Lothar Wieler, president of Germany's main institute for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute, gives a daily update on coronavirus (Getty Images)The coronavirus pandemic is likely to take about two years to run its course, the head of Germany's public health agency said. He said that without the strict social distancing measures announced on Monday by chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany could end up facing millions of coronavirus cases. According to the Johns Hopkins interactive coronavirus map, Germany’s total confirmed cases is 7,689, with 23 deaths and 67 recoveries. The first minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, has declared a "disaster" situation as the number of new coronavirus cases continue to rise. (Getty Images) MoreOn Monday, Germany's state of Bavaria has declared a "disaster" situation as the number of new coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Source: The Local March 17, 2020 17:03 UTC