18 March 2020, Berlin: Empty aisles and check-in counters in the terminal of Tegel Airport. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: Guests sit in a street cafe on Alexanderplatz. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: Closed shops in the K?penick-Center. The corona virus is forcing Germany to shut down. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: Only few people walk along the Kurfurstendamm in the early afternoon. Numerous shops are closed due to the Corona pandemic. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: Empty chairs and tables in the K?penick-Center - in front of them a flower arrangement with the inscription "Happy Easter". The corona virus forces Germany to stand still. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: Only one Eurowings aircraft is parked on the otherwise empty runway at Terminal E of Tegel Airport. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: The shutters at the Karstadt department store on Kurfurstendamm are lowered. Numerous shops on Berlin's most popular shopping mile are closed due to the corona virus. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa-pool/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: A man walks in front of the locked KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens). Numerous shops on Berlin's most popular shopping mile are closed due to the corona virus. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa-pool/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: A shoe shop on Tauentzien has lowered the shutters. Numerous shops on Berlin's most popular shopping mile are closed due to the coronavirus. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa-pool/dpa

18 March 2020, Berlin: A cafe on Alexanderplatz is empty despite the good weather. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

Menschen steigen in einem Tram am Alexanderplatz in Berlin am 18. Maerz 2020. Die Folgen des Coronavirus COVID-19 lassen sich auch in der Stadt vermehrt spueren nachdem der Senat die Schliessung von Kultur und Sportveranstaltung, versammlungen von mehr als 50 Personen und den Respekt von Distanzen in den offen gebliebenen Betrieben und Gaststaetten. Die Kundenzentren der BVG werden ab morgen geschlossen bleiben. Oeffentliches Leber weiter in Berlin wegen Coronavirus eingeschraenkt *** People get on a tram at Alexanderplatz in Berlin on 18 March 2020 The consequences of the coronavirus COVID 19 can also be felt in the city after the Senate decided to close cultural and sports events, gather more than 50 people and respect distances in the remaining businesses and restaurants The customer centres of the BVG will remain closed from tomorro