The Local DPA/The Local DPA/The Local 10:51 CEST Germany's 16 states and the federal government have been bickering over coronavirus restrictions for weeks. And now there's a talk of a 'bridge lockdown'. Here's the latest. Just a week ago, the head of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU called for “freedom and flexibility” so that states could fight the pandemic their own way. Now Armin Laschet, who is also leader of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, is calling for emergency talks in a bid to introduce a nationwide “Brücken-Lockdown” (bridge lockdown). It’s the latest in a string of confusing communication from authorities.