24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic with the country's president frank valter steinmeyer in quarantine after one of his bodyguards tested positive chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead and appealed for people in germany to work together to stem the spread of the virus. when now facing difficult months ahead the coming days and weeks will determine how winter and christmas will be. we can all make an impact throughout behavior. please meet up with far fewer people where the outside or at home refrain from any trips that are not absolutely necessary. and he celebrations that are not absolutely necessary. please whenever possible stay at home where you live i know that doesn't just sound hard and that in some cases it's a particularly difficult sacrifice but we only have to do it temporarily and ultimately we're doing it for ourselves for our own health and for those who we can spare from falling ill. comments follow a week of new virus restrictions in many parts of germany while the measures are not as drastic as the spring lock down they threaten to

we are expecting to hear from frank valter steinmeyer of course the president of germany.

that was german president frank valter steinmeyer speaking at the anniversary of the deadly attack in hala. is in hala and chief political correspondent political is here with me in the studio i think i'm going to start with you kate i have to tell you when i heard steinmeyer speak i thought it was fairly passionate i mean east started his speech by essentially saying by singling out the jewish community and the victims' families and saying that the german state stands behind them and then further on went to say that to express empathy i should say for this feeling this fear that they must have that this could all happen again which i thought was a little chilling what was the feeling on the ground over there. well there were some very powerful was from steinmeyer there some very moving words as well but i think the most important thing to take away from die my speech today was very much just call on german society whoever you are wherever you are from to stand up for each other and stand together he said towards the end of his speech that we in german society and srong when we stand

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we're going to bring you now from hala where in a few minutes germany's federal president frank valter steinmeyer is expected to make an address we will bring you live coverage of that as it happens only 100 people have been invited to the commemorations including survivors numbers have been restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic of course the president will be giving a speech highlighting the danger posed by rising far right extremism later he will meet with the families of those who died in the attack. political correspondent kate brady eason hall in eastern germany where the memorial ceremony is due to take place in a few minutes. a somber day and hala it certainly has been a sun but day and that began at a minute after midday today when the bells rang out across the 6 day i'm. sorry not sorry there was some spike there. and there was 2 minute silence one minute after midday when that was the time a year ago when the gunman actually fired his shots into the door the exterior door into that synagogue and throughout the day they have been several commemorative memorial events taking plac