Angela Merkel spotted buying toilet roll and wine in local shop amid coronavirus chaos

The Chancellor then loaded her items onto the conveyor belt and paid with a credit card.

The pictures spread rapidly on social media, with many praising the Chancellor for avoiding panic buying, which has been rife across many countries.

The German Government has planned to roll out an economic rescue package of 822 billion euros to assist in the fight against coronavirus. This would be the biggest economic assistance in Europe’s post-war history.

For the uninitiated, in Germany, 22,364 infections were confirmed by Johns Hopkins University on Sunday morning. However, only 84 people are reported to have died in the country. Germany currently has the lowest mortality rate of the top 10 countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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