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Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to discuss how to proceed with the corona pandemic with the prime ministers of the states next week and not as planned on January 25.
Merkel made this clear on Thursday evening in the online meeting of the CDU presidium in preparation for the CDU election party conference on Friday and Saturday, according to information from the dpa news agency in front of several participants.
There is currently no scope for openings.
Merkel did not mention a date for the next round with the heads of government of the countries.
The "Bild" newspaper reported about it.
The variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Great Britain is spreading much faster than the original form, and scientists are very concerned, Merkel said, according to participants.
According to several participants, she rejected a report in the "Bild" newspaper, according to which the Chancellery is considering the discontinuation of local and long-distance public transport.
The “Bild” newspaper and the “Tagesspiegel” reported that the Chancellery and several federal states were considering shutting down public transport in order to reduce the number of infections.
Greater restrictions on freedom of movement are also under discussion.
The Federal Ministry of Transport is also examining the consequences of shutting down traffic.
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