Merkel, '60-70% of the population will become infected'

(ANSA) - BERLIN, MARCH 10 - The coronavirus will be contracted by a large part of the population, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, cited in this regard by Bild. "Between 60 and 70% of the population in Germany will become infected with the virus," Merkel said during an internal meeting with the CDU-CSU parliamentary group in Berlin, the newspaper reported. The chancellor then praised the behavior of his health minister Jens Spahn, "clear and concrete".