Friedrich Merz talks about the course of Covid 19 disease - amazing words in the direction of Merkel

After Friedrich Merz also fell ill with Covid-19, the CDU politician is now reporting back with his newly gained assessments of the corona crisis.

• The corona crisis is currently overshadowing everything.
• Friedrich Merz also suffered from the novel lung disease Covid-19 .
• Now the CDU politician has spoken again after some time.
• Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus. The current case numbers can be found here.
  

Update of April 5: Now she even praises Friedrich Merz, who is otherwise very critical of her: The candidate for the CDU chairmanship has been praised by Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) for her efforts in the corona crisis. "I think the Chancellor and the Prime Minister are doing a good job," Merz told the "Westfalenpost" (online and Monday edition) in one of the first interviews after surviving coronavirus disease. " Ms. Merkel is one of the politicians who think first and then speak, and that is more appealing to me in such a situation than vice versa," said the 64-year-old politician when asked whether the Chancellor had reacted too late.

Merz: Business will suffer from "very, very long" under Corona

Merz was positively tested for the corona virus on March 15. He then went into 14-day quarantine with his wife and youngest daughter at his home in Arnsberg, according to the newspaper. He had only mild to moderate symptoms, said Merz. His family remained healthy. The former chairman of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group reported about 80 contacts to the health department of the Hochsauerland district. However, he assumed that he had not infected anyone, Merz told the “Westfalenpost”.

Merz renewed its assessment that the economy would suffer “very, very long” from the consequences of the corona pandemic. "I'm one of those who see economic growth forecasts in the double-digit minus range rather than the single-digit range," he told the newspaper.

Crisis measures: Merz doubts Corona Bonds - and attacks SPD leader

Update from April 2 : The CDU candidate for the chair, Friedrich Merz, has shown skepticism towards corona bonds * , i.e. common European bonds. "Solidarity with Europe: Yes," Merz told Deutschlandfunk . "But I remain firmly convinced that action and liability must remain in one hand."

One can certainly discuss corona bonds, said Merz. "Then, however, the measures that are taken with this money must also be a European responsibility." Green Party chief Robert Habeck, among others, had recently called for corona bonds.

In addition, Merz sharply criticized the idea of ​​a one-off property levy, which the SPD leader Saskia Esken had brought into play. This would affect family businesses, the self-employed and medium-sized companies, among others. "I also advise a sense of proportion here," said the economic politician.

Friedrich Merz predicts new world after the Corona crisis

Statement of origin from March 28: Berlin - It had become quiet around Friedrich Merz (CDU). The Corona crisis left no room for intra-Union quarrels over the chancellor candidacy or for internal CDU power struggles for party leadership. Suddenly everything was overshadowed by the spread of the virus - and eventually Merz was even infected himself. After his illness at Covid-19 , the politician came back - and at the same time made a dramatic forecast for the time after Corona.

"After the Corona crisis, the world will be different economically, politically and socially," Friedrich Merz predicts, according to the picture, in a letter to the CDU economic council, in which he strongly warned of the consequences for Germany. "The corona crisis, like all citizens, presents our companies with the greatest challenges since the Second World War," continues Merz. He had previously called on Twitter to "find a new way of working together", which was "the most important thing" in the Corona crisis. At the same time, however, he also warned of the consequences of contact bans and exit restrictions, or the "unexpected restrictions on our individual freedom". Although it is not foreseeable "how long the state of emergency will last", Friedrich Merz is already expecting "that the next few weeks and months will be tough."

The most important thing in the # Corona crisis is that we find new coexistence. The @Junge_Union started an initiative with #Shopping Heroes, in which people help each other. I like to support that. Have a nice weekend and stay healthy! (FM) pic.twitter.com/y0dzl5TAVH

After Corona disease: Friedrich Merz anticipates huge consequences for the economy

At the same time, in addition to these social consequences, the qualified lawyer also anticipates “tremendous” effects on the entire economy and a change in global supply chains. According to Merz 'view, the decisions of the next few weeks are not only decisive for the future face of our society, but also for "the economic performance of our country".

Also on Twitter, the CDU man had raised his “worries” about economic developments and predicted that we would have to “think deeply” about “how we can preserve jobs and protect companies against bankruptcies”.

Day 5: # Corona symptoms are getting less, but my worries about economic development are increasing significantly. We will have to think deeply about how we can keep jobs and protect companies from bankruptcy. (FM) #coronavirusdeutschland

Friedrich Merz (CDU): “Huge” rescue programs after the Corona crisis

However, what the exact consequences of the corona shock are can only be guessed at at the moment, but in his letter Friedrich Merz anticipates that the consequences of the crisis will be as enormous as the rescue programs that follow "in an always unimaginable dimension" would. Germany has already taken comprehensive measures to combat the crisis, the European Commission has suspended the debt rules and the ECB has fired a huge “bazooka”.

Friedrich Merz's optimism after his corona disease

Despite everything, Friedrich Merz has not yet lost hope: "We will get through this!", He is optimistic and describes a "post-corona world" in which "social cohesion is getting stronger again" and "long, too." “Digitalization push”, which the Economic Council has repeatedly warned about.

Covid-19: Friedrich Merz also tested positive for the corona virus

Friedrich Merz himself received a positive test for the coronavirus * in mid-March, announced it on Twitter and regularly informed his followers there about the course of the disease. After he voluntarily went into quarantine at home and promised to strictly follow the instructions of the health department, Covid-19 said to him only "lightly" with "mild [to] medium symptoms *", such as by one "Annoying and stubborn runny nose".

With his Covid-19 diagnosis, Friedrich Merz joins a whole ranks of prominent politicians who are also directly affected by the novel lung disease. Coronavirus was also detected by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, while a test by Angela Merkel was still negative. Nevertheless, the German chancellor had voluntarily entered quarantine.

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