BERLIN - A Berlin court on Friday suspended a curfew on bars and restaurants, joining other courts in overturning government-imposed measures meant to contain the further spread of the coronavirus.
"The curfew has been suspended for the time being as the court considers it disproportionate in view of other measures taken to fight the pandemic," a spokesman for the administrative court in Berlin said. The ruling was in response to legal action brought by 11 restaurant owners who contested the curfew, but not a ban on the sale of alcohol after 11 p.m.
Germany, like other countries across Europe, is dealing with a sharp rise in coronavirus infections. The Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases reported a daily increase by more than 7,300 new cases on Friday.