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Most Germans support closure across Europe
According to a poll, a large majority in Germany would favor a closure of ski areas across Europe, as the Austrian government rejects. In a representative survey, 73.8 per cent of respondents said it was “clear” or “rather correct” to close all European ski areas for now to contain the corona pandemic. 19.5 percent of those surveyed thought this was “somewhat” or “clearly wrong.”
In Bavaria, where ski areas cannot open until December 20, two-thirds of respondents (68.6 percent) said they were “clearly” or “somewhat” in favor of the “Augsburger Allgemeine” (Saturday), according to a survey by the opinion research institute Civey. a shutdown across Europe. About a quarter of those surveyed (25.4 percent) thought that was “somewhat” or “clearly wrong.”
“We cannot afford a second Ischgl this winter”
Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) spoke in favor of the ban. “Of course the ski regions do not want the season to be canceled. But we cannot afford a second Ischgl this winter, otherwise there is a risk that we will end up in a European-wide lockdown situation from which we can no longer get out. “, said. Hans the German publishing network (Saturday). “The best thing would be a ski ban across Europe at least until January 10, the end of the winter holidays.” Hans also welcomed the Bavarian regulation, according to which tourists traveling to Austria to ski must be quarantined for ten days.
