Angela Merkel was spotted buying four bottles of wine from a supermarket in Berlin as the coronavirus crisis grips Germany. He shopping trip in Mitte, Berlin, follows government plans to unveil an economic rescue package worth 822 billion euros (£759.45 billion) to fund the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Merkel's government will seek to borrow 156 billion euros (£144.13 billion) for 2020, a sum that exceeds a constitutional limit by 100 billion euros. Pictured: Merkel shopping today'In the current situation, the duration of the pandemic and the measures tied to it are not predictable.' With public life all but shut down amid the crisis, the government expects 33.5 billion euros (£30.95 billion) less tax intake than previously budgeted in its 2020 accounts.

Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2020 19:46 UTC