Chancellor Angela Merkel (65 / CDU) gave an update on the corona situation on Monday.
On the first day of the careful store openings in Germany, she explained, among other things: “We are still at the beginning of the pandemic. That must make it clear again and again this week. We have to be gradual, slow and careful. It would be a shame if we went backwards with our eyesight. “
A lot has been achieved with hard measures and the number of reproductive chains has been reduced below 1. So on several days there are more recovered than newly infected people.
Merkel continues: “We must not be frivolous or reckless for a second. We cannot weigh ourselves a second in safety. We have to be vigilant and disciplined. We will see what the opening of the shops means in 14 days. It is important that there is no need for a new shutdown. This would be necessary if the number of infections grew again. And that’s exactly what we want to avoid. Preventing a setback is not only in the interest of fighting the pandemic, but also in the interest of the economy and our social life. ”
She appealed to the prime ministers of the federal states not to loosen the protective measures taken too early and to a large extent. She wanted the scope agreed upon to be “used as closely as possible, not as far as possible. It can also be a mistake to go too fast. ”
Merkel added: “The situation we now have is deceptive.” Because how the decision to open many stores will affect, “we will see in 14 days, not before,” she explained. This time delay makes decisions so difficult.
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