China News Service, April 15th. According to the Russian Satellite Network, on the 15th local time, the German Ministry of Economy and Energy stated that due to the impact of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, the German economy has fallen into recession since March and will continue into mid-2020.
On April 14, local time, Willer, director of the Robert Koch Institute of the German Federal Center for Disease Control, said that the slow development of the German epidemic has been observed, but it has not shown a clear trend. The picture shows on April 14, most of the stores in a shopping center in the center of Berlin, Germany have closed. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei
According to reports, a document assessing the economic situation in April said that “The German economy has been in recession since March. It is expected to continue until mid-2020.”
The department's assessment pointed out that even if domestic restrictions are relaxed, the situation will remain unfavorable and will recover slowly.
It is reported that in order to curb the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, Germany will implement restrictive measures in mid-March. On April 15, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the epidemic situation and the next stage of epidemic prevention measures with cabinet members and federal state governors, including Restrictions were extended until April 20th. German News Agency reported that the German government plans to extend the current restrictions until at least May 3.
As of 0:00 local time on the 15th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of German new coronary pneumonia reached 127,584 cases and 3,254 deaths. In recent days, there has been a slowdown in the number of newly confirmed diagnoses, which has aroused intense public discussion about when and how to start relaxing restrictions.