The de-escalation of confinement, which is not the culmination, will bring different rhythms in Germany, either in one Land or in one Federal State or in another. But in all cases it is already known what steps will be taken from this Monday. Today, shops of less than 800 square meters are starting to open in some states, others will open later, but this has meant a radical change in everyday life, as after a month of closure, shops selling flowers, household appliances or most of their consumer items will be able to welcome their customers as clothing stores. In the course of the week, it will turn to car dealers and others. Hairdressers were given a deadline of 4 May.

With regard to buconasal cover, it is recommended throughout Germany – in addition to strictly observing the other hygiene and distancing regulations – to wear masks, but in some areas it is compulsory and in others it is not.

According to the news agencies, some schools have already started some activities on Monday, in particular those for the last year's high school exams, but always in small groups. The authorities have announced that, from 4 May, they will take further steps in the field of education.

As regards parties and large concentrations of people, the ban will be extended until 31 August. And it's not as clear as things will go later. If one example serves, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder said that it is hardly possible to think that the famous Munich beer fair can be made.

The key is to do a lot of tests on time.

Austria was the first to take steps to speed up the confinement a week ago, but surely in Germany the pace of the process will be those that mark the route in the countries of the rest of Europe. The pedagogical and rigorous way in which Chancellor Angela Merkel, a physicist, has explained to the public what is at stake in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic has become famous: every citizen must be able to spread as little as possible around them to avoid overflowing health systems. The Berlin authorities have noted that during the month of April their health system has resisted the proliferation of patients, but they do not want the situation to escape from their hands and that a next wave of patients will put the hospitals and the whole system upside down in October.

That is why Berlin has promised that the steps to get out of the lockdown will be taken by droplets, with all the information and control of the new infections. Germany proudly proclaims that its secrecy, in addition to a good health system, has been carrying out numerous COVID-19 tests in time to learn about the situation of the relatives of each contagion.