German Chancellor Angela Merkel warns her nation that the pandemic could worsen in coming months and that life will not return to normal until a vaccine is developed.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in coming months, and that life will not return to normal until a vaccine against it had been developed.
But as Ms Merkel makes preparations to step down before the next national election in October 2021, she made clear that she expects the pandemic to define her last year in office. Her Government would also work to foster social cohesion in the face of the pandemic, focusing on protecting children and other vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and low-income families, from its effects.
In other posts he said the headquarters of Spain's doctors' union should be burned down and described those who believed in the virus as bad and ignorant people who deserved to die, according to the police. During the epidemic's peak, Spain imposed one of Europe's strictest lockdowns and introduced stringent mask-wearing rules when it was lifted at the end of June.Britain's Government has urged people to return to their offices and workplaces to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, transport minister Grant Shapps has said.
According to the Centre for Cities think tank, only 17 per cent of workers in British cities had returned to their workplaces by early August.
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