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reBerlin residents must take on new restrictions in the face of the growing number of corona infections in the capital. It assumes that “we actually have to re-impose restrictions,” ruling mayor Michael Müller (SPD) told ZDF on Thursday. This especially applies to celebrations in public spaces. In Berlin, there are findings that it is mainly young people who are infected while partying outdoors, and that there is “a significantly stronger infection dynamic than at the catering trade table,” Müller said. “You will not be able to allow that to happen,” he added. The Senate wants to decide the next steps on Tuesday.
“If necessary, alcohol bans” are also possible. Müller referred to the procedure in Munich, “where you are no longer allowed to party outside at night.” The restrictions are “urgently needed”. In Berlin it is debated whether alcohol sales outside the home, for example in the popular “Spätis”, which open at night, should be restricted. In Berlin, the inner-city districts of Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and Neukölln are particularly affected, where many young people live and where parties are held in the parks. They want to make their own appointments with the particularly affected districts, but there must also be new measures for the whole of Berlin, Müller said. The controls in the clubs of the three districts have already been agreed.
According to the health administration, the number of corona infections reported in Berlin increased by 199 in one day, which is the highest value in weeks. In Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, the number of cases per 100,000 population increased in the last seven days to 51.7 and thus above the critical value of 50. A total of 26.1 new infections per 100,000 were measured in the capital. inhabitants in seven days. The Senate has established 30 new infections as a critical value.
Müller assumes that the flexibilization plans that were planned for the rest of the year will be suspended. There could be “some steps back” when it comes to the maximum number of participants for events. “I still don’t see a mask requirement in the public space of Berlin,” said the ruling mayor.
