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IIn the Corona hotspot, Hildburghausen district, the police broke up a protest rally against the new infection protection regulations with the help of pepper spray. About 400 people had gathered in the market square on Wednesday night, despite exit restrictions. According to the Police, there were numerous violations: “For example, minimum distances were not observed, masks were not used and they left their own apartment without good reason.” The approximately 30 officers managed to disperse the protesters.
According to Mayor Tilo Kummer (left), the participants spoke of a “walk”. “I’m stunned,” Kummer wrote on Facebook that night. “The Hildburghausen market is full of people! Many do not wear masks! What has to happen before some people understand the seriousness of the situation? Several people in the circle fought for their lives. Kindergartens, schools, ambulance stations and entire fire brigades had to be quarantined in the last two weeks. “Can’t you keep a two week distance?”
The Hildburghausen district currently records the most new infections per 100,000 residents across the country in seven days. Since Wednesday there has been a regional shutdown with exit restrictions and schools and kindergartens closed. The protests took place during deliberations between the Prime Minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
People walk through the city center of Hildburghausen on Wednesday night and protest against the new infection protection rules in the district.
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According to the police, the pepper spray was used selectively to prevent protesters from moving onto a local road. Multiple speeches to get participants to leave the rally failed, police said Thursday night.
30 participants received a complaint for violating the Infection Protection Law. According to the information, there were no injuries or arrests. The meeting started around 7 p.m. and the protests ended around 8:45 p.m.
Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) appealed to the population of the Hildburghausen district to adhere to the new infection protection regulations. There is a great effort to “protect the life and physical integrity of the people” with stricter measures, he said on Wednesday after the exchange of the prime minister with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). But he saw photographs that showed that several hundred people had gathered at the market.
Ramelow: a “disservice”
These people, according to Ramelow, had given the signal that they were not interested in the infection process in their circle. “You are in the district with the highest infection rate in the whole of Germany, but it indicates that you are more likely to reject measures to prevent infections,” said Ramelow.
According to figures from the Robert Koch Institute, there were 526.9 cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants per week in Hildburghausen as of Wednesday. From a value of 50, a region is considered a risk area.
Ramelow appealed to the people of Hildburghausen to show solidarity and “help and support each other.” The situation in hospital intensive care units is particularly tense in southern Thuringia. “If you also believe that you can react with a greater form of contempt and denial, you are doing a disservice to your fellow citizens,” Ramelow said.
The mayor of the district city called on Thursday to respect exit restrictions. “If the number of cases continues to increase as a result, all the countermeasures were in vain,” said city chief Tilo Kummer (left). “We have problems organizing the essentials if the number of infections continues to increase.” He noted that there is also a crown. There are cases with fire and rescue services.
Kummer was there at the start of the meeting on Wednesday evening in the market square in Hildburghausen. Around 200 personal data have been determined. “Most of the time, people said they were going for a walk.”
According to him, there have been calls online for days, some participants had carried banners and candles.
Green Board member Katharina Schmidt posted a video showing how many people say “Oh, how beautiful it is!” sings and passes through Hildburghausen.
Kummer said: “There is a lack of understanding of the measures. The information so far has not been the best.” To some extent, this is also understood as self-criticism. It was also discussed with the district office to improve the flow of information.
