Yes, here is what the European Commission President said:
“I think that all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus,” Ursula von der Leyen told Germany’s Bild newspaper in an interview published Wednesday. “But now it is clear that this is a virus that will keep us busy for a long time yet.”
“We understand that measures that seemed drastic two or three weeks ago, need to be taken now,” she added.