The people of Hamburg will have to restrict their contacts even further from today – well before their neighbors in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.
The city’s new corona regulation has been in effect since midnight – the Senate announced on Thursday. Most important innovation: Members of one household are only allowed to meet one person from another household until the end of the month. So far, contacts have been limited to five people from a maximum of two households. Unlike before, there are no longer any exceptions for children.
To contain the corona pandemic, many restrictions apply in Hamburg until January 31st. An overview. more
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Since the stricter regulations in Lower Saxony only apply from Sunday and in Schleswig-Holstein only from Monday, Hamburg is initially an island location: Strictly speaking, for example, the paths of two women from Wedel in Schleswig-Holstein, each with a child in a stroller, would have to be Go for a walk in Klövensteen, separate at the Hamburg border. At least on Friday and on the weekend.
Police: “Don’t go from window to window”
The Hamburg police have announced that they will monitor the new contact restrictions as usual. “We will not go from window to window and see how many people are in an apartment,” said police spokesman Florian Abbenseth NDR 90.3. Most Hamburg residents would also stick to the rules.
AUDIO: Stricter corona rules now apply in Hamburg (1 min)
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Grote: References will be followed up
But many are annoyed when there is a party in the neighboring apartment with several guests. Therefore, indications from the population would also be checked, said Interior Senator Andy Grote (SPD). The violations will be followed up consistently. “And even if you call the police, that has nothing to do with denunciation.” Lately there has been a certain lockdown fatigue in many people. That also became clear over the Christmas holidays, said Grote. The police found in 280 cases that too many people met in private apartments – a relatively high number, said the Interior Senator.
With the stricter lockdown rules, the Senate implements agreements which the Prime Ministers had come to an understanding with the Chancellor on Tuesday. A restriction of freedom of movement agreed by the federal and state governments to a radius of 15 kilometers around the place of residence in corona hotspots with an incidence of 200 will not initially be included in the Hamburg ordinance.
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