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David Gergen: “Angela Merkel has said in the last 24 hours that as many as 70 percent of the people in her country of Germany could be…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
Angela Merkel has said in the last 24 hours that as many as 70 percent of the people in her country of Germany could be infected before this is over. That's an astonishing number.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

David Gergen references Angela Merkel's alarming prediction about the potential spread of the virus in Germany.

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