German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she addresses a news conference on coronavirus in Berlin, Germany, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis is proving more of an extraordinary situation than the banking crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, adding that her government's focus now was not how its budget works out.
Speaking after meeting the leaders of Germany's 16 states, Merkel said her finance and economy ministers would present a "very comprehensive" package of additional measures to support German businesses on Friday.
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