German Chancellor Angela Merkel referred to experts' estimates, saying that 70% of the German population is infected with nCoV and stresses the need to curb the spread.

"You have to understand that if nCoV continues to exist, people are not immune to the virus, no vaccines and no therapies, then a very high percentage of the population will be infected, experts say up to 60-70. % of population, "said Merkel today at a press conference in Berlin.

She said the first priority was to slow down the spread of the virus "so all the measures we are taking are of great significance because they give us more time. Everything we do is not worthless." useful ".

Germany recorded more than 1,600 nCoV infections, 3 died and 25 recovered. German Health Minister Jens Spahn said closing the border to prevent Covid-19 from spreading was an ineffective measure. They have rejected the call of neighboring Austria to refuse entry with people from Italy - one of the largest epidemic regions in the world. The Berlin city government today imposed a ban on the organization of more than 1,000 participants until mid-April.

"I do not want to comment on the situation in Germany, but I believe such claims are confusing," Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis today told the CTK news agency about Merkel's warning. "Either way, we have to take strong measures to prevent such a worst scenario from happening."

Covid-19 originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019, appeared in 120 countries and territories, leaving more than 120,000 infected, more than 4,300 dead and nearly 67,000 recovered.