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Apologies and political victory By apologizing, Merkel wrote another part of her history as chancellor, with her fourth and final term at the helm of the country. Immediately afterwards, the reason ends in shadows, it almost seems to become a detail: the storm raised by the “Ruhetage”, the days of confinement decided around Easter to contain the third wave of Covid, quickly appears dismantled. And all to look at the “weakness” that becomes “greatness”, in the words of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the newspaper close to the Social Democrats that, together with Bild and Welt, already sees the gesture “in the history books”.
Chancellor’s backlash and apology On Wednesday morning, Merkel urgently called a new summit with the presiding ministers of Laender to correct the measure decided in the night marathon two days ago and then it proved impractical: the blockade was reinforced with the total stop also on Thursday and Holy Saturday. The press had yelled at him and half the country had rebelled. “An error must be called by name and must be corrected immediately,” he said, appearing in front of reporters immediately after the whirlwind meeting. “I say it bluntly: this was my mistake.” “I know that it has caused more insecurity, I am sorry and I apologize to the townspeople and citizens.”
Possible German measures Under consideration by the German government, there are now new potential constraints in trying to stem the third wave. Specifically, it would be investigating whether it is possible to impose a ban on travel abroad. Even the exhausted flights to Mallorca are still a problem to be solved in Germany, which has and will leave hotels closed on holidays and would like an Easter week under the motto “Let’s stay home”.
Total blockade at Easter in Vienna Meanwhile, Austria is ready to crack down and announces, precisely for the Easter period, a hard blockade for Vienna and for the Laender in Lower Austria and Burgenland. From April 1 to 6, the curfew will be in force 24 hours a day, shops (with the exception of supermarkets) and personal services will remain closed. As of April 7, stores will be able to reopen, but with the obligation of a negative cushion for customers. The Ffp2 mask will be mandatory in all closed spaces with more than one person and also outdoors in case of meetings. Schools the week after Easter will be at Daddy. Companies are required to have a weekly buffer or, alternatively, smartworking.
Brazil exceeds 300 thousand deaths Brazil has registered more than 300,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. This is revealed by the local media, citing sources from the health secretariats of 10 of the 27 states, according to partial data, the victims are 300,015 compared to 12,183,338 confirmed infections.
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