How the Bundestag is dealing with the corona pandemic

The Corona Study Commission is meeting in the Bundestag – and the first public meeting after the summer break shows how deep the trenches still are. Topic: Fundamental rights and government intervention during the pandemic. There is a heated debate between protection and freedom, personal responsibility and trust in science.

Rixa Fürsen speaks with Pauline von Pezold, who observed the appearance of the AfD MPs and their experts.

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