Merkel says coronavirus cases are not falling as fast as they hoped

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that “coronavirus cases are not falling as fast as we expected“, and has added that”the economy will recover if we keep virus numbers low“.

He has also added that “virus data is too high, contacts need to be reduced“.

Earlier in the day, Merkel’s chief of staff, Helge Braun, had signaled that the government could push for stricter restrictions against the virus next weeksince the increase in infections has not diminished.

It’s worth noting that daily new cases increased by more than 18,000 on Tuesday.

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