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Coronavirus: Germany’s economics minister calls
for harsher penalties for disregarding rules
"Anyone who deliberately endangers others must
expect that this will have serious consequences for them," Altmaier told
the German Press Agency.
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1 August
2020
11:35
CEST+02:00
Federal
Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier thinking about how many people are
breaking coronavirus rules..
Germany’s
economics minister wants harsher penalties for anyone who violates coronavirus
measures, as news emerged that the country's GDP was suffering from record
shrinkage.
Federal
Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier said he was concerned about ‘rising
irresponsibility’ among the population.
"Anyone
who deliberately endangers others must expect that this will have serious
consequences for them," Altmaier told the German Press Agency.
"We
must not jeopardise the recovery that is just beginning by accepting a further
increase in infections."
In Germany,
the 16 federal states are responsible for putting in place coronavirus measures
and penalties for failure to comply.
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Altmaier
sought to assert that he was not scaremongering and that the vast majority of
the population remains extremely responsible.
"What
we are currently experiencing is an increase in the risk which is largely due
to the careless and sometimes irresponsible misconduct of a very small number
of people," said Altmaier.
"We
have to prevent this more effectively than before and act effectively in cases
where there are infections and outbreaks. This includes fines and penalties if
it is a matter of intent or gross negligence."
Record
shrinkage of German GDP
Germany’s
economic output shrank by 10.1 percent in the second quarter of 2020, according
to newly released economic data.
“This was
the sharpest decline since the quarterly GDP calculations for Germany began in
1970” Germany’s Federal Statistical Office said.
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Coronavirus: Germany’s economics minister calls for harsher penalties for disregarding rules
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