• Latest
  • Trending
German Chancellor Angela Merkel quarantined after a doctor tests positive for coronavirus

German Chancellor Angela Merkel quarantined after a doctor tests positive for coronavirus

March 22, 2020
Happy98.9FM Celebrate fathers with PAPA Y3 HERO activation

Happy98.9FM Celebrate fathers with PAPA Y3 HERO activation

June 13, 2025
No country runs a 24-Hour Economy Policy; It's just a political gimmick – Dr. Wolarnyo Mensah

No country runs a 24-Hour Economy Policy; It’s just a political gimmick – Dr. Wolarnyo Mensah

June 13, 2025
UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of immediate ceasefire in Gaza

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of immediate ceasefire in Gaza

June 13, 2025
12 invigilators, 1 supervisor among 16 arrested for malpractice in 2025 BECE- WAEC reveals

12 invigilators, 1 supervisor among 16 arrested for malpractice in 2025 BECE- WAEC reveals

June 13, 2025
Nigeria: Ethnic Groups set in uproar after Tinubu extends posthumous pardon to Ogoni Nine

Nigeria: Ethnic Groups set in uproar after Tinubu extends posthumous pardon to Ogoni Nine

June 13, 2025
This government will not sideline traditional leaders- Mahama assures Yaa Naa

This government will not sideline traditional leaders- Mahama assures Yaa Naa

June 13, 2025
GNFS denies alleged attempt to set Nkawkaw fire tender ablaze

GNFS denies alleged attempt to set Nkawkaw fire tender ablaze

June 13, 2025
Gov't to train Over 5,000 youth in Northern Region under apprenticeship programme - President Mahama

Gov’t to train Over 5,000 youth in Northern Region under apprenticeship programme – President Mahama

June 13, 2025
Former NSS Deputy Director Gifty Oware-Mensah used service personnel allowances as collateral for a GHC 30M loan – Attorney General

Former NSS Deputy Director Gifty Oware-Mensah used service personnel allowances as collateral for a GHC 30M loan – Attorney General

June 13, 2025
CLOGSAG threatens nationwide strike over delay in salary structure implementation

CLOGSAG threatens nationwide strike over delay in salary structure implementation

June 13, 2025
Traders take over Accra Streets Just a month after Restrictions

Traders take over Accra Streets Just a month after Restrictions

June 13, 2025
India Home Minister confirms 1 survivor in plane crash, offers condolences

India Home Minister confirms 1 survivor in plane crash, offers condolences

June 13, 2025
Happy Ghana
Advertisement
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
    • International Sports
    • Afcon2017
    • Afcon2019
    • Corporate Knockout
    • U17 World Cup
    • World Cup 2018
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Bizarre
  • Feature
  • More
    • Technology
    • Opinion
    • Lifestyle
  • Listen Live
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
    • International Sports
    • Afcon2017
    • Afcon2019
    • Corporate Knockout
    • U17 World Cup
    • World Cup 2018
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Bizarre
  • Feature
  • More
    • Technology
    • Opinion
    • Lifestyle
  • Listen Live
No Result
View All Result
Happy Ghana
No Result
View All Result
Home News International News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel quarantined after a doctor tests positive for coronavirus

in International News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel quarantined after a doctor tests positive for coronavirus

German Chancellor Angela Merkel quarantined after a doctor tests positive for coronavirus

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel will quarantine herself at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for coronavirus – as the country bans gatherings of more than two people to stop the spread.

‘The Chancellor has decided to quarantine herself at home. She will be tested regularly in the coming days… (and) fulfil her official business from home,’ Steffen Seibert said in a statement. 

The doctor had visited Merkel on Friday to vaccinate her against the pneumococcus bacteria.

Mr Seibert added: ‘It could take some time to determine whether the chancellor is herself infected as ‘a test would not yet be fully conclusive.’

It comes just hours after she banned gatherings of more than two people in a nationwide crackdown to stop the spread of the killer disease.

Around 73 people have died in Germany after testing positive for COVID-19, which has infected almost 22,000 across the nation.

‘Our own behaviour is the most effective way’ of slowing the rate of infection, Merkel said of the nationwide measures, which are expected to remain in place for two weeks. 

Germany has banned gatherings of more than two people in a nationwide crackdown to stop the spread of coronavirus (Pictured: Angela Merkel)

Germany has banned gatherings of more than two people in a nationwide crackdown to stop the spread of coronavirus (Pictured: Angela Merkel)

People will not be allowed to form groups of more than two in public unless they live together in the same household or the gathering is work-related, she added. 

The German chancellor claims she is against a rigid lockdown because she fears it could backfire. 

In a statement given in Berlin after the teleconference, Merkel added: ‘The great aim is to gain time in the fight against the virus’. 

The German chancellor also further tightened rules on social interaction, with restaurants ordered to only offer takeaway services and hairdressers and beauty, massage and tattoo parlours asked to close.

It comes after Merkel last week announced gatherings in churches, mosques and synagogues would be banned and said playgrounds and non-essential shops would close amid growing numbers of coronavirus cases.

Germany’s public health agency, the Robert Koch Institute, also warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus crisis could last up to two years. 

The institute said the global pandemic could stretch on for another 24 months as they usually run their course in waves. 

Merkel announced the measures in Berlin (pictured) after she held a teleconference with the governors of Germany's 16 states to discuss how they could contain the deadly virus

Merkel announced the measures in Berlin (pictured) after she held a teleconference with the governors of Germany’s 16 states to discuss how they could contain the deadly virus

Around 73 people have died in Germany after testing positive for COVID-19, which has infected almost 22,000 across the nation

Around 73 people have died in Germany after testing positive for COVID-19, which has infected almost 22,000 across the nation

According to RKI President Lothar Wieler, the length of time depends on how many people develop immunity to COVID-19 after contracting the virus, how many more people test positive for the illness and how long it takes to develop a vaccine.

Dr Wieler did not rule out the potential for some of the emergency measures established by countries to have to stay in place for that duration.

Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the government has come up with some 50 million euros (£45 million) to bring home German citizens stuck abroad. 

He announced a drive to bring home thousands of tourists stranded in popular winter vacation spots across the globe – particularly people on package holidays in Morocco, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the Maldives and Egypt.

People will not be allowed to form groups of more than two in public unless they live together in the same household or the gathering is work-related, she added

A police car drives past Pariser Platz square in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin today

Maas said the government would spend up to 50 million euros on the effort to bring Germans home in co-operation with airlines including Lufthansa. 

He did not give a precise number of stranded Germans but said there was a particularly large number in Morocco, with around 4,000 or 5,000. 

He said that ‘even if we will do everything humanly possible, we cannot in every case provide a solution within 24 hours’. 

He added his ministry has issued a formal warning against tourist travel to any country. 

Merkel claims she is against a rigid lockdown because she fears that it could backfire

Source: Daily Mail

Subscribe to receive notification everytime a new post is published. We promise to be discrete.

Unsubscribe
Previous Post

Playback: NDC’s service to end 3-day fasting and prayer against coronavirus

Next Post

Full text: John Mahama’s address at NDC’s end of 3-day fasting and prayer against coronavirus

Next Post
Playback: NDC’s service to end 3-day fasting and prayer against coronavirus

Full text: John Mahama’s address at NDC’s end of 3-day fasting and prayer against coronavirus

Search

No Result
View All Result

Listen Live

BBC Match of the Day Africa

Happy Ghana

Recent News

  • Happy98.9FM Celebrate fathers with PAPA Y3 HERO activation
  • No country runs a 24-Hour Economy Policy; It’s just a political gimmick – Dr. Wolarnyo Mensah
  • UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of immediate ceasefire in Gaza
  • About
  • advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Happy FM – Powered by Ghana’s leading radio network. Designed with passion by Global Media Alliance.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
    • International Sports
    • Afcon2017
    • Afcon2019
    • Corporate Knockout
    • U17 World Cup
    • World Cup 2018
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Bizarre
  • Feature
  • More
    • Technology
    • Opinion
    • Lifestyle
  • Listen Live

© 2025 Happy FM – Powered by Ghana’s leading radio network. Designed with passion by Global Media Alliance.