Germany is preparing for a silent night this Christmas, as the country enters a hard lockdown, which will extend right through the festive season to 10 January.
The new measures are being brought in as the number of deaths and infections in Germany reach record levels.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed Christmas shopping for a "considerable" rise in cases.
This comes as other European countries enact similar lockdown measures for the holidays.
Berlin correspondent Thomas Sparrow speaks to Susie Ferguson.
