Despite the high number of infections, carnival 2022 will take place in NRW. Street carnivals are allowed in Cologne and Düsseldorf. You can find out which Corona rules apply here:
Cologne/Düsseldorf – On November 11, 2021, the 7-day incidence in Germany was 274.5. The next Corona * wave rolled off – and the beginning of the session was celebrated in the carnival strongholds in Cologne and Düsseldorf. The whole country looked to North Rhine-Westphalia*. Now the number of infections is much higher – and again the fools go out on the streets to celebrate. So-called customs zones enable the 2022 carnival in NRW – wa.de* reveals which corona rules apply.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has planned “spatially defined traditional areas within the cities” for the carnival days (February 24 to March 1, 2022). The rules for carnival are even laid down in the Corona Protection Ordinance of North Rhine-Westphalia. *wa.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
