Prognosis
Merkel Warns Lenient Regions She May Take Control of Covid Fight
- German leader challenges state leaders to stem latest surge
- Chancellor declares ‘watershed’ in bid to regain initiative
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Chancellor Angela Merkel threatened to assert federal authority over measures to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, as the increasingly embattled German leader attempts to reverse the latest surge in infections threatening Europe’s biggest economy.