According to Thomas Sparrow, a political correspondent at Deutsche Welle, this approach — and her insistence on relying on expert advice — has been especially useful during a pandemic.
At a press conference this month, Ms Merkel — who has a doctorate in quantum chemistry — didn't need a medical officer or chief scientist to communicate the mathematical modelling.She clearly outlined to Germans that the "reproductive number" must remain at a rate below 1 — meaning one person infects just one other.
Smaller shops are trading again and schools will start re-opening this month, with strict social distancing still enforced. Immunologist Professor Andreas Radbuch is a member of the Leopoldina and said Ms Merkel is a "natural scientist".When Ms Merkel explained that the curve was flattening, she said the country had "achieved something … that by no means was a given at the start".
WELL SHE WONT BLEACH BIT HER CELL PHONE, OR LOOSE 33,000 EMAILS. OR PUT A GOVT SERVER IN HER HOUSE. SHE'S NOT STUPID, BUT THEN AGAIN HER IMMIGRATION POLICY IS STUPID
Every country should have this level of leadership... choose your politicians carefully as it can really come to bite you or pay dividends!
Does an education help people to know bout stuff? Great headline!
Even more stupid than normal from their ABC.
Edge or no, it has the best leader in the world by far.
A scientist, well that explains her immigration policies.
Yes, pays to have science background. Covid_19
Adults who are not criminals, are in charge of leading Germany.
No bull please leftists. Germany is a country that contrary to what happens in Australia that billionaires side with China Germany's Establishment is supporting the Country. Consequently Research & Technology, Manufacturing are strategically prioritized and subsidized. Learn!
She can comprehend the details better than the non science people. Beyond this, no special advantage for people.
Yeah totally , in strong contrast to stupid trump
Yeah a bit like she had an edge on the mass migration from North Africa because she was an East German and believed that because West Germany could absorb the influx from over the wall then that Europe could absorb millions.
I’m so glad she has been able to shine for her country
Germany 164 967 - 6812 Russia 124 054 -1222 You better study Russia
Was this written by an intern?
theirABC criticises Morrison at every opportunity, yet fawn over their Queen of the Socialists Merkel. I'm shocked!
It’s like neiltyson said near the beginning, the test we face is how much we listen to our scientists.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !
She may be a scientist but she's already completely f*cked the country. Coronavirus the least of their worries
Hey Does Australia have an edge on Coronavirus because the PM is a property spruker, we have done much better than Germany!
It is probably beneficial in comparison to having a science denying religious zealot
No, just look at the renewable energy debacle in Germany.
Does not make any sense. All those countries with such high number and Germany seemingly untouched. Do they have the cure?
i thought trump was meant to be the best scientist in the world(thats what he thinks anyway)
Maybe we could learn something for a change ...?
Rather than a third rate ex reality TV star. Yes, yes it does. It also has an edge because Merkel has a strong ethical framework, a fully functioning brain, and can speak in complete sentences in at least two languages.
No! Austria, jambed between Germany and catastrophic Italy, is doing way better. Look at the numbers people. Germany's covid19 deaths/million is 81, Austria's is 66.
Nope.
She listens to the experts as opposed to us telling the experts what to say.
Any country whose leader has an average IQ and a shred of decency and compassion has an edge if the US- ANY country.
ScoMo is definitely not a scientist and Australia are going great. More bias crap from TheirABC
I guess so. ScottMorrisonMP has a honours degree. Germany 81 deaths per million. Australia less than 4. Looking forward to the ABC piece lauding Sco Mo the scientist. PhillipAdams_1 RitaPanahi
This isn't over yet. Wait another 6 months minimum before making such comments. I think Sweden will be the 'winner' in the long run.
Germany has an “edge on coronavirus” because they attribute deaths to underlying co-morbidities, not the virus - unlike most other countries. You can take the girl out of East Germany, but you can't take East Germany out of the girl. WuhanVirus
wow all the scomo blowhards, other countries stop flights out so, no tourist to us(SWFA% anyway) the country is isolated pop with SWFA public transport, look 1 boat stops off and meltdown, lucky country especially given the lack of medical, and yes NZ ain't much better
It’s also speculated she’s a daughter of Hitler and as such a great granddaughter of the the Rothechilds. So I think I’ll reserve my opinion.
She has the Edge because She does Her Job! Unlike the Evildoers here!
Even if we in Australia appointed karlstefanovic as Prime Minister we’d still have an advantage over the Americans with realDonaldTrump leading their country.
Not based on current numbers. Germany recorded another 286 deaths the the past 24hrs. A shocking figure. This is what a premature unwinding of restrictions brings you.
Australia is leading the world in CoronaVirus recovery, and Scomo ain’t no scientist. It’s called advisors and leadership. FFS
Privatise their ABC now. Absolutely pathetic!
Clearly the ABC's most prominent current affairs host doesn't think so because that host liked a reckless and partisan tweet from a lightweight Vic opp politician about opening up Vic schools against the advice of state officials. German schools remain heavily restricted.
No, America on the whole refuses to believe science
Good intelligent Leadership from Germany. She also listens to the experts around her.
No. Australia is doing infinitely better than Germany and our PM is a God bothering coal licking anti-science bogan. It all has to do with, severity of initial outbreak, size and density of population, use of mass transport, strength of health system, compliant population etc..
If 81 deaths per 1m population is acceptable then I guess she's doing ok.
Yeah it probably doesn’t hurt to have smart people in charge of the important stuff.
I didn't Know that Benjamin Netanyahu is a scientist. Which science course did study in the university? The demography of Germany and US are entirely different. The political response also differs. The democrats treated the Coronavirus response with levity.
Also ok with leftist media that Merkel sent letters of Demand to China but if anyone else just wants answers we are racist defundtheirabc
I proffered this very suggestion a few weeks ago. Compare how Merkel is doing with how Trump is handling this crisis.
not being a scientist is the least of Boris’s problems
It is really annoying how often you exclude little things in your info which matter: Population of Germany, the most in Europe. Well, what is it? I now have to Google it. Almost 84 million. Pay attention to detail, ABC
We’re stuck with a wanker economist who believes in fairytales.
She is extremely intelligent. It doesn't hurt.
Not necessarily. What she dies have is that she looks people in the eye when she speaks. Not hiding a different agenda to what she is sprouting. Not wedging, levering or threatening.
Are you asserting that blind ideological opinion is not as good as facts? Or are you saying there's one area of professional competence acceptable for a woman? Because both are pile-on offences in Australia. Thin edge of the wedge there, ABC.
She’s more likely to fully appreciate and understand scientists’ analyses and recommendations. At least she won’t be encouraging bleach infusions...
Only with the Democrat mainstream media!
Obama has a Ph.D. in law, but he f***ed up the US foerign policy ..
You in comparison to the US who has a loony ex realestate salesman as leader?
Its probably helping the Germans, very smart lady😊 and we're stuck with scottyfrommarketing who's iq is that of a failed marketing cultist. 🤣😂
I wouldn't doubt it!
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