German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) emphasized vaccination against COVID-19 until the end. In his last public podcast ahead of his retirement on the 8th (local time), he warned the public about the dangers of the omicron mutant virus and urged them to vaccinate.
In a farewell podcast on the 4th, Chancellor Merkel said, “We are in a very serious situation in the midst of the fourth spread of COVID-19,” Politico reported. “I want to talk about the last and most important thing today,” he said. “Once again, I appeal to you urgently. Take the insidious virus seriously and get vaccinated, whether it’s the first dose or a booster shot.”
“The intensive care unit is full and critically ill patients have to be transported across the country,” Merkel said. “It is even bitter that this situation continues even with the key to a safe and effective vaccine,” he added.
“High vaccination rates will help all of us get through this pandemic,” Merkel said. . Germany recorded 64,510 new cases of COVID-19 and 378 daily deaths. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past week was 442.7, an increase from the previous day (442.1). In Germany, 59.51 million people who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine accounted for 71.7%, and 57.2 million, or 68.8%, who completed the second dose. Booster shots were received by 12.19 million people, or 14.7%.
In June 2006, Chancellor Merkel started a podcast to the public. So far, he has communicated directly with the people 600 times over the past 15 years. In the last podcast video of the day, Chancellor Merkel shed tears as she recalled the last podcast that dealt with the World Cup, government policies, and pandemics.
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