German Chancellor Angela Merkel had previously been called out for never having being pictured wearing a mask despite it being part of the government’s official guidance in the fight to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
, after being called out for never having being pictured wearing one despite it being part of the government’s official guidance in the fight to slow the spread of theMerkel appeared in the upper house of parliament in Berlin on Friday wearing a black mask sporting the logo of Germany's European Union presidency, taking it off after she took her seat at an appropriate distance from others in the chamber.
The new look came after Merkel responded defensively when asked by a reporter on Monday why she never had been seen wearing a mask.
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