German govt hails ‘couch potatoes’ as unexpected heroes amid pandemic 

The World

For generations to come, the world will be talking about the coronavirus pandemic. Those future conversations — the ones looking back at 2020 — are the subject of a new campaign from the German government. In the ads, the nation’s couch potatoes become the hero as they stay home and take part in intense laziness to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The World’s Bianca Hillier tells us more.

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