⁍ Angela Merkel urged Germans to curb social contacts and keep travel to a minimum.
⁍ Merkel’s appeal came as President Frank-Walter Steinmeier went into quarantine.
⁍ German leaders have been unable to agree on tougher measures to contain a second wave.
– German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been quarantined as the country deals with its second wave of coronavirus, which has killed at least nine and sickened dozens more. Steinmeier, who is largely ceremonial, has been tested for the virus and is awaiting the result, his office says. His bodyguard has also tested positive for the disease, Reuters reports. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged people to limit social contact and travel, saying “we have to do everything to prevent the virus from spreading out of control.” “I appeal to you: meet with fewer people, either at home or outside,” she said. “Please forsake any journey that is not absolutely essential, every party that is not absolutely essential. Stay at home, where at all possible.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-germany/update-1-merkel-urges-germans-to-reduce-contacts-and-travel-as-infections-rise-idUSL8N2H80D9