▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁short age ▁of ▁supply ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁quar antine . ▁A ▁day ▁earlier , ▁after ▁recent ▁dr astic ▁price ▁h ikes ▁and ▁short ages ▁especially ▁of ▁mask s , ▁medic ations ▁and ▁dis in fect ants ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁ste ep ▁increase ▁in ▁demand , ▁calls ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁consum ers ▁to ▁leave ▁these ▁products ▁for ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁medical ▁practices . ▁ ▁March ▁▁ 1 – 7 ▁March ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁confirmed ▁in fe ctions ▁almost ▁double d ▁within ▁one ▁day . ▁German ▁Inter ior ▁Minister , ▁Hor st ▁See ho fer , ▁expressed ▁his ▁optim ism ▁that ▁a ▁v acc ine ▁would ▁be ▁available ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁Fin ance ▁Minister , ▁O la f ▁Sch ol z , ▁said ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁stim ulus ▁package ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁the ▁econom ical ▁impact . ▁The ▁Health ▁Minister , ▁J ens ▁Sp ahn , ▁recommended ▁that ▁people ▁with ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁a ▁cold ▁should ▁avoid ▁mass ▁events . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March , ▁the ▁German ▁Robert ▁Koch ▁Institute ▁raised ▁its ▁threat ▁level ▁for ▁Germany ▁to ▁" mod er ate " ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Centre ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Pre vention ▁and ▁Control ▁raised ▁its ▁threat ▁level ▁for ▁Europe ▁from ▁" mod er ate " ▁to ▁" high ". ▁The ▁German ▁Health ▁Minister ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁borders ▁or ▁companies ▁or ▁ending ▁large ▁events ▁or