These words are unmistakable. "The development of infections with the corona virus in North Rhine-Westphalia is not only dynamic, but dramatic"The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia said in a press conference on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, reports, among other things, the" Spiegel ". The Corona development is a" severe crisis for health, prosperity and cohesion in our country. "
"Stay at home!"
Laschet appeals to people to avoid social contacts as much as possible: "Only together will we be able to successfully fight the virus and save as many lives as possible. It's about life and death. It's that simple and so bad. Stay at home and help contain the virus ".
The Robert Koch Institute announced 7156 cases, including 12 deaths, for all of Germany on Wednesday, March 17.
"You will save lives"
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is now also sending a video message to citizens in Germany with haunting words: "Dear fellow citizens, these are extraordinary times. Many of us are unsettled. We are worried about our loved ones, about him Job to the future, so first things first: We will defeat the virus. For this I ask all of us: let's be reasonable! Let us show solidarity! Sometimes reason requires drastic action. That is the case now. We now have to change our everyday lives. Everyone and everyone! Together we have to ensure that the virus spreads as slowly as possible. So wherever possible:
Stay at home! Avoid close contact! Find and use other ways to communicate, work, be helpful to each other! "
The Federal President also appeals: "Please understand all restrictive measures. They are necessary – please stick to them!" Nobody should say "I am young and strong, it does not affect me!" Instead, it was time to take responsibility. "Say: Yes, I take responsibility! For my family, for parents and grandparents, for the old and the weak. For my village and my city, for my country." He affirmed, said the Federal President: "Your self-restraint today will save lives tomorrow."
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Sources used: spiegel.de, twitter.com, bundespraesident.de, land.nrw, Robert Koch Institute