Germany agrees to extend coronavirus lockdown until Jan 31

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has agreed with state governors to extend the country’s current lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31. Merkel said they also are tightening curbs on social contacts, in line with measures imposed at the beginning of the pandemic in March. And they called for new restrictions on movement for people living in areas with particularly high infection rates. Tuesday’s decision came as new coronavirus cases and deaths are running