German virologist on Angela Merkel's Covid-19 response

Christian Drosten, who directs the Institute of Virology at the Charité Hospital in Berlin, was one of those who identified the Sars virus in 2003. 

As the head of the German public health institute’s reference lab on coronaviruses, he has become the government’s go-to expert on the related virus causing the current pandemic.

One of the questions he was asked in a Guardian interview.

Q: Angela Merkel has been praised for her leadership during this crisis. What makes her a good leader? 

A: She’s extremely well-informed. It helps that she' a scientist and can handle numbers. But I think it mainly comes down to her character – her thoughtfulness and ability to reassure. Maybe one of the distinguishing features of a good leader is that they are not using this present situation as a political opportunity. They know how counterproductive that would be.