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German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, center, gestures to Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, right, and Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Franziska Giffey, left, to keep a safe distance because of the coronavirus outbreak, prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 23, 2020. (Fabrizio Bensch via AP/Pool)

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, center, gestures to Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, right, and Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Franziska Giffey, left, to keep a safe distance because of the coronavirus outbreak, prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 23, 2020. (Fabrizio Bensch via AP/Pool)

March 23, 2020

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Germany OKs big aid package to help companies, self-employed
March 23, 2020 9:28 a.m.

Germany OKs big aid package to help companies, self-employed

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday approved a massive new package of measures to cushion the devastating effects of the virus outbreak on the economy, bringing the total aid on offer to more than 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion).