kel , ▁who ▁had ▁public ly ▁kept ▁a ▁low ▁profile ▁regarding ▁the ▁out break , ▁emphas ised ▁it ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁slow ▁down ▁the ▁spread ▁and ▁buy ▁time . ▁The ▁government ' s ▁sp okes man , ▁Ste ffen ▁Se i bert , ▁said ▁citizens ▁could ▁be ▁" conf ident ▁that ▁the ▁whole ▁Federal ▁Government , ▁with ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁at ▁the ▁hel m , ▁is ▁doing ▁everything ▁possible ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁this ▁virus ." ▁The ▁Health ▁Minister ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁each ▁individual ▁to ▁slow ▁down ▁spread ▁and ▁ruled ▁out ▁pre empt ive ▁closing ▁of ▁day care ▁cent res ▁or ▁schools . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁Chan cell or ▁Mer kel ▁announced ▁that ▁between ▁ 6 0 ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁would ▁get ▁the ▁virus , ▁an ▁estimate ▁already ▁made ▁nine ▁days ▁earlier ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁v iro log ist ▁of ▁the ▁Char ité , ▁Christian ▁Dro sten . ▁In ▁reaction ▁to ▁a ▁general ▁ban ▁on ▁events ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁participants ▁put ▁into ▁immediate ▁effect , ▁Germany ' s ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁league ▁DE L ▁announced ▁immediate ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 ▁season , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁championship ▁title ▁would ▁remain ▁vac ant . ▁Several ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁s occer ▁le agues , ▁including ▁Bundes liga ▁der b ies ▁would ▁be ▁played ▁behind ▁closed ▁doors , ▁a ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 7 - year ▁history