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Merkel resumes duties as German chancellor ending self-quarantine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come out of self-quarantine and has returned to her duties in government. She had to go into quarantine after getting a vaccine from a doctor who was later found to have the virus. She tested negative for the virus on Friday and no longer needs to work from home.

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