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Merkel Warns Germans of 'Difficult Winer' As Infections Soar
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0:57Now PlayingChancellor Angela Merkel defended her decision to once again severely limit movement in Germany, saying the country is in a “dramatic situation” as the rapid spread of the coronavirus stretches health-care services to their limit.
Authorities are no longer able to track infections back to their source and that leads to an exponential growth, which must be stopped, Merkel told lawmakers in the German parliament on Thursday. If the nation waits to act until intensive care units are full, it will be too late, she added, warning of “four long and difficult winter months” ahead.
Merkel is struggling to retain control over the crisis, with protests increasing and political unity fraying. Germany’s long-time leader, who plans to step down after elections next fall, was lauded for a quick response to the pandemic but failed to keep the country in line over the summer, setting the stage for the current outbreak.
Tension over the German leader’s push for the strictest measures since the country’s lockdown in the spring boiled over during her speech. Opposition lawmakers repeatedly interrupted her, forcing Wolfgang Schaeuble, the parliament’s president, to call for order.
When she continued, she pushed back against doubters like the far-right Alternative for Germany (or AfD), which has been outspoken in questioning the government’s actions.
“Lies and disinformation, conspiracy and hate damage not only the democratic debate, but also the fight against the virus,” Merkel said in unusually blunt terms. “This pandemic is a medical, economic, social, political and psychological test.”
European leaders are painting a bleak picture of the fight against the disease as an unrelenting wave of infections prompts a return to stringent curbs. The region has again become an epicenter of the disease, which has infected nearly 6.5 million people in Europe and caused more than 210,000 deaths.
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