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    Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected – Merkel

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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population – some 58 million people – could contract the coronavirus.

    Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn.

    She said since there was no known cure, the focus would fall on slowing the spread of the virus. “It's about winning time,” she explained.

    Her remarks came as Italy entered its second day of a national lockdown.

    Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the closure of schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other venues across the country, which on Wednesday passed 10,000 confirmed infections.

    What's happening elsewhere?

    's governor announced that troops would be sent into New Rochelle, a town north of the , in an attempt to contain an outbreak of the virus, as the total number of US cases passed 1,000 on Wednesday.

    A one-mile (1.6km) containment zone was in around New Rochelle – with all of those in the zone quarantined.

    In Italy, which has seen a steep rise in cases, Mr Conte pledged 25bn euros ($22bn) to tackle the outbreak – up from the 7.5bn euros announced last week.

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