Germany will assume the rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of this year. Many European public opinions are very concerned about how Germany, which can resist the popularity of COVID-19, can unite the EU countries and get rid of the crisis together. Germany's epidemic prevention also faces many variables, but the German government's thinking is clear: it must ensure people's health, reduce economic losses, and assume its obligations to the EU. From the financial crisis to the refugee crisis, and then to this global epidemic crisis, Germany once again demonstrated its ability to cope with the crisis compared with other European and American countries. From the efficiency of the government, to the system design, to the strength of the whole country and the thinking of leaders, it has affected Germany's confidence in finally defeating the epidemic. Germany has created a record of the lowest proportion of infected people, the lowest mortality rate, the shortest response time and the least economic impact in Europe. These records reflect the effectiveness of German decision-making and emergency response. After the outbreak in Bavaria and North Rhine-westfalen in March, the federal and local governments cooperated and adopted a moderate semi-closed control scheme. According to the infection index published by the Institute of Virology led by Chancellor Merkel, regular video conferences are held to discuss the epidemic prevention plan.
The state governments formulate different levels of epidemic prevention measures according to the actual situation, and make adjustments at any time and place according to the changes of epidemic diseases. Recently, after the collective infection caused by the factory infection of meat company, Merkel immediately responded, reminding States not to neglect epidemic prevention to prevent the epidemic from erupting again. Since the epidemic spread, German epidemic prevention measures have attracted worldwide attention, and soon realized the possibility of COVID-19 outbreak, and strengthened nucleic acid detection. The most important factor to ensure the low mortality rate in Germany is large-scale nucleic acid detection, followed by a sound medical system. The mortality rate of infected people in Germany is one of the lowest in Europe, and it helps to accept infected people in Italy, which shows that Germany has a strong ability to cope with the crisis.