Status: December 23, 2020 2:21 p.m.
Hamburg’s top politicians demand in their Christmas greetings to largely forego contacts over Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Then there is a chance to defeat the corona pandemic in 2021, so the tenor.
Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) also thanked the people of Hamburg who kept the city going. At the same time he appealed in his Christmas address published on Wednesday to people to avoid contact if possible, even during the festive season. Corona has shown “that we stand together in Hamburg and help those in need during the crisis,” he said.
AUDIO: Christmas greetings from Hamburg’s top politicians (1 min)
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Tschentscher calls for patience in the corona crisis
In view of the vaccine that is now available, he was confident that after Corona the city will look again “as we know it: lively, economically strong, a diverse cultural landscape, clubs, restaurants, events every day with many personal and interesting encounters “. It will take a while before the pandemic is finally over. “We still need patience, discipline and responsibility,” said the mayor.
The President of the City Council joined this appeal Carola Veit (SPD) in her Christmas greeting. Also published on Twitter Christmas message from Hamburg’s second mayor Katharina Fegebank (Greens) asks them “everyone to abide by the current rules and contact restrictions”.
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