Mainz (dpa / lrs) – The corona crisis also affects weekly markets in Rhineland-Palatinate. Numerous cities have set new guidelines, for example on visitor limits or more open spaces. In Koblenz, for example, city spokesman Thomas Knaak is paying attention to more distance between stands. In addition, a maximum of one person can come to ten square meters of market space, as Knaak explained. Disinfectants are also provided. The requirements are being adhered to in the Rhine-Moselle city, he said.
In the state capital Mainz, the market has been spread across even more places since last Friday, the stalls have been straightened out, similar to the times of the Christmas market, there are now also stalls on Gutenbergplatz. Economics department head Manuela Matz (CDU) said: “The health of customers, but also of the provider, is the top priority, so we want to structurally avoid the risk of personal encounters that are too close.” The regulatory office should show a stronger presence in the popular market.
At the Trier cattle market, the stalls have also been straightened out since last week, as city spokesman Michael Schmitz described. The market feeders stuck to it. Markings would be made on the floor to facilitate assembly on Tuesdays and Fridays. “Our market supervisor is also on site during the entire market and, if necessary, advises customers of the correct queuing or prevents the queues in front of the stands from crossing.” The visitors showed great understanding.
Interestingly, the number of feeders on the Trier market rose during the Corona crisis. According to Schmitz, there are normally no more than 30, now 35 to 36 are counted. “We have also extended the market hours at short notice, instead of the normal lunchtime, the stalls can now stay open until 6 p.m.”
At the weekly market in Kaiserslautern, an aisle width of four meters between the stalls was previously common. Now it is six to eight meters, announced the city. There are also notices on hygiene measures. In Ludwigshafen, the market in the Friesenheim district is set up differently than usual, as announced by Markus Lemberger from the Ludwigshafen Congress and Marketing Association. Usually, the cities face each other on the median of a street, and visitors walk in a central aisle. Since last Saturday there has only been one row of stands in order to have more open space in between. “Our market master made sure on site that the minimum distances were observed.”
The Mainz department head Matz recently appealed in a message to people to adhere to the rules of the game and to keep their distance. She said: “It will not work without the help of everyone in Mainz.”
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