in herer many years as chancell, angelala merkel tends toward caution anyway. think thee scientists continue to urge caution in dealing with this pandemic. as was being said today, even if there is some easing of restrictions now, there could be bad news at some point in the next few months. i suppose i'm not entirely surprised that we are seeing a cautious approach. brent: the government is recommending that people where face masks if they take public transportation and also when they go shopping. but they are not making it mandatory. why is it not mandatory if the government thinks is so important that it should be recommended? >> you can always have a debate about whether you can actually impose and force people to carry out measures of these kinds. people say it is pretty intrusive, having to wear this covering at all times in public. on the other hand, neighboring austria has introduced that for public transport and supermarkets. i think some people are saying they couldn't have required people to do it because we know that obtaining this kind of equipment