Schools across Germany reopen after months of closure due to COVID-19

The majority of German states have reopened their schools after two months of closures to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Daycare centers, kindergartens, primary schools to grade 4 and graduating classes are back, albeit on alternating days to limit the number of people together at one time.

The Realschule Weissenhorn in Bavaria is used to seeing 650 students from grades 5 to 10 daily. On Monday, only half of the graduating grade 10 class was back.

One of them, 16-year-old Luisa is relieved to return. "I am glad that I am back at school because I really missed it. Just to have a routine," she said.