Germany is likely to introduce a mask mandate indoors if there is a significant increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 in autumn and winter, health ministers said at a meeting on Tuesday, though they differed over possible exemptions. The federal and state health ministers discussed draft legislation aiming to update regulations for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. “It is clear that mandatory masks indoors should be the rule in the event of a tense pandemic situation,” said German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. Last week, Lauterbach and Justice Minister Marco Buschmann presented n…