“ ‘When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no therapy exists, then 60 to 70% of the population will be infected.’ ”

That’s German Chancellor Angela Merkel talking about the spread of the coronavirus in widely reported comments made at a news conference in Berlin.

“The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus’s spread. It’s about winning time,” Merkel continued, adding that the government’s top priority should be slowing the spread of the virus.