To fight pandemic’s uncertainty, Germans embrace a testing culture

Max Diel wanted to go out to dinner, even with a pandemic rampant in Germany.

So the Berlin-based artist sauntered into one of the more than 15,000 free test centers that have popped up all over the country and got in line. Navigating the sign-up app was challenging, he says, and waiting in line can be annoying. But he got his free test result and an hour later, he was meeting with friends.

Though Germany is now considering loosening some pandemic restrictions within