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‘We Are In A New Pandemic’ Due To Virus Variant: Merkel

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The British coronavirus variant has become the dominant strain in Germany, meaning that Europe’s biggest economy was “in a new pandemic”, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday as she announced tighter shutdown measures after marathon talks with regional leaders.

“Essentially, we have a new virus…it is much deadlier, much more infectious and infectious for much longer,” the veteran chancellor said at a press conference in Berlin.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes off her mask as she arrives to hold a press conference following a virtual summit with G7 leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin on February 19, 2021. (Photo by ANNEGRET HILSE / POOL / AFP)
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