Due to the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg, parties are still not possible. Nevertheless, 300 high school graduates celebrated in Heidelberg – the police had to intervene.
Heidelberg – The coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg (BW24 * reported) still leads to significant restrictions in everyday life even after more than a year. Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, a party may have been broken up by the police if it was too loud or there was violent clashes. Due to the measures to protect against infection * and the high risk of infection, however, almost no party has been possible for several months.
Due to the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg, the situation at schools has not been easy for some time. After months of homeschooling, the motivation of the students is dramatic *. Baden-Württemberg’s new Minister of Education, Theresa Schopper (Greens), recently gave families hope for face-to-face teaching *. In spite of the ongoing crisis, however, the Abitur exams took place at the grammar schools in the south-west again this year – in compliance with hygiene protection measures. Around 300 graduates celebrated their success in Heidelberg on Wednesday, reports the German Press Agency (dpa). The police had to intervene.
Coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg: 300 high school graduates celebrate without a mask or distance
On Wednesday evening, the Heidelberg police received several information from the population. According to the police report of the responsible police headquarters in Mannheim, several hundred young people would meet in the riverside street of the Neuenheim district for an unapproved celebration in the Neckar foreland. Due to the coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg, gatherings of people are still not allowed without appropriate protective measures. However, the officers found a gathering of 300 high school graduates in the Neckar foreland who “celebrated exuberantly and did not adhere to distance and mask-wearing obligations,” wrote the police.
Corona virus in Baden-Württemberg: Police clear Neckarwiese in Heidelberg
In order to end the celebration in Heidelberg, which was not permitted due to the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg, the police officers discussed with the responsible security service. First of all, the celebrations were asked to leave the premises with loudspeaker announcements. The majority of the young people complied with this, but a few “apparently consistently drunk and open-minded people” were unimpressed, according to the police report. The police and security staff then cleared the Neckarwiese around 9.45 p.m.
Since the outbreak of the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg, the police have already had to break up numerous parties in the southwest. Despite Corona, a 23-year-old celebrated a birthday party * in a basement in Stuttgart and young people also celebrated an illegal party under a motorway bridge * in Hockenheim and ignore distance and mask requirements. * BW24 is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
