The outbreak in Bavaria increased awareness among health professionals and the public, and as such prepared them for the bigger outbreak that followed later. On March 22, Germany enforced strict physical distancing guidelines, banning groups of more than two people in public and shutting down some businesses. Curfew, however, was never enforced. According to RKI national guidelines, recovered COVID-19 cases who return into care homes from hospitals must have tested negative or have undergone quarantine at an isolation area for 14 days. Specific guidance is provided to nursing homes on hygiene measures and protocols to handle suspected and confirmed cases as well as outbreaks. Older people were also tested more often than younger age groups.