▁to ▁be ▁closed . ▁Ind ividual ▁states ▁and ▁districts ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁imp ose ▁str ic ter ▁measures ▁than ▁these . ▁Sax ony ▁joined ▁Bav aria ▁and ▁the ▁S aar land ▁in ▁prohib iting ▁residents ▁from ▁leaving ▁their ▁dwell ings ▁except ▁for ▁good ▁reasons , ▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ones ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁states ; ▁out door ▁exercise ▁is ▁permitted ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁rules ▁only ▁alone ▁or ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁maximal ▁five ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁household . ▁ ▁Chan cell or ▁Mer kel ▁was ▁quar ant ined ▁because ▁the ▁phys ician ▁who ▁had ▁v acc in ated ▁her ▁two ▁days ▁earlier ▁tested ▁positive . ▁Volks wagen ▁bought ▁medical ▁equipment ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁a ▁double - digit ▁million ▁euro ▁range ▁to ▁don ate ▁it ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁int ends ▁to ▁produce ▁mask s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁March , ▁the ▁government ▁decided ▁on ▁a ▁financial ▁aid ▁package ▁tot alling ▁around ▁ 7 5 0   b ill ion ▁Eu ros ▁taking ▁on ▁new ▁deb t ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁the ▁damage ▁of ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁on ▁the ▁economy . ▁Ste phan ▁P usch , ▁the ▁District ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁He ins berg , ▁asked ▁the ▁Chinese ▁president ▁for ▁help ▁with ▁protect ive ▁equipment , ▁because ▁the ▁reserve ▁of ▁mask s ▁and ▁protect ive ▁g own s ▁would ▁only ▁last ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁days . ▁H osp it als ▁and ▁do ctors ▁ur ged ▁the ▁government