Germany: Coronavirus is wreaking panic in Europe, large numbers of people are being killed. In Germany, People are also suffering from depression due to this dangerous disease caused by Covid-19. Meanwhile, a German minister has committed suicide due to Coronavirus.


The Prime Minister of Germany’s Hesse State, Volker Bouffier, said on Sunday that Finance Minister Thomas Schafer, who is worried about the rapidly declining economy due to Coronavirus, has committed suicide.

54-year-old Thomas Schafer was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden Prosecution Office said that they believe Thomas Schafer committed suicide. Prime Minister Volker Bouffier said in his recorded message, “We are in shock, we cannot believe it and we are very sad about all these things”.


Hesse falls in Frankfurt, Germany’s economic capital, with headquarters for major economic companies such as Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. The European Central Bank is also located in Frankfurt.

On the untimely death of the Finance Minister, Prime Minister Volker Bouffier recalled him as saying that Schafer had been the economic head of the Hesse State for the last 10 years and to deal with the economic impact caused by the epidemic, he was engaged all time to help companies and workers.

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Volker Bouffier, a close aide of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said, “Today we have to admit that he was very disappointed. It is a very difficult time and it will not be easy to bring someone like him.

He said that he was a very popular and respected figure. Thomas Schafer was seen as a possible successor to Volker Bouffier. Like Bouffier, Schafer was also associated with Angela Merkel’s CDU party. He is survived by his wife and 2 children.