German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, March 18, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak the cabinet members met the first time in the larger International Conference Room room to keep the needed security distance during the meeting. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is looking at additional steps to help firms hit by the coronavirus, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, and Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to address the nation on Wednesday to urge people to adhere to social distancing measures.
Scholz, who tweeted that he was working from home due to a heavy cold and was "getting tested to be on the safe side", told weekly newspaper Die Zeit the government was looking at how it could directly support some companies affected by the virus.
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