Politicians 'underestimated' virus threat: EU chief

Wed, Mar 18, 2020 - 2:33 PM

Political leaders "underestimated" the magnitude of the danger posed by the coronavirus, the president of the European Commission admitted Wednesday, as the European Union shut its borders.

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[BERLIN] Political leaders "underestimated" the magnitude of the danger posed by the coronavirus, the president of the European Commission admitted Wednesday, as the European Union shut its borders.

"I think that all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus,"...

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