Berlin, March 23 -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said that she is going into isolation because her doctor, who she met on Friday had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Merkel was informed after a press conference that the doctor who administered a pneumococcal vaccine to her Friday afternoon tested positive for the virus, according to her spokesman Steffen Seibert.
Germany on Sunday barred groups of more than two people from gathering, except for families.
"The coronavirus is spreading with worrying speed through our country," Ms. Merkel said in a televised news conference on Sunday.
Merkel decided to immediately quarantine herself in her home, Seibert said. The Chancellor of Germany will be tested regularly in the coming days...