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Angela Merkel gives impassioned call for tighter coronavirus restrictions

Guardian, 09 Dec 2020
The usually calm and collected German chancellor, Angela Merkel, gave an impassioned appeal at the Bundestag for tighter coronavirus restrictions, as the country’s infection rate rose significantly.

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On 29 September there were 1,827 new cases in Germany and 12 deaths and on Wednesday there were 20,815 cases and 590 deaths. Merkel warned that too much contact over Christmas could cause the country to ‘mess up’ and that this must be avoided.

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