Merkel Quarantine Further Complicates Europe’s Virus Efforts
- France vows to spend as much as needed to protect its people
- Big stimulus packages come as leaders demand more sacrifices
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With German Chancellor Angela Merkel isolating herself, the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Europe became even more complicated as leaders grapple with enforcing increasingly severe measures to control the pandemic.
After coming into contact with a doctor who later tested positive, the German leader will be forced to chair an emergency cabinet meeting Monday via video conference. The gathering is to sign off on a plan to borrow as much as 350 billion euros ($370 billion) to counter the economic impacts of the virus.