16.37 PM: “We were a bad government, if we would now call a date”, said Angela Merkel, addressed to a possible easing of the measures. Austria, Germany had been a time in the entire crisis a little ahead, said Angela Merkel. In any case, it will a gradual end.

16.33 PM: Now going to Merkel to the questions of the journalists present. New measures announced by the Chancellor so far.

16.32 at: It should be clear that one can speak in the corona of a crisis of a natural disaster, said Angela Merkel.

Merkel: “Germany will be fine in the long term if Europe is doing well”

16.30 : Germany will be fine in the long term if it is Europe well. “Therefore, the answer can only be a strong Europe,” explains Merkel.

16.29 PM: The European Union stand before the greatest challenge in its history, the German Chancellor. It will all be affected – Merkel speaks of a “symmetric shock”.

16.27 at: On Thursday we’ll discuss in the Corona-Cabinet-the-point” self-manufacture of protection articles” again. A leader should be the Ministry of economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier.

16.26 PM: The Robert Koch Institute will designate areas in the future, no individual risk more, said Angela Merkel. Instead, the “whole world is in a risk area”.

16.25 PM: Merkel calls a “pillar of the in-house production” at the medical protection articles. This will be produced mainly in Asia.

16.24 at: Now, Merkel is there, it can go.

16.20 PM: , as before, no Chancellor is to be seen.

16.16 at: Still, the Chancellor’s late – long it could take.

16.11 at: the lectern is empty, in a few minutes, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to start its press conference. Curious is expected, whether – and if Yes, what is the new Corona-announced measures, the Chancellor. All the important messages to the Coronavirus in the FOCUS Online Newsletter. Subscribe now.

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