German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been praised at home and abroad for her reaction to the coronavirus crisis, but as voices of discontent grow louder, support for the government's strategy could be on the wane.
Though Germany began to lift lockdown measures last week, Merkel has urged caution and slammed growing impatience to shake off the curbs on public life introduced a month ago to slow contagion.
The restrictions - but also greater testing capacities - have seen Germany keep its mortality rate far lower than that of its European neighbours.
According to official figures, just 3.7% of the country's more than 150,000 confirmed coronavirus cases have led to death. The restrictions have also met with public approval.