The World Health Summit in Berlin with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) was briefly interrupted by a fire alarm on Sunday. Scholz then went on stage and blamed climate activists for it.
“Someone pressed the fire alarm. He doesn’t exactly support our discussions here,” said the SPD politician in English. “They make protests about climate and things like that and think that would improve our discussions. And I think the best way to improve the discussions is not to listen and move on.” The conference then resumed and the fire alarm was turned off a short time later.
Climate activists had gathered to protest in front of the Berlin hotel where the conference is taking place. Some glued themselves to the ground in front of the hotel or to the front doors. The summit is about, among other things, combating the corona pandemic and the fight against polio.