(Fighting new crown pneumonia) more than 3,000 people diagnosed in Germany
China News Agency, Berlin, March 13th (Reporter Peng Dawei) According to German media reports, as of 16:00 local time on the 13th, the number of German patients diagnosed with new crown pneumonia has reached 3353 and 7 died. In response to the rapid development of the epidemic, 14 of the 16 states in Germany have announced suspension of classes starting next week. The Bundesliga also announced the suspension from the 13th to next month. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the German government was ready to take all necessary measures to respond to the outbreak.
German mainstream media "Time Online" reported that as of 16:27 on the day in Germany, 3,353 people had been diagnosed, 46 were cured, and 7 died. In the past week, the number of confirmed diagnoses in Germany has surged, with hundreds of new cases being added every day. Among them, 158 people have been diagnosed in the capital Berlin.
In response, currently including the capital Berlin, 14 of the 16 federal states in Germany have announced that they will suspend classes from next week (March 16), but the steps (such as Berlin is progressive) and the scope (large and medium) Elementary school, kindergarten) are different. Berlin, which is young and populous, also announced that it will close all bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues from the 17th, but the restaurant remains open.
Germany's most popular sport, football, has also stopped. Due to successive confirmed and suspected cases in some clubs and their teams, the German Football Professional League (DFL) announced on the 13th that the 26th round of Bundesliga and Bundesliga matches originally scheduled to begin on the day was postponed and all match activities were suspended until 4 On the 2nd (including International Competition Day).
It is worth noting that the outbreak has directly affected the German political landscape. The ruling party CDU, which should have held a party congress on April 25 to elect a new party chairman, after Merkel's preferred next prime minister candidate Kramp-Kalenbauer announced, Affected by the epidemic will delay the party congress.
The analysis points out that this aspect has led to less time and room for manoeuvre for the CDU to integrate and launch the best candidates in the party before the general election in the second half of next year. On the other hand, Merkel ’s remaining Prime Minister ’s term has already been reduced. Facing the potential risks of "Refugee Crisis 2.0", it adds more uncertainty.
Merkel held a briefing on the epidemic for the third consecutive day that day, saying that the challenges posed by the new crown epidemic were "unprecedented." To this end, the German government has announced a number of unprecedented measures on the day, including providing unlimited credit support to enterprises, and even excluding temporary nationalization of strategically important enterprises.
"The Federal Government, the Bundestag and the federal states are ready to take all the necessary means required by Germany to make our country go through this crisis as smoothly as possible," Merkel said. (Finish)