Merkel says 70% of Germans could get coronavirus

Addis Ababa, March 11, 2020 (FBC) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel cited expert estimates that up to 70% of the population could be infected by the coronavirus.

Germany confirmed some 1,300 infections, with two deaths.

“You have to understand that if the virus is there, and the population has no immunity yet to this virus, there are no vaccines and no therapy so far, a high percentage – experts say 60 to 70 percent – of the population will be infected,” Merkel said at a news conference in Berlin.

She said the priority is to slow the spread of the disease “so all the measures we are taking are of the greatest significance because they are giving us time – it does matter what we do, it is not in vain.”

The government recommended the cancellation of events with more than 1,000 people, among other things.

Source: Aljazeera