▁cases ▁in ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁He ins berg ▁initi ated ▁closure ▁of ▁schools , ▁sw imming ▁po ols , ▁libraries ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁until ▁ 2 ▁March . ▁Games ▁and ▁training ▁for ▁FC ▁Weg berg - Be e ck ▁were ▁susp ended . ▁The ▁international ▁German ▁Open ▁Bad m inton ▁in ▁M ül heim ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁The ▁C ologne - W ahn ▁military ▁air port ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁closed . ▁The ▁German ▁government ▁opt ed ▁not ▁to ▁implement ▁travel ▁restrictions ▁on ▁Italy ▁over ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁there . ▁It ▁also ▁considered ▁itself ▁" far ▁from " ▁issu ing ▁a ▁travel ▁warning ▁for ▁the ▁country , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁enabled ▁free ▁can cellation ▁of ▁tri ps . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February , ▁Germany ▁first ▁entered ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁countries ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁coron av irus ▁in fe ctions ▁as ▁number ▁nine , ▁in ▁Europe ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁Italy . ▁IT B ▁Berlin ▁was ▁cancel led ▁by ▁its ▁organis ers . ▁He ins berg ▁extended ▁closure ▁of ▁day care ▁facilities ▁and ▁schools ▁to ▁ 6 ▁March . ▁The ▁officials ▁im posed ▁a ▁ 1 4 - day ▁home ▁isol ation ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁had ▁direct ▁contacts ▁with ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁cases ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁people ▁who ▁showed ▁flu ▁sympt oms . ▁L uf th ans a ▁cut ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁short - ▁and ▁medium - ha ul ▁fl ights ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 5 %,