Germany extends lockdown until Jan 31 and toughens curbs

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is extending its lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31, tightening curbs on social contacts and planning limits on people’s movements in its worst-affected regions as it tries to reduce stubbornly high infection figures and worrying numbers of coronavirus-related deaths. Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a lengthy videoconference with Germany’s 16 state governors on Tuesday that restrictions on social contacts will be tightened. People will be allowed to