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Merkel: 'We are not doomed'
By EUobserver
In a televised message Wednesday, German chancellor Angela Merkel said "We are not doomed to helplessly watch the spread of the virus. We have the means to fight it: we must practice social distancing out of consideration for one another". The pandemic was Germany's greatest challenge since the end of WWII, she added. Just under 12,000 individuals have been infected in Germany, according to the John Hopkins University coronavirus centre.