Germany Relaxes Lockdown Measures As Infection Rates Fall

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 21: A jazz band is playing in the Tiergarten park in the evening during the coronavirus pandemic on May 21, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Authorities are easing lockdown measures across Germany, enabling restaurants to offer outdoor service, hotels to accommodate tourists, cultural institutions to perform and other activities to resume. Covid infection rates have been falling consistently and the national average is now below 80 per 100,000 over a seven-day period. Meanwhile the pace of vaccinations is still climbing, with approximately 40% of the population having received a first dose. (Footage by Christian Ender/Getty Images)