Merkel calls on populists: Winter will be hard, fall and hate stop the virus

We are in a dramatic situation at the beginning of the cold season. This affects all of us, without exception”, the Chancellor said in the lower chamber of the assembly, looking

“Gracers and deninforms, conspiracy theories and hatred not only harm democratic debate but also the fight against the virus”, she said in the assembly in which she was stumbled by MPs from the extreme right, members of the party “Alternative for Germany” (AfD).

“Dimri will be difficult four months long and difficult, but will end”, she added.

Criticisms for the government over new restrictive measures have come from sectors that will most affect hotels and gastronomia.

Alexander Gauland, chairman of the AfD party, criticised the government for, as he said, shelling the daily with infection figures, which, according to him, is meant to scare people. “On behalf of citizens' health, the government has decided on the greatest restriction of freedom in the history of this republic”, he said.

Worried that hospitals will cover with patients, Chancellor Merkel, in agreement with regional leaders, imposed insulating measures that will take effect from November 2nd and last a month. Among the measures is the closure of restaurants, theaters and gyms.