Im brian thomas good to have you with us today im here in the studio with our Political Correspondent hans brant as german chancellor Angela Merkel is set to address parliament to lay out the governments new efforts to contain the coronavirus now this comes one day after she announced a limited National Lockdown for most of november these are live pictures were getting right now from the bundestag in berlin where merkel will be speaking shortly german is experiencing an alarming rise in new infections beginning monday restaurants gyms bars and theaters will be among the businesses that will have to shut down schools shops and places of worship will however be remaining open. Well heres on sprott now hans the chancellor is about to lay out some very strict guidelines for the Country National guidelines whats the government saying about the threat level thats made this necessary well its i who has been the warning voice in germany for quite a long time if we look back just one month at t
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