Merkel for the First Time With Mask on the Official Photo

Merkel for the First Time With Mask on the Official Photo

German Chancellor Angela Merkel first appeared on an official photo with a mask on.

 

The 65-year-old CDU politician wore the face shield with the logo of the German EU presidency during a meeting with her party colleague Reiner Haselhoff, the prime minister of Saxony-Anhalt.

A journalist asked Merkel earlier this week why she is not seen more often with such face cover.

“If I follow the rules about keeping a sufficient distance, I don’t have to wear a face mask,” she explained. “And if I don’t follow them and run errands, for example, then, of course, we don’t meet.”

Some German politicians seem to find it challenging to abide by the corona rules.

During a vote in the German Parliament, the Vice-President repeatedly had to call on Friday to call for sufficient distance. Many parliamentarians also did not wear face masks.

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