![A woman walks past a closed footwear shop in Berlin on Friday. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HQQXHRPLRLRP27YXWZ7TJ4ZEEY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9770099be1773a31dad35b4692e870fa00ff5a4e46eb2018525122cadaa8dba5&width=400&height=225)
A woman walks past a closed footwear shop in Berlin on Friday. EPA
A woman walks past a closed footwear shop in Berlin on Friday. EPA
Germans told to avoid shopping as coronavirus deaths hit record high
Minister warns the country needs to act so that Christmas doesn’t become ‘a festival for the virus’