Posted on 03/18/2020 11:19:05 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says not since World War II has the country faced a challenge like the current outbreak of the coronavirus.
Merkel on Wednesday night made her first direct TV address to the nation in over 14 years in power, other than her annual New Year’s speech. She called on every person in Germany to help protect those who are the most vulnerable to COVID-19.
“Let me tell you: This is serious. Take it seriously too,” Merkel said in her speech that was to be aired on several public and private TV stations starting at 19:15 local time (1818 GMT). An embargoed copy of her speech was given to news agencies for earlier release.
Merkel, who is a physicist by training, said that while researchers were working under high pressure to develop a vaccine and medication to treat the new respiratory illness, currently, the slowdown of virus was the only to deal with it.
“Germany has an excellent health system, perhaps one of the best in the world,” she said. “But our hospitals, too, would be completely overwhelmed if too many patients would be delivered in too short a time.”
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Talk about a poor analogy......
Remind me, who caused WWII and the death of many millions again?
Umm, Frau Merkel....Germany WAS the challenge in WWII.
Yeah Angela, WW2 was a challenge when some people did something.
She’s the biggest threat to Germany.
“Shakes” the clown strikes again.
Ignoring the jihadists she imported.
This fat commie midget always wins. She’s been around since 2008 and the krauts keep voting for her.
She’s been awful quiet lately. My guess is that she will lie her head off...and just dig pits for the bodies...ya know...just like WWII.
She ought to learn to keep her big mouth shut.
So... nobody on her staff thought that might be a bad thought to express, eh?
the japs had something to do with WW2 too. The only difference were 2 mushroom clouds.
I’ve been watching the stats on Worldometer and suddenly all links are showing 404. Are they shutting down sources they can’t control?
To save the environment and reduce Global Warming, they can lay out the bodies head to toe to save space. Sort of like packing sardines. IIRC, the Germans invented that useful technique, Ja?
Even considering SINCE WWII, what about the challenge of getting HER side of the country united with the western side of the country. That only took 40+ years to accomplish.
Her mouth literally looks like a ventriloquist dummy. Whose globalist hand is up her back?
WWI ended.
Corona virus will end.
Muslims are forever.
Oops, forgot to include WW II also.
It’s the moral equivalent of global warming.
If you need her she’ll be down in the bunker ...
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