▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁March , ▁the ▁German ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Sp ahn ▁ruled ▁out ▁" any ▁measure ▁leading ▁to ▁restrictions ▁on ▁travel " ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁and ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁closing ▁all ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Germany . ▁Sp ahn ▁recommended ▁not ▁to ▁make ▁unnecessary ▁travel s ▁and ▁suggested ▁people ▁coming ▁from ▁risk ▁areas ▁should ▁stay ▁at ▁home . ▁Sp ahn ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁European ▁Health ▁Minister s ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁crisis . ▁The ▁EU ▁and ▁Robert ▁Koch ▁Institute ▁emphas ised ▁that ▁mask s ▁and ▁dis in fect ants ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁health y ▁private ▁persons . ▁▁ 8 – 1 4 ▁March ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March , ▁the ▁German ▁Health ▁Minister ▁recommended ▁to ▁cancel ▁events ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁at ten de es ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁being . ▁The ▁Deutsche ▁Fußball ▁Liga ▁announced ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁its ▁s occer ▁le agues ▁until ▁its ▁regular ▁end ▁in ▁mid - May . ▁Poland ▁announced ▁random ▁temperature ▁checks ▁for ▁bus ▁passengers ▁from ▁Germany ▁near ▁a ▁border ▁crossing ▁starting ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁March , ▁Germany ▁reported ▁the ▁first ▁death s . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁in fe ctions ▁had ▁nearly ▁double d ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁within ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁days , ▁which ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁act . ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ' s ▁administration ▁announced ▁measures ▁to ▁c ush ion ▁the ▁economic ▁blow . ▁Mer