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Denmark closes several border crossings with Germany
At the important border crossings that will remain open, the Danish government has announced that there will be “much more intensive” controls.
Source: dpa / Gregor Fischer
Due to the rapid spread of the B.1.1.7 virus variant, Flensburg became a corona hotspot. The Danish government reacted and closed 13 smaller border crossings with Germany on Saturday night.
DDenmark has closed several smaller border crossings with Germany due to Corona’s situation in Flensburg. In the northern border town of Schleswig-Holstein, according to Mayor Simone Lange (SPD), almost only corona infections are now found with the B.1.1.7 variant, which initially appeared in England, which is considered particularly contagious. .
The Danish government has therefore decided to step up operations on the Danish-German border, the Justice Ministry announced in Copenhagen on Friday. Specifically, the Danish police wanted to close a total of 13 border crossings on Saturday night. However, important transitions like Frøslev, Kruså and Padborg should remain open. The ministry said the controls there were “much more intensive.”
In Flensburg, the crown’s requirements have grown stricter since midnight. Night-out restrictions go into effect this Saturday between 9 pm and 5 am Also, private gatherings are prohibited there for now. There are exceptions, for example, on the way to work or to the doctor.
Despite the lockdown, the number of infections in Flensburg has risen significantly since mid-January. The city on the Danish border is now one of Corona’s hot spots nationwide. The cause is suspected to be the rapid spread of virus variant B.1.1.7. This mutant was first detected on January 15 in Flensburg. According to the mayor, almost only new infections with mutated viruses are found in the city.
The British mutant spreads particularly fast here.
Britain’s much more contagious coronavirus mutation is spreading faster and faster in Germany. Particularly affected: Flensburg. The city is now reacting with even tighter restrictions, but the situation is tense elsewhere as well.
