German President Issues Pandemic Warning as Omicron Spreads
- ‘The pandemic won’t suddenly be gone one day,’ Steinmeier says
- Head of state issues plea to follow rules in Christmas address
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Germany’s head of state had little good cheer in his annual Christmas address to the nation, warning that the coronavirus will remain a challenge for Europe’s largest economy.
“The pandemic won’t suddenly be gone one day,” President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in the text of a speech to be delivered on Saturday. “It will occupy us for a long time to come.”