German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country is still at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, warning the situation will remain very difficult for some time.
In an address to the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, Merkel told lawmakers: "We will be living with this virus for a long time to come."
She also vowed to further boost testing for the virus: "Testing, testing, testing is the way forward," she said.
Merkel used the address to express concern that some German states are relaxing social distancing measures too fast.
"We cannot return to daily life like before the virus," she warned. "Let’s remain clever and careful during the pandemic."