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Position: 09/18/2020 06:10 Uhr – NDR 90.3
The “cat” operator closed the bar voluntarily.
After this The corona outbreak at the “Katzen” bar in Hamburg’s Schanzenviertel assumes that around 600 people could be affected. 500 of them from almost all the districts of Hamburg who visited the restaurant on September 5, 8 or 9 have already been contacted, said the spokesman for the social authority, Martin Helfrich. Many are already in quarantine. According to the authority, so far eight corona tests have been positive, half of them in bar employees.
“Some have introduced fancy names”
We are still looking for around 100 bar visitors. Many guests had provided incorrect contact details, Helfrich said. “Some put fancy names.” An overview of how many of the guests in question were actually infected at the bar will likely only be available next week. The outbreak in the “cat” is not yet reflected in the 46 new infections reported Thursday in the Hanseatic city.
The authorities call all the people who have visited the “cat” on September 5, 8 or 9 after 7 pm and have not yet been contacted to inform the health department on 040 – 42811 1659. Those affected must also voluntarily go into quarantine.
Admitted fault
The social authority confirmed Thursday that there were problems with the Altona health department hotline on Wednesday night. Guests who had shown up there after the public call ended up in a crowded answering machine that could no longer receive messages. This problem has now been resolved.
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Bar closed
Last weekend, the health department learned of the first cases from the bar in Schanzenviertel, Helfrich said. The operator closed the restaurant voluntarily. Apparently, he had anticipated an imminent shutdown by the health department.
Discussion about covering your mouth and nose for bar employees
According to the information, it was not mandatory for employees to wear a mouth and nose cover. “When operating from the seat, it is mandatory to cover face to face. When serving behind the counter, it is not absolutely necessary to use face to face cover if sufficient distance is maintained,” Helfrich said.
Altona district office manager Stefanie von Berg said in an interview with the Hamburg Journal on NDR television: “We need a mask requirement for employees in bars, regardless of whether they adhere to the distance rules. or not”. She called on employees to voluntarily wear a mask now. It is not yet clear whether the other districts and the Hamburg Senate want to follow this path. The hotel and restaurant association does not think about it: from their point of view, the distance rules are enough.
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