There are now 2,078 coronavirus cases in Germany, statistics from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Thursday.

Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for disease control had published its latest figures on Wednesday evening, showing 1,567 confirmed cases and 3 deaths related to the virus.

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The media and pro-migration politicians said that there was no way to protect Europe’s border against so many migrants and that building fences would not help us.

Now, Greeks are holding thousands of migrants back on the Turkish side of the border, behind a fence that has proven very effective.

They claimed it was impossible to stop boats from landing on Greek islands, such as Lesbos.

The Greek Navy is successfully stopping migrant boats, showing just how possible it is with the right will and proper equipment.

We were also told that Hungary’s approach to the migrant crisis, such as building a fence and halting all illegal migration, was against European values.

Now, in silent astonishment we hear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praising Greece for being the “shield of Europe”.

The moral superiority game that the European elites demonstrated so perfectly five years ago is over. But for those promoting sound migration, there can be no sense of real vindication until Europe ensures this can never happen again.

Europe’s only option is to follow the Greek model, which was first championed by the Hungarians, a model symbolized by the ugly word “wall”.

But in reality, the word “wall” is a neutral word, and walls have served a valuable function throughout history.

Of course, a wall can be perceived as a symbol of tyranny and slavery, such as the case as the one erected in Berlin. But for the most part in history, walls have served a noble goal, such as the Limes Germanicus or the Great Wall of China, which served as shields against barbarians on the frontier of civilization.

When the border of civilization in Europe fell at the end of antiquity, the so-called Dark Ages followed for several hundred years.

In a time of peril, the wall represents a realistic solution, in tandem with other smart security measures, to one of Europe’s most vexing problems.

Walls may have not necessary in the 1990s, but they are necessary now. Times are changing.

The Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel countries are in the center of ethnic and religious tensions, ubiquitous corruption and nepotism, combined with dreadfully run economies that cannot and do not secure decent livelihoods for their rapidly growing populations.

Any spark could easily ignite the region, whether due to falling oil prices, a fluctuation in world food prices, or a prolonged drought. Ongoing wars along with religious and ethnic tension have already led to the collapse of many governments.

Our capability to get these countries on their feet is no sure thing.

Yes, it would be better to solve problems on the spot, and we try to accomplish that very goal. After all, it is in our best interest to stabilize the Middle East.

The simply reality is we just cannot do it.

We can deliver a thousand tons of rice anywhere in the world, but we cannot build institutions, reconcile ethnic strife, ensure security, and deliver sustainable economic growth.

We cannot create another Marshall Plan for several hundred million people who are simply not like Germans, Dutch or Italians after World War II. We do not know how to do this because it is difficult to imagine the conditions in those countries, which have historically very little to speak of in terms of democracy or human rights. Many have governments still dictated by sharia law.

Furthermore, we have also lost the ability to proceed realistically and pragmatically. Bureaucratic structures and endless decision-making processes make it nearly as impossible to build a highway in the Czech Republic as it is to build a state in Afghanistan.

All of these inconvenient realities points to the necessity of a wall, and that is unfortunately about all we can do.

The current situation has no ethically unambiguous solution. Migrants trapped on the border between the Greek and Turkish police can arouse compassion. At the same time, it is clear that opening the border would have disastrous consequences.

It is tragic, but in Turkey, these refugees face no immediate threat to life and their situation is certainly much better than the situation of three million refugees in South Sudan.

The four million refugees in Turkey certainly do not live in refugee camps. Actually, only 2 percent of this number of refugees live in such conditions.

According to the current United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) data, the remaining 98 percent live in cities or suburban areas. Most refugees have been living in Turkey for years, having normal lives, working, and sending their children to school. In some cities, they make up a quarter of the population, just as Ukrainians make up about a quarter of the population of some Polish cities.

Almost one and a half million Syrian refugees have credit cards and a monthly income financed from the EU resources to cover their basic needs. This does not mean that being a refugee in Turkey is easy, but it is unfair to only show just the images of refugees in freezing temperatures huddled by fires.

In the end, we either choose a wall or we will be importing a disaster Europe will be unable to face. Now, all we need is the will to build one.

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“The WHO has assessed that Covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.” This was announced by the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at a press conference in Geneva.

The WHO is also “deeply concerned about both the alarming levels of diffusion and severity, and the alarming levels of inaction” against the Coronavirus. However, they said they were “grateful for the measures taken in Iran, Italy and South Korea” to slow down the virus and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

President Trump has ordered a complete travel ban from European nations for the next 30 days (starting at midnight on Friday). The ban does not include the United Kingdom.

The US meanwhile has scaled back the largest transfer of troops in Europe on the occasion of the Defender Europe 20 exercises. It is taking no precautions for its soldiers faced with the Coronavirus epidemic and has declared deliberations as classified.

Italian League chief Matteo Salvini has called for a protection zone for all of Europe because of the spread of the virus. This is necessary not only “because the virus is a threat that needs to be addressed with the necessary determination”, but also “to avoid the misery of the trade wars that are being prepared,” the former Italian interior minister told Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Wednesday.

Some EU countries were considering additional controls for the import of Italian cheese, requested the disinfection of truck wheels or wanted to stop the import of furniture and machinery from Italy. “The virus will not get past it and is spreading in several countries. So I wonder why we are not thinking of a European red zone,” he said.

The Italian government issued a decree Tuesday night that declared all of Italy to be the so-called red zone. The individual’s freedom of movement was massively restricted.

Accordingly, citizens are only allowed to leave their home communities for good reason. This includes the way to work. Bars and restaurants must close at 6 pm and a minimum distance of one meter from the guests should be observed. Kindergartens, schools and universities across the country are closed until April 3. Church services are also not allowed to take place during this time.

Austria imposed similar measures and prohibited all outdoor events with more than 500 and indoor events with more than 100 participants. The government also introduced border controls and accordingly, only those who can show a medical certificate can travel to Austria from Italy since it has the highest number of Covid-19 deaths outside of China.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) made a public statement on the Corona crisis on Wednesday . “The virus has arrived in Europe, it’s here, we all have to understand that,” she said in Berlin. She appealed to the population to help stop the virus from spreading.

She told her parliamentary group that 60-70 percent of all Germans will catch the virus. Most of them will fall ill and at a 1 percent death rate this means that more than 500 000 Germans will die from it. The Chancellor did not say how she would try to prevent that.

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In a sign that Greek border crisis has the potential to spiral out of control, Turkish fighter jets flew missions in northern Evros at the Greek-Turkish land border on Wednesday, which followed reports of Turkish special forces firing live ammunition at Greek officers operating at the border last night.

Both incidents are signs that Turkey appears set to ratchet up tensions with Greece, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan refusing to close the border for thousands of migrants seeking to enter Europe.

Ekathimerini reports that a pair of Turkish F-16s conducted flight maneuvers in Greek airspace at northern Evros at an altitude between 500 feet (0.15 km) and 10,000 feet (ca. 3 km) at 2:50pm today.

Not long after, at 3:25 p.m., another two Turkish F-16s flew  at an altitude of 26,000 feet (ca. 8 km) over the Kalogeroi islets in the central Aegean Sea.

Video of the jets roaring over the Greek border were posted to social media.

In a separate incident involving a Turkish Coast Guard rammed a Greek Coast Guard vessel off the island of Kos, Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said Turkey’s aim was clearly “to provoke an incident in the Aegean.”  Turkish special forces also allegedly fired at Greek police at crossing point on the Evros River last night. Greek police were on patrol on the Greek side of the river when they say the Turkish side fired shots, which they say were not warning shots. No injuries were reported.

Greek police did not return fire, saying they were trying to remain clam despite the potentially life-threatening actions of the Turks.

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German Bundeswehr three-star General Alfons Mais has placed himself into voluntary quarantine after coming into contact with another military official suspected of having coronavirus.

The 57-year-old, who holds the highest general’s rank in the German army, attended a conference put on by the U.S. Army in Europe and came into contact with U.S. Lieutenant General Christopher Cavoli, who has also been put under quarantine.

Twenty-four senior military officials from various NATO countries also attended the conference, which took place in the German city of Wiesbaden last week, among them Italian General Salvatore Farina, the head of the Italian army, who tested positive for the virus over the weekend, German tabloid Bild reports.

General Mais is not the only member of the Bundeswehr to be placed under quarantine, according to Bild, which said that the Bundeswehr academy has also been put on lockdown due to a confirmed case in one of its barracks.

Soldiers who live in the barracks will no longer be allowed to leave the accommodation while soldiers who live in residences outside of the academy have been told to self isolate in their own homes.

German troops have also been commanded to avoid public transport and all internal and external events have been suspended.

Elsewhere in Europe, General Jaroslaw Mika, the commander of Poland’s armed forces has also been infected.

The confirmed case of Italian General Farina comes as Italy has seen a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks and has become one of the leading countries for cases behind only China with over 10,000 confirmed cases and 631 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon.

Several other high-profile Italians have also tested positive for the virus, including the leader of the left-wing Democratic Party Nicola Zingaretti who confirmed his diagnosis.

“Well then, it has arrived. I too have the coronavirus,” the Democratic leader said on Saturday but added that he was feeling fine and had isolated himself in his home.

Germany, while having over a thousand confirmed cases of the virus, has reported far fewer fatalities, claiming its first two deaths earlier this week.

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Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, predicted that 70% of her country’s population or 58 million people are likely to be infected with the coronavirus. 1,500 Germans have been infected to date.

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Last Sunday, around 5:00 p.m., a 33-year-old man from Munich drove together with his wife in his Honda car down the street Gernotstraße in the direction of the street Mittlerer Ring. He had to stop his car at the crossroads to Burgunderstraße because a pedestrian suddenly stepped in front of his car and then abruptly slammed his hands on the bonnet. Thereupon the 33-year-old stepped out to clarify the situation. This led to a physical confrontation between the two men on the road. During this, the pedestrian pulled out an object and hit the left side of the 33-year-old’s head. The Munich resident suffered a heavily bleeding injury. According to witnesses, the object is said to have been a kind of hatchet.

Following the crime, the previously unknown male perpetrator fled on the street Gernotstraße in the direction of the street Karl-Theodor-Straße.

The injured man was then taken to hospital by the rescue service. After an operation, he is still undergoing inpatient treatment. He suffered no life-threatening injuries. His wife, who was in the car during the crime, was not injured.

The criminal investigations were taken over by the homicide department ( Department 11) in close cooperation with the public prosecutor’s office Munich. In the late afternoon of the 9th of March 2020, after a series of investigations, the initial suspicion of the murder against a 34-year-old Iraqi living in Munich was confirmed. In the course of the forensic measures carried out at the scene of the crime, a fingerprint of the 34-year-old could be found on the bonnet.

At the request of the Munich public prosecutor’s office, the investigating judge responsible issued an arrest warrant for attempted murder against the 34-year-old Iraqi on the evening of the 9th of March 2020.

On the tenth of March 2020 at about 12:05 p.m. the accused was arrested in the city area by task forces of the Munich police headquarters. The accused is now being brought before the investigating judge. The criminal investigation will be continued by the Department 11.

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The migration crisis in Europe stems from corruption and the radical policy of recognizing illegal migrants, criminals and supporters of Islamic terrorism as refugees.

This con has been simple enough. The corrupt media and politicians replaced the word “migrant” with “refugee”, an excellent form of slippery semantics that proved highly effective.

About a million of those migrants are illegals who paid thousands of euros to be smuggled into Europe. They are not fleeing war zones either. Many pass through Turkey and many other safe-haven countries on their journey to richer lands.

Once in Europe, most do not want to stop in Italy, Spain or any the poorer Central European countries. They want the benefits offered in Germany and Scandinavia, and that is because they are economic migrants, not so-called refugees.

About 90 percent of these migrants are Islamic men of fighting age who buy documents from 15-year-olds from EU clerks or corrupt criminal networks in their own country, which they then use to ask for asylum.

This and many other examples of corruption show that the current crisis cannot be solved in the manner Amnesty International is proposing.

First, it is necessary to create a new program to help real refugees, which which would focus on prepubescent children and their mothers. As long as there are women and children located in camps on European borders, help for men should be halted.

Fathers should be let in only if paternity tests confirm they are the parent. First, the mother and the children are permitted, while the man should remain at the border for test results.

Second, resources and logistics for helping refugees should be offered. Around a million illegals use support meant for real refugee women and children, yet politicians do nothing.

These fighting-age men should be deported and women with children should replace them. Then, Europe will show the world that it helps refugees, because today the image we have is of a Europe which only helps rich Islamists and rejects those who need aid the most.

Third, the definition of a “refugee” needs changing. Right now, opportunistic pro-migrant politicians and journalists use many definitions, usually what suits them best at the time.

Morality must be restored to these definitions and a “refugee” should differ from a “deserter”. These “deserters” constitute every man able to bear a weapon in a war zone. If a mother with children is fleeing a war, the husband should bring them to the border and then be turned back; maybe given a weapon to continue the fight.

The same goes for “asylum” pleas. If we are considering a male migrant from a country without war, we can only accept the citizens of countries with criminal regimes. If a state is friendly to Europe, then why should Europe fear sending him back?

When it comes to women, we should accept those persecuted for fighting for women’s rights.

European governments should unofficially support feminist networks working to change the attitude of many countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East and their oppressive policies towards women.

Often, these women are escaping real danger, so while Middle Eastern countries claim they are “searching” for the “runaway” mother who left her husband and took the children, in reality, Europe should be doing what it can to make sure these Islamists never find them.

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