13 January 2021, Lebanon, Tripoli: A medic takes a swab from a man to get tested for coronavirus at the Tripoli Governmental Hospital. Lebanon will enforce a lockdown for 11 days as of 14 January 2021 with hospitals struggling to cope with a spike in new coronavirus cases. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

13 January 2021, Lebanon, Tripoli: Medics move a stretcher with a patient, who is suspected to have contracted coronavirus, into the emergency room of the Tripoli Governmental Hospital. Lebanon will enforce a lockdown for 11 days as of 14 January 2021 with hospitals struggling to cope with a spike in new coronavirus cases. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

13 January 2021, Lebanon, Tripoli: A medic takes a nasal swab from a woman to get tested for coronavirus at the Tripoli Governmental Hospital. Lebanon will enforce a lockdown for 11 days as of 14 January 2021 with hospitals struggling to cope with a spike in new coronavirus cases. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

13 January 2021, Lebanon, Tripoli: A medic takes a mouth swab from a man to get tested for coronavirus at the Tripoli Governmental Hospital. Lebanon will enforce a lockdown for 11 days as of 14 January 2021 with hospitals struggling to cope with a spike in new coronavirus cases. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

13 January 2021, Lebanon, Tripoli: A medic monitors patient suffering from coronavirus-linked health complications at the intensive care unit of the Tripoli Governmental Hospital. Lebanon will enforce a lockdown for 11 days as of 14 January 2021 with hospitals struggling to cope with a spike in new coronavirus cases. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Stolberg: A winter service vehicle drives through the snow-covered town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains. The small town with the striking castle, which is popular with tourists, seems to be deserted these days. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Stolberg: The roofs of the half-timbered town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains are covered in snow. The small town with the striking castle, which is popular with tourists, seems to be deserted these days. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Stolberg: The roofs of the half-timbered town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains are covered in snow. The small town with the striking castle, which is popular with tourists, seems to be deserted these days. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Stolberg: The roofs of the half-timbered town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains are covered in snow. The small town, which is popular with tourists, looks like it has been swept clean these days. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Jurgen Karl Uchtmann, commander of the Berlin Regional Command, sits in the briefing room of the Julius Leber Barracks. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) watches the speech of Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health. Spahn made a government statement on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, delivers a government statement on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, delivers a government statement on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, delivers a government statement on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is seated on the left. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) arrives for the plenary session in the German Bundestag. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: A person looks at a meadow with cattle in the Erpetal in Berlin Friedrichshagen. Photo: Kira Hofmann/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: The flags of Berlin (l-r), Germany and Europe are flying in the wind in front of the TV Tower. They stand in front of the Red City Hall. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: The flags of Berlin (l-r), Germany and Europe are flying in the wind in front of the TV Tower. They stand in front of the Red City Hall. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: An FFP2 mask is lying on the empty Alexanderplatz. There are only a few people on the square. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Michael Muller (SPD), governing mayor of Berlin, speaks in the Bundestag after the government statement by Federal Health Minister Spahn on the start of vaccination in Germany and in Europe. Photo: David Hutzler/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: A woman with an umbrella walks across Alexanderplatz. Otherwise there is emptiness on the square. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: On the empty Alexanderplatz, an FFP2 mask swirls around in the air. There are only a few people on the square. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Michael Muller (SPD), governing mayor of Berlin, follows the debate on Corona vaccination in the Bundestag. Photo: David Hutzler/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: Christof Asbach, President of the Society for Aerosol Research and Division Manager for Air Pollution Control and Filtration, inserts an FFP2 mask into a test set-up at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology. Here, the particle separation of masks is being tested. Asbach warned against misconceptions about the safety of FFP2 masks. (to dpa "Aerosol expert: FFP2 masks do not offer 100 percent protection" of 13.01.2021) Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: Christof Asbach, President of the Society for Aerosol Research and Division Manager for Air Pollution Control and Filtration, inserts an FFP2 mask into a test set-up at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology. Here, the particle separation of masks is being tested. Asbach warned against misconceptions about the safety of FFP2 masks. (to dpa "Aerosol expert: FFP2 masks do not offer 100 percent protection" of 13.01.2021) Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: Christof Asbach, President of the Society for Aerosol Research and Division Manager for Air Pollution Control and Filtration, inserts an FFP2 mask into a test set-up at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology. Here, the particle separation of masks is being tested. Asbach warned against misconceptions about the safety of FFP2 masks. (to dpa "Aerosol expert: FFP2 masks do not offer 100 percent protection" of 13.01.2021) Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Rettenbach: A wooden hut stands at the edge of a forest in the deep snow-covered landscape. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

dpatop - 13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from left) speaks with historians Christina Morina (l-r), Helcne Miard-Delacroix, Eckart Conze and Sir C. Clark (linked in by video) on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire at Bellevue Palace. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

dpatop - 13 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Celle: Benjamin Kuhn, cremation technician, pushes a coffin to a furnace for cremation at the crematorium "Die Feuerbestattungen Celle". The crematorium in Celle has seen an increase in cremations of Corona deceased since November 2020. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

dpatop - 13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Sangerhausen: Christine Ehrenpfordt, ear, nose and throat doctor, vaccinates a resident against the coronavirus at the DRK nursing and care centre "Tor zur Altstadt". In the home, accompanied by the mobile vaccination team, residents and employees are vaccinated. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, speaks with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in the Bundestag before his government statement on Corona vaccinations. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: The skeleton of a car stands in the rubble during a major fire in the Wilhelmsburg district. A warehouse in an industrial area has been in full fire since the morning. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Firefighters extinguish a major fire in the Wilhelmsburg district. A warehouse in an industrial estate has been in full blaze since the morning. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Firefighters extinguish a major fire in the Wilhelmsburg district. A warehouse in an industrial estate has been in full blaze since the morning. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Bremen: Clouds drift over the city centre of Bremen. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: Hans-Otto Herrmann gets vaccinated against Corona with the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine at the vaccination centre in the mon ami youth and cultural centre. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia begin their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 years of age and employees of nursing and emergency services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: Heike Nagel prepares the vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer at the vaccination office in the youth and cultural center mon ami. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 years of age and employees of nursing and emergency services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: A woman prepares the vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer in the vaccination office at the mon ami youth and cultural center. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 and employees of nursing and emergency services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: A woman shows a vial with the vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer at the vaccination office in the youth and cultural center mon ami. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 years of age and employees of nursing and emergency services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Oberhof: Biathlon: World Cup, Sprint 10 km, Men. Philipp Horn from Germany in the finish. Photo: Martin Schutt/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: Bodo Ramelow (Left), Thuringia's prime minister, visits the vaccination centre in the youth and cultural centre mon ami. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 and employees of care and rescue services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: A note with the inscription "We must unfortunately close again All, all the best! See you soon! hopefully" hangs in the window of a hairdresser's shop in Herzberg, the county seat of the Elbe-Elster district. The district of Elbe-Elster in the south of Brandenburg on the border to Saxony is currently a Corona hotspot. Currently, the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is 477.3. 97 persons have died. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Two federal police officers patrol the train station to enforce the one-week weapons ban in the train stations of Mulheim an der Ruhr and Essen. From now on it is forbidden to carry firearms, cutting and stabbing weapons and knives of all kinds. Photo: Roland Weihrauch/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Bernried: A horse searches for grass in a snowy paddock. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from left) speaks with historians Christina Morina (l-r), Helcne Miard-Delacroix, Eckart Conze and Sir C. Clark (linked in by video) on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire at Bellevue Palace. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (r) speaks with historians Sir Christopher Clark (l-r, joined by video), Eckart Conze, Christina Morina , and Helcne Miard-Delacroix, on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire at Bellevue Palace. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) speaks with historian Eckart Conze on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire at Bellevue Palace. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech "On the Present of German History" at Bellevue Palace before a discussion with historians on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech "On the Present of German History" at Bellevue Palace before a discussion with historians on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from left) speaks with historians Christina Morina (l-r), Helcne Miard-Delacroix, Eckart Conze and Sir C. Clark (linked in by video) on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire at Bellevue Palace. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from left) delivers an address "On the Present of German History" at Bellevue Palace before a discussion with historians Christina Morina (l-r), Helcne Miard-Delacroix, Eckart Conze and Sir C. Clark (linked in by video) on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from left) speaks with historians Christina Morina (l-r), Helcne Miard-Delacroix, Eckart Conze and Sir C. Clark (linked in by video) on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire at Bellevue Palace. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech "On the Present of German History" at Bellevue Palace before a discussion with historians on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

13 January 2021, Hessen, Michelstadt: A Hessian (l) and a Bavarian flag (M o) each fly at the "Customs Office Bavaria Hesse", which local initiatives and associations from Wurzberg in Hesse and Boxbrunn in Franconia have erected over a small stream on the actual border between Hesse and Bavaria in a friendly competition over the course of several years. In the face of different measures to combat the Corona pandemic in individual federal states, the border takes on a whole new meaning. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

13 January 2021, Hessen, Michelstadt: A sign with the inscription "Welcome to Bavaria" stands at the "Customs Office Bavaria Hesse", which local initiatives and associations from Wurzberg in Hesse and Boxbrunn in Franconia have erected over a small stream on the actual border between Hesse and Bavaria in a friendly competition over the course of several years. In the face of different measures to combat the Corona pandemic in individual federal states, the border takes on a whole new meaning. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

13 January 2021, Hessen, Wurzberg: A Bavarian flag (l) and a Hessian flag (r) each fly at the "Customs Office Bavaria Hesse", which local initiatives and associations from Wurzberg in Hesse and Boxbrunn in Franconia have erected over a small stream on the actual border between Hesse and Bavaria in a friendly competition over the course of several years. In the face of different measures to combat the Corona pandemic in individual federal states, the border takes on a whole new meaning. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A container full of shredded branches of a coniferous tree stands on the Old Market. There on Monday (11.01.2021) the Christmas tree of the state capital had been felled. Actually, the tree should form the center of the Christmas market, which was canceled because of the Corona pandemic. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A container full of shredded branches of a coniferous tree stands on the Old Market. There on Monday (11.01.2021) the Christmas tree of the state capital had been felled. Actually, the tree should form the center of the Christmas market, which was canceled because of the Corona pandemic. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A container full of shredded branches of a coniferous tree stands on the Old Market. There on Monday (11.01.2021) the Christmas tree of the state capital had been felled. Actually, the tree should form the center of the Christmas market, which was canceled because of the Corona pandemic. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A container full of shredded branches of a coniferous tree stands on the Old Market. There on Monday (11.01.2021) the Christmas tree of the state capital had been felled. Actually, the tree should form the center of the Christmas market, which was canceled because of the Corona pandemic. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: The M?nchstra?e of Herzberg, the county seat of the Elbe-Elster district. The district of Elbe-Elster in the south of Brandenburg on the border to Saxony is currently a corona hotspot. Currently, the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is 477.3. 97 persons have died. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: The Schliebener Street of Herzberg, the county seat of Elbe-Elster. The district of Elbe-Elster in the south of Brandenburg on the border to Saxony is currently a corona hotspot. Currently, the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is 477.3. 97 persons have died. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: The sign at the entrance to Herzberg, the district town of Elbe-Elster. The Elbe-Elster district in the south of Brandenburg on the border with Saxony is currently a corona hotspot. Currently, the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is 477.3. 97 persons have died. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: The sign at the entrance to Herzberg, the district town of Elbe-Elster. The Elbe-Elster district in the south of Brandenburg on the border with Saxony is currently a corona hotspot. Currently, the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is 477.3. 97 persons have died. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Hamburg: At the meeting of the Hamburg Parliament in Hamburg City Hall, Health Senator Melanie Leonhard (SPD) speaks to the MPs. Topics include the new Corona Containment Ordinance, the 2021/2022 budget and digitization in schools. Photo: Ulrich Perrey/dpa

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: A note with the inscription: "We must unfortunately close again All, all the best! See you soon! hopefully" hangs in the window of a hairdresser's shop in Herzberg, the county seat of the Elbe-Elster district. The district of Elbe-Elster in the south of Brandenburg on the border to Saxony is currently a Corona hotspot. Currently, the 7-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is 477.3. 97 persons have died. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: Bodo Ramelow (Left), Thuringia's prime minister, visits the vaccination centre in the youth and cultural centre mon ami. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 and employees of care and rescue services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: Heike Werner (Left), Thuringian Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Women and Family, visits the vaccination centre in the youth and cultural centre mon ami. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 and employees of care and rescue services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Thuringia, Erfurt: An elderly woman is being vaccinated against Corona with the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine at the vaccination centre in the mon ami youth and cultural centre. Today, the first vaccination practices in Thuringia start their work. Initially, only people with priority will be vaccinated, including elderly people over 80 years of age and employees of care and rescue services. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: A federal police officer hangs up a poster pointing out the one-week ban on carrying weapons in Ruhr area train stations. From now on, the carrying of firearms, cutting and stabbing weapons and knives of all kinds is prohibited, said a spokesman for the federal police in Essen. Photo: Roland Weihrauch/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Two federal police officers are patrolling the train station to enforce the one-week weapons ban in the train stations of Mulheim an der Ruhr and Essen. From now on, the carrying of firearms, cutting and stabbing weapons and knives of all kinds is prohibited, said a spokesman for the federal police in Essen. Photo: Roland Weihrauch/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Two federal police officers are patrolling the train station to enforce the one-week weapons ban in the train stations of Mulheim an der Ruhr and Essen. From now on, the carrying of firearms, cutting and stabbing weapons and knives of all kinds is prohibited, said a spokesman for the federal police in Essen. Photo: Roland Weihrauch/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Two federal police officers are patrolling the train station to enforce the week-long weapons ban in the train stations of Mulheim an der Ruhr and Essen. From now on, the carrying of firearms, cutting and stabbing weapons and knives of all kinds is prohibited, said a spokesman for the federal police in Essen. Photo: Roland Weihrauch/dpa

13 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Celle: Coffins of deceased persons who died with or from the Corona virus stand in a cooling chamber at the crematorium "Die Feuerbestattungen Celle". The crematorium in Celle has recorded an increase in cremations of Corona deceased since November 2020. (ATTENTION: Personal data on the deceased have been pixelated!) Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: Harry Glawe (CDU, r), Minister of Economics and Health of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, welcomes employee Matthias Schmidt to the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Participants of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" put up candles and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now". Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people vulnerable to the cold. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Participants of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" put up candles and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now". Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people vulnerable to the cold. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: A television crew shoots employee Matthias Schmidt (M) at the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Participants of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" put up candles and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now". Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people vulnerable to the cold. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: At the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, employee Matthias Schmidt accepts enquiries. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: At the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, employee Matthias Schmidt accepts enquiries. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: At the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, employee Matthias Schmidt accepts enquiries. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Participants of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" put up candles and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now" on the Reesendamm bridge. Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people vulnerable to the cold. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: A television crew shoots employee Matthias Schmidt (M) at the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Participants of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" put up candles and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now" on the Reesendamm bridge. Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people vulnerable to the cold. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: Harry Glawe (CDU, r), Minister of Economics and Health of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, welcomes employee Matthias Schmidt to the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: Participants of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" put up candles and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now" on the Reesendamm bridge. Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people vulnerable to the cold. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Hamburg: A participant of a vigil of the street magazine "Hinz&Kunzt" photographs candles set up and a sign with the inscription "Open the hotels now" on the Reesendamm Bridge. Following the deaths of five homeless people on Hamburg's streets, Caritas has called for hotel accommodation for people in danger of freezing. Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Julia Kl?ckner (CDU), Federal Minister of Agriculture, speaks at a question and answer session in the Bundestag. Photo: David Hutzler/dpa

13 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: A plate with sweets for the employees is at the Corona call centre for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Citizens can use the call centres to find out about vaccination dates and protective measures against Corona. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

13 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Celle: Benjamin Kuhn, cremation technician, pushes a coffin to a furnace for cremation at the crematorium "Die Feuerbestattungen Celle". The crematorium in Celle has seen an increase in cremations of Corona deceased since November 2020. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

13 January 2021, Lower Saxony, Celle: Benjamin Kuhn, cremation technician, pushes a coffin into an oven for cremation at the crematorium "Die Feuerbestattungen Celle". The crematorium in Celle has seen an increase in cremations of Corona deceased since November 2020. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

13 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Major construction site of the new replacement power bridge train. In the morning, the mayor of the state capital informed in his press conference at the beginning of the year about the investment budget which amounts to 207,165,500 euros. The large construction site is one of many investments of the city for this year. In 2021, all abutments and the pylon are to be completed on the major construction site. In addition to the bridge construction, there are many other investment projects, including school and daycare facilities, cultural sites, recreational and sports facilities and culture. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

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13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Closed shops can be seen in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. (to dpa "Association sees trade in the southwest in dramatic situation") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A police car drives past closed shops in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. (to dpa "Association sees trade in the southwest in dramatic situation") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bielefeld: Tire tracks can be seen in the snow on a road. The German Weather Service has warned of slippery conditions in North Rhine-Westphalia due to over-freezing. Police were on duty in many places. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bielefeld: Snow covers the windscreen of a delivery van. The German Weather Service has warned of icy conditions in North Rhine-Westphalia due to over-freezing. The police were on duty in many places. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bielefeld: Snow lies on the roof of a house. The German Weather Service has warned of icy conditions in North Rhine-Westphalia due to over-freezing. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa

13 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bielefeld: Snow lies on the roofs of several houses. The German Weather Service has warned of icy conditions in North Rhine-Westphalia due to over-freezing. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: An advertisement displays the words "Today is not every day, we'll be back, no question!" on the facade of a building that houses a movie theater. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Few people are out and about in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A passer-by walks past a shop window in the K?nigstra?e shopping mile that is labelled "new store - grand reopening in spring 2021". A large proportion of retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and are calling for more help that is better tailored to the industry. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Few people are out and about in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. (to dpa "Association sees trade in the southwest in dramatic situation") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Few people walk past a flight of steps in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. (to dpa "Association sees trade in the southwest in dramatic situation") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A passer-by walks past a shop entrance locked with a grille in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. (to dpa "Association sees trade in the southwest in dramatic situation") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Few people are out and about in the shopping mile K?nigstra?e. A large part of the retailers in the southwest fear for the future because of the ongoing Corona lockdown and demand more and better tailored help for the industry. (to dpa "Association sees trade in the southwest in dramatic situation") Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Schwarzenbruck: View through the rock formation to the Schwarzach in the Schwarzachklamm. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) follows the debate on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: A white stork (Ciconia ciconia) flies over a meadow in the Elbe-Elster district. This stork could not fly south like its conspecifics last autumn because of an injury to its right wing. Now the stork, which is already called "Schwarzwei?chen" in Herzberg, winters in southern Brandenburg. Apparently, the animal still finds enough food in the surrounding fields and fields. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Berlin: The Bundestag convenes for the first session week of the new year. Photo: David Hutzler/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Schwarzenbruck: The snowy landscape is reflected in the water of the Schwarzach in the Schwarzachklamm. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Schwarzenbruck: The snowy landscape is reflected in the water of the Schwarzach in the Schwarzachklamm. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Schwarzenbruck: The snowy landscape is reflected in the water of the Schwarzach in the Schwarzachklamm. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Schwarzenbruck: The snowy landscape is reflected in the water of the Schwarzach in the Schwarzachklamm. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

13 January 2021, Bavaria, Schwarzenbruck: The snowy landscape is reflected in the water of the Schwarzach in the Schwarzachklamm. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, makes a government statement on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

13 January 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) follows the debate on Corona vaccinations in the Bundestag. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: A white stork (Ciconia ciconia) stands in a meadow in the Elbe-Elster district. This stork was unable to fly south last autumn like its fellow storks due to an injury to its right wing. Now the stork, which is already called "Schwarzwei?chen" in Herzberg, is wintering in southern Brandenburg. Apparently, the animal still finds enough food in the surrounding fields and fields. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

13 January 2021, Brandenburg, Herzberg: A white stork (Ciconia ciconia) searches for food in a meadow in the Elbe-Elster district. This stork could not fly south like his fellow storks last autumn because of an injury to his right wing. Now the stork, which is already called "Schwarzwei?chen" in Herzberg, winters in southern Brandenburg. Apparently, the animal still finds enough food in the surrounding fields and fields. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB