Bundesliga to restart on May 15

Berlin: The Bundesliga season will restart on May 15, the German football league has decided, after the government gave the green light on a return to action.

The government said the Bundesliga and second-tier 2. Bundesliga could re-start in the second half of May without spectators, adding that the German football league (DFL) would decide on the exact dates.

Football in Germany has been suspended since mid-March, with coronavirus having infected over 150,000 people in the country so far. Almost 6,300 people have died of the disease in Germany.