Germany is banning gatherings of 2 or more people to slow coronavirus outbreak

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• Germany is banning gatherings of two or more people in a crackdown on the novel coronavirus outbreak. 
• Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet said in a Sunday press conference that the government was aiming to cut down on contact between Germans outside of their immediate families until April 19 at the earliest.
• The announcement came as the country had 23,921 identified cases and 92 deaths, part of the virus' rapid spread across Europe. 
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German authorities announced a ban on gatherings of two or more people as the country scrambles to address the novel coronavirus outbreak. 

In a press conference aired Sunday evening local time, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet said the government was aiming to cut down on contact between Germans outside of their immediate families and the policy would be enforced by police and local authorities.

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