fast and too much and we run the risk of a second wave," said Professor Frank Montgomery, the Chairman of The World Medical Association.

Professor Montgomery speaks for many when he says that it is a "beauty contest" of the Prime Minister of the other German States, the "all of the risks that we have achieved".

In the heat of the early evening sun, cyclists glide couples and families strolling on, the düsseldorf-based Bank of the river. Under a plaster table, a dog, a Lazy Eye opens, like a waiter brings beer and wine for happy customers.

but there was no significant adverse impact (over a couple of outbreaks, associated with churches and slaughterhouses), Germany's infection figures. But, with newly opened shops and restaurants Are reporting that customers Are careful and slow, it may be too early to say.

studies show that The German public were accepting of the limitations that You approve of Angela Merkel 's cautious approach, despite the terrible impact on the economy of the country.

why is it that Some regional politicians have been open were so excited, until the company again?

Some apparently frightened by the recent street protests against the measures, perhaps the remember is how the small grass-roots protest Movement Pegida grew up in a full-on backlash against Mrs Merkel's refugee policy and seats in the Parliament for the extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD).

The anti-lockdown-exercise - and seems to be disappearing - has brought together the left-and right-wing extremists, conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers, and could hardly be said to represent The General population.

make political succession lockdown policy?

But many suspect there is another reason, for the so-called beauty contest. Angela Merkel is due in the next year after four terms in office. The Race for the succession of her was in progress, but the coronavirus crisis. the political and public life and, therefore, the chances of people with ambitions on the Chancellery

Some , such as the merchant Friedrich Merz , have all but disappeared from the limelight, while others, such as the country's Minister for health, Jens Spahn , or Bavaria's Prime Minister, Markus Söder - who grabbed headlines with the announcement that The First lockdown is spoken in his State - as a possible Chancellor-in-waiting.

Armin Laschet , whose office with a view to the düsseldorf's harbour district, was one of The Most voluble agitators for a rapid relaxation of the coronavirus restrictions.

The Prime Minister of the country North Rhine-Westphalia And One of the leading Chancellor - candidate denies that his approach has nothing to do with a high-profile attempt by The Crisis .

"the measures That we had to decide, which Are now so important - a matter of life and Death - You could not, it is said to act on a tactical basis," He Said . "Among the population, and it was a lot of close in popularity to that all down, but I thought that that was wrong...I was out of a basic sense of responsibility for this State of Affairs. "

Armin Laschet believes that the lockdown restrictions have to be relaxed faster

He is a happy boy excited jabs a finger on the official charts show the downward trend in the infection rates. Mr Laschet says, it is best that each region, with their different economies, regions, and infections, should act independently.

"We have the problem for the health of the pandemic, the infection, the disease, but there Are also other damage," He Said .

"For children from disadvantaged backgrounds: If You can't go to school for 10 weeks, You will lose the chance. Sick people Are not treated Covid-19, because The Hospitals were reserved for Covid-19. People in nursing homes has been to lonely, lost The Will To Live . "

"to These damages and claims that she lives. It is why I always thought, to check that You have both sides of The Story , not only virological," He Said .

Not Far Away , in a tent outside of a nursing home, I sit across from Katharina Resch. A sheet of plexiglass separating us, but it means that we can talk and sure, Face -to-Face .

Katharina Resch believes that politicians Are under enormous pressure to do the things again means normal

relax, your family now has a visit to be able to pensioners. But the staff worries. You always have The Virus , but Are afraid of the effect of a second lockdown on its inhabitants, when General infection levels to rise.

Catherine is concerned, likened the onslaught to lift restrictions for upending a sack of potatoes.

"I'm skeptical that this head over heels [approach] is a good thing," He Said . "But I think that the politicians Are under so much pressure that You have to Do Something . "

A care worker wheels Katharine back in the home, and waves goodbye. Germany had its outbreak under control, but scientists and politicians watch anxiously.

It is, as Angela Merkel is a fragile Success has been repeatedly recognized.

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Source of news: bbc.com