German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statement, in which she said that over 60% of the German population may contract the novel coronavirus, may cause panic among citizens, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told reporters on Wednesday, APA reports citing TASS.
"I don’t want to comment on the situation [with coronavirus] in Germany, although I think that such statements cause panic," Babis stressed. "We [the Czech government] have introduced decisive measures so that such "black" scenarios would not even be possible," he said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated earlier on Wednesday in Berlin that up to 70% of the population may contract the novel coronavirus. "We need to understand that the virus is already here, and as long as the population has no immunity against the virus, as long as there are no vaccines and no treatment, the share of the infected population will be high - experts talk about 60-70%," the chancellor said.
As of Wednesday, the Czech Republic has reported nearly 70 coronavirus cases. The government has closed all schools, universities, museums, art galleries and libraries. All public events attended by over 100 have been banned indefinitely. Czech Deputy Minister of Health Roman Prymula said on Wednesday that the country’s schools and universities would remain closed for at least a month.
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