▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga . ▁Berlin ▁mayor ▁Michael ▁Müller ▁( SP D ) ▁disag re ed ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁mass ▁events ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁cancel led ▁pre empt ively ▁and ▁expected ▁the ▁sold - out ▁s occer ▁match ▁between ▁Union ▁Berlin ▁and ▁FC ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁behind ▁closed ▁doors . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁March , ▁having ▁faced ▁accus ations ▁over ▁in action ▁the ▁previous ▁days , ▁Mer kel ▁took ▁the ▁unusual ▁step ▁of ▁dedic ating ▁an ▁entire ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁crisis . ▁She ▁emphas ised ▁" We ▁will ▁do ▁the ▁necessary , ▁as ▁a ▁country ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ". ▁She ▁announced ▁liquid ity ▁support ▁for ▁companies , ▁especially ▁via ▁the ▁German ▁development ▁bank ▁K f W , ▁to ▁be ▁real ised ▁before ▁the ▁week ▁was ▁over . ▁She ▁ins isted ▁again ▁on ▁not ▁closing ▁borders . ▁Mer kel ▁recommended ▁everyone ▁avoid ▁sh aking ▁hands , ▁for ▁example ▁by ▁looking ▁a ▁second ▁longer ▁and ▁sm iling ▁instead . ▁The ▁German ▁health ▁minister ▁added ▁that ▁mouth ▁protection ▁and ▁dis in fect ants ▁were ▁need less ▁for ▁individuals ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁was h ▁hands ▁with ▁soap ▁rig or ously . ▁The ▁first ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁to ▁be ▁tested ▁positive ▁was ▁F DP ▁politician ▁H agen ▁Rein hold . ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁for ▁the ▁SP D ▁were ▁placed ▁under ▁quar antine , ▁including ▁ep ide mi ologist