Germany‘s third wave of Wuhan pneumonia (novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19) Epidemic is on the move, the German government had planned to take strict blockade measures for the first five days of April, but Chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel) decided to withdraw it after discussions with state chiefs this (24) day. Merkel also admitted to making a mistake in the decision and stressed that she would take all the responsibility.
According to foreign media reports, Germany originally announced on April 23, the Easter holiday from April 1 to April 5, the vast majority of businesses are closed to business, only the grocery stores selling household goods on April 3 can do business.
Although Merkel said at the Time that this was to avoid worsening of the epidemic, these policies still drew a lot of criticism; after today’s high-level meeting, the German government’s policy took a hairpin turn, and all the epidemic prevention measures scheduled to be implemented during Easter were withdrawn, and there will be no alternative plan.
The source said that the reason for this is because of the commercial control and blockade on April 1 and 3, which is difficult to implement. Merkel also said, “Easter control policy is the reason, but the preparation time is too short so can not really implement.” The government also said that “there are too many questions, such as the reduction of wages and working hours, these questions are not answered in time.”
Merkel also apologized for her decision at the meeting, saying, “We must try to slow down the third wave of the epidemic, but in any case, this (Easter blockade) was a mistake. I will take all the responsibility.”
The German government has been criticized for its handling of the epidemic period, and confidence in the ruling CDU/CSU has slipped to 26 %, according to a poll released by the German Forsa Institute.
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