, ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁German ▁federal ▁states ▁decided ▁to ▁close ▁their ▁schools ▁and ▁nur series ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁weeks . ▁Germany ' s ▁neighb ours ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Den mark ▁closed ▁their ▁borders . ▁Germany ▁r ushed ▁to ▁order ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁vent il ators ▁from ▁Dr äger werk ▁for ▁int ensive ▁resp ir atory ▁care , ▁twice ▁the ▁order ▁size ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁whole ▁year . ▁Germany ▁entered ▁tal ks ▁for ▁soft ening ▁its ▁export ▁stop ▁of ▁protect ive ▁g ear ▁for ▁other ▁European ▁Union ▁states . ▁The ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁financial ▁support ▁to ▁artists , ▁private ▁cultural ▁institutions ▁and ▁event ▁companies ▁that ▁struggle ▁in ▁the ▁crisis . ▁Sch ol z ▁and ▁Alt me ier ▁assured ▁un limited ▁cred its ▁to ▁all ▁companies ▁of ▁any ▁size . ▁Bundes liga ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁s occer ▁matches ▁would ▁be ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 ▁April . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁March , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁confirmed ▁in fe ctions ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 4 , 5 8 5 , ▁including ▁ 9 ▁fatal ities . ▁Several ▁federal ▁states ▁w iden ed ▁their ▁measures ▁to ▁limit ▁public ▁activities . ▁For ▁example , ▁Berlin , ▁Schles wig - Hol stein ▁and ▁S aar land ▁closed ▁bars ▁among ▁other ▁le is ure ▁ven ues . ▁C ologne ▁forb id ▁all ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁Sh ops ▁noted ▁a ▁great ▁increase ▁in ▁demand