BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has overturned a decision on extra coronavirus measures to be imposed over Easter after widespread criticism, participants in a meeting of federal and state leaders say. Merkel told participants that an agreement hammered out in overnight talks earlier this week stipulating that most shops will be shut and gatherings will be more limited from April 1-5 would not be implemented. Criticism of the agreement had centred on the fact...

WARSAW — Poland reported 29,978 new daily coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, higher than at any time during the pandemic, data from the Health Ministry showed. Another 575 people died of COVID-19, bringing the overall death toll to 50,340. The situation in Poland is worse than during the previous peak of the pandemic in autumn, as more people need to be admitted to hospital despite a comparable number of new cases, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski,...