Corona: Internal Merkel conversation leaked - Chancellor speaks of "very difficult months" and gives a forecast

One day after Angela Merkel addressed the population via video podcast, further statements by the Chancellor caused a stir.

Sentences about the corona situation have apparently leaked from an internal consultation.

• The corona situation * in Germany is serious.

• On Saturday, Chancellor Angela Merkel * issued an urgent warning.

• Now she is said to have struck worrying notes.

Berlin - The

in

is getting worse.

In the past few days, the daily new infections were always in the five-digit range and the number of reproductions was well above 1. In addition, the number of corona hotspots in the country is increasing noticeably.

More and more of the 401 German urban and rural districts are breaking the critical incidence mark * of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

While there were 97 districts a week ago, there are currently 251. In view of these worrying developments,

on the alert.

On Saturday, the CDU politician * already made an appeal to the population and again urged people to refrain from traveling and making contacts.

“The order of the day for all of us is: reduce contacts.

Meet a lot fewer people, "she said in her video podcast published on Saturday.

said that compared to last week, "the 

even further."

Check out this post on Instagram

The number of corona infections continues to rise rapidly.

But we are not powerless against the virus.

What everyone can and should do now: Reduce contacts and meet fewer people.

Chancellor Merkel in an unusual podcast:

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Corona in Germany: internal Merkel conversation seeps through - "it cannot go on like this"

After her admonishing words on Saturday, the

apparently

next day and again warned of difficult times.

"We are facing very, very difficult months," said the

according to bild.de, in a switching conference with the

leaders in

the federal states.

According to dpa information, the head of the Union parliamentary group, Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU), also took part in the round.

Before the upcoming

, which is to take place on October 30, Merkel “doesn't have such a good feeling” because of the current infection situation, because “it can't go on like this,” the

quoted

from the confidential conversation.

In addition, the Chancellor * is said to have

literally referred to

as a "visitation" and "calamity" that no one could have imagined before.

Corona in Germany: what's next?

Merkel apparently gives a forecast

For the coming months, the

therefore not very optimistic and apparently predicted that no larger events would be possible outside at least until February.

In addition, it is said to have made the population responsible again and made it clear what should now be demonstrated: "Discipline, discipline, discipline." In addition, the

could not be mastered "with simple means".

is said to have

explicitly not used the

word “

”

.