BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel went into self-isolation at home on Sunday after being exposed to a person infected by the new coronavirus, a day before her government was set to adopt fiscal measures worth up to €500 billion to help shield Europe’s largest economy from the fallout of the pandemic. Ms. Merkel had received a vaccine against pneumonia on Friday by a physician who was later found to be infected with the virus, her spokesman said in a statement Sunday.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 22, 2020 16:18 UTC