▁go ▁out ▁of ▁control . ▁In ▁the ▁evening , ▁Mer kel ▁announced ▁measures ▁similar ▁to ▁Bav aria ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁country , ▁agreed ▁on ▁by ▁all ▁federal ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁r uling ▁coal ition . ▁This ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁prohib ition ▁on ▁trav elling ▁in ▁coach es , ▁att ending ▁religious ▁meet ings , ▁visit ing ▁play ground s ▁or ▁eng aging ▁in ▁tour ism . ▁The ▁government ▁str essed ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁" sh ut down ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March , ▁the ▁Robert ▁Koch ▁Institute ▁raised ▁the ▁health ▁threat ▁risk ▁for ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁in ▁Germany ▁to ▁" high ". ▁Lim its ▁on ▁the ▁testing ▁capacity ▁and ▁a ▁delay ▁of ▁ 3 – 4 ▁days ▁meant ▁that ▁reported ▁numbers ▁were ▁significantly ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁actual ▁ones . ▁Emp loyment ▁ag encies ▁and ▁job ▁cent res ▁reported ▁a ▁ten fold ▁increase ▁in ▁calls ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁relax ▁san ctions . ▁Berlin ▁announced ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁hospital ▁with ▁the ▁Bundes wehr ▁for ▁housing ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁b eds ▁for ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁patients . ▁The ▁Federal ▁and ▁State ▁Govern ments ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁emer gency ▁plan ▁for ▁German ▁hosp it als ▁which ▁includes ▁dou bling ▁the ▁current ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 8 , 0 0 0 ▁int ensive ▁care ▁b eds , ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁vent ilation . ▁After ▁a ▁man ▁tested ▁positive ▁in ▁a ▁refuge e ▁centre ▁in ▁Su hl , ▁a ▁quar