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BadGimp

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Tue Mar 10, 2020, 02:23 PM Mar 2020

Angela Merkel just estimated '60 to 70%' of the German population will contract coronavirus [View all]

https://www.businessinsider.com/angela-merkel-estimates-coronavirus-will-hit-large-majority-german-population-2020-3

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told parliament Tuesday that "60 to 70%" of the German population will contract the coronavirus.

Dropping the figure at the outset of a parliamentary meeting, Merkel's proclamation left the room silent, according to a report from Bild, a German tabloid.
Germany has already seen more than 1,400 confirmed cases for COVID-19, the disease resulting from the virus.


The German tabloid reported that upon dropping the statistic in the parliamentary meeting, the room fell silent.

Germany has seen more than 1,400 positive test results for COVID-19 so far, with two confirmed deaths.
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