Germany’s Scholz vows that ‘we will win’ fight against COVID

By GEIR MOULSON
Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is vowing that his new government will win the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and make Germany “structurally fit” for the 21st century. He promised Wednesday that efforts to combat climate change will be central to its agenda as he made his first major policy speech to parliament. Scholz, who took over from longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel last week, declared that “we have no time to waste” as he opened a presentation of his government’s platform. Scholz starts work as Germany is grappling with its biggest wave of infections of the pandemic so far.