(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, 16 OTT - A Berlin court on Friday overturned an order for restaurants and bars to close early, the latest in a slew of legal rulings upending measures taken by Germany's national and local governments to fight coronavirus transmission. The latest judicial setback for authorities in the German capital came on the heels of other court challenges over another controversial measure banning hotel and holiday home stays for domestic travellers from regions with high infection rates.

The legal tangle added another layer to confusion over rules agreed between states and Chancellor Angela Merkel's federal government but which are in reality left up to regional authorities of Germany's 16 states to implement. On Friday, Berlin authorities' order for restaurant and bars to close from 11pm to 6am became the latest to fail before the court, a ruling that could have a huge impact on a sector severely hit by the pandemic. (ANSA-AFP).