Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – In view of the increasing number of infections, fewer and fewer people in the southwest want to go dancing in clubs – and the first operators are closing their discos again. “We have received feedback that in many clubs up to 70, 80 percent fewer guests came on the weekend,” said the spokesman for the club culture Baden-Württemberg, Simon Waldenspuhl, on Wednesday in Stuttgart. There are “first voluntary closings” because keeping the clubs open for some operators “simply makes no sense under these circumstances”.
The state government recently tightened the rules for discos in Baden-Württemberg again. Since Wednesday only vaccinated and convalescent people with a current negative test result have been allowed to dance there (2G plus). The decline in the number of visitors was already noticeable beforehand, said Waldenspuhl. “Nobody is in the mood that boisterous parties are now what is appropriate.”
In view of the ongoing economic problems, further help is needed for the club operators, demanded Waldenspuhl. “Our scene is suffering. We will not be able to avoid the fact that we need further financial help.” After the months of closings, the industry “couldn’t really start up” before the current wave of infections caused problems again.
In view of the dramatic situation, some club operators even asked themselves: “Wouldn’t it be wiser to lockdown at some point?” Waldenspuhl said that the party could soon be celebrated again with a clearer conscience. “But we are also divided on that.” After all, due to the club closings, celebrations would be shifted even more to private life, where no hygiene rules would be monitored.
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