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Politicians consider banning contact on Christmas Eve possible
If the number of corona infections continues to rise, families probably won’t be able to celebrate together on Christmas Eve as usual. Politicians in the federal and state governments are warning against this, according to the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” (FAS).
In this case, the festival “will have to take place in a narrower framework,” said Hessian Chancellor of State Axel Wintermeyer. People “should cut down on contacts whenever possible, avoid travel and everything that can be avoided.” Also from other federal states and municipalities were quite pessimistic assessments. The churches demand not to leave the elderly alone at Christmas.
The head of the Lower Saxony crisis team, Heiger Scholz, told the FAS: “I am becoming more and more skeptical about what will and what will not work at Christmas.” From the point of view of Helmut Dedy, director general of the German Association of Cities, “Ultimately, there is a risk of restrictions in an area that affects us will hurt mentally.” Saarland State Chancellery Henrik Eitel said: “In the worst case, families will have to split their visits over the Christmas holidays.”
