COVID-19: German Chancellor Merkel quarantined
Germany, 23rd March: The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has self quarantined herself in her home after she came into contact with a doctor who later tested positive for the coronavirus.
According to her spokesperson, Angela came into contact with her doctor who gave her a precautionary vaccine on Friday against pneumococcal infection. Two days later that doctor tested positive for the virus, and as a precautionary measure, Miss Merkel has kept herself in self-isolation since then.
It is reported that she would be doing her work from home while undergoing tests.
“Even from domestic quarantine, the Chancellor will continue her official business”, Seibert said, according to German outlet DW.
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The announcement came just after Merkel declared imposing new restrictions for the country to address the coronavirus outbreak, including a ban on gatherings of two or more people.
As of March 22, Germany had 23,921 identified cases and 92 deaths, a rise similar to the country’s European neighbors after the virus spread quickly to nearby countries like Italy, the most-affected country outside China with more than 53,500 cases and over 4,800 deaths.
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