Lateral thinking demo in Cologne: confrontation at carnival?

The carnival in Cologne has opened. In the city, special corona rules apply to the celebrations – the situation in the news ticker.

11.25 a.m.: On the sidelines of the carnival opening in Cologne, there should be an anti-corona demonstration, among other things. So-called lateral thinkers want to protest under the motto “Cologne active – What the mass media are hiding”, as a Cologne police spokesman confirmed. * The demonstration is to start around 3 pm.

Cologne: Carnival officially opened

11.15 a.m.: Despite the sharp rise in corona incidences, the new carnival season opened on Thursday at 11.11 a.m. with thousands of celebrants. In Cologne, where the eleventh eleventh is traditionally always celebrated in a particularly big way, many had gathered. The queues in front of the locked party zones were sometimes hundreds of meters long.

You have Corona somewhere in your head, but he hopes that everything will go well anyway, said singer Peter Brings from the Kölschrock band Brings. “We have to learn to live with it. I think we will get a lot sicker if we just stay in our booths. The soul is destroyed there. At least mine. ”However, he had the advice:“ Maybe this year just smooch your partner! Otherwise we won’t get through the session. And next year we can all smooch together again. ”A year ago it was on November 11th. nothing was going on for the first time in decades. Due to the pandemic, it was a completely normal weekday. This year it is different because a large part of the population is vaccinated. In the strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf, the 2G rule applies: Only those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered have access to the cordoned-off areas under the open sky. A negative corona test is not enough.

11.11 a.m.: The countdown is counting down at the Heumarkt in Cologne. Now the carnival is officially open. “This is the start of the carnival,” shouts Ralf Schlegelmilch, President of the Willy Ostermann Society.

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Carnival in Cologne: crowds celebrate on the Heumarkt

11.00 a.m.: The start of the carnival in Cologne evidently meets with great interest. On Thursday morning, a queue in front of the locked party zone in the old town already stretched hundreds of meters. “I haven’t expected the queue for so long,” said Tim (35), who had come from Berlin and was disguised as a cardinal.

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The high corona incidences would not have deterred him, he said. “In itself it is the safest thing there is. It’s 2G, it’s outside, we are all vaccinated, we have no previous illnesses. ”The trip with the ICE from Berlin to Cologne was riskier, said a friend of Tim.

10.55 a.m.: In a few minutes the time has come. Then it is 11.11 a.m. in Cologne …

10.45 a.m.: Corona violations can threaten high fines at the Carnival in Cologne. * For example, if you visit a pub without 2G proof, you have to pay 250 euros, according to the city of Cologne. Anyone caught with a falsified vaccination or health record, even has to pay 1000 euros.

Carnival in Cologne: high corona penalties threaten

But it can also be expensive for Cologne hosts who do not adhere to the Corona rules. If you do not check the 2G certificates, this costs 500 euros per guest, according to the city. A temporary closure of the company would then also threaten.

An overview of penalties for the Cologne Carnival:

10.35 a.m.: For the professionals of 1. FC Köln there will be on 11.11. the first training of the new session takes place. As video recordings of the club on Twitter show, numerous professionals of the FC have disguised themselves: striker Anthony Modeste, for example, as a doctor, trainer Steffen Baumgart as a unicorn.

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10.30 a.m.: The Heumarkt in Cologne is filling up. Backstage, behind the big stage, more and more carnivalists arrive – including the Prince Guard, the old towners and the loyal hussars.

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Carnival on 11/11 in Cologne: Heumarkt is filling up

The “Appelsinefunke” from the Nippes vigilante are already on site. For the revelers, meanwhile, in frosty temperatures: coffee instead of Kölsch. At 11:11 a.m. at the latest, most of the celebrants should turn around here.

10.15 a.m.: The Mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker, has the traditional reception in the town hall on Thursday (11.11.2021) for the start of the carnival on 11.11. canceled. The reason for this is that Carnival Prince Sven I was infected with Corona. The Cologne triumvirate, consisting of prince, farmer and virgin, has therefore canceled all appointments.

Cologne: Carnival on November 11th – OB cancels town hall reception

After all: The normally on 11.11. The due signing of the session contract would have been canceled this time anyway because the triumvirate signed for two sessions last year. Due to Corona, the triumvirate remains in office for two years as an exception.

On the other hand, it’s a shame: guests from Israel and the USA also took part in the reception this time. They are descendants of members of the Small Cologne Club (KKK), the only Jewish carnival club in Cologne during the Weimar Republic. Some of the members escaped from the Nazis abroad after 1933. Today the Kölschen Kippa Köpp see themselves in the tradition of the Small Cologne Club.

Carnival in Cologne: high corona incidence on 11.11

Update from November 11th, 10:00 a.m.: The corona incidence in Cologne continues to climb. The value is now 212.5. The day before (November 10th, 2021) the value was 205. The State Center for Health reports that there were a total of 363 new corona infections in Cologne. Nevertheless, the Cologne Carnival starts.

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The WDR will broadcast the opening of the session on November 11th. live from the Cologne Heumarkt: An overview of what the broadcaster broadcasts on TV and radio. *

Update from November 10th, 8:22 pm : Shock before the start of the Cologne Carnival. The designated prince of the Cologne triad, Sven Oleff, tested positive for Corona *.

Carnival in Cologne: Prince infected with corona virus

For 11.11. As a precaution, all appearances of the designated triumvirate around Prince Sven I *, Jungfrau Gerdemie (Dr. Björn Braun) * and Bauer Gereon (Gereon Glasemacher) * were canceled by the traditional corps of Old Town Cologne.

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The prince is double vaccinated and has no symptoms. According to the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee, he tested positive for the virus in a routine corona test. “Sven Oleff feels good under the circumstances.” The Cologne triumvirate * had met several times in the past few days. Therefore, as a precaution, the public appearances were canceled.

Carnival Cologne: Incidence jumps over 200 – strict corona rules on November 11th.

First report from November 10th, 3:27 p.m .: Cologne – The Cologne Carnival traditionally starts on November 11th. at 11:11 a.m. But in 2021 everything will be a little different. It is a carnival that takes place despite the corona pandemic. Thousands of people come together on Thursday in many different places and places in Cologne to celebrate together. More than 10,000 people are expected at the carnival opening at Heumarkt in Cologne’s old town * – even though the incidence in the carnival stronghold is over 200. Like Cologne on 11.11. the carnival starts *, reports 24RHEIN * live in the news ticker.

Carnival Cologne on November 11th: Strict Corona rules

Just a few days before 11.11. the city of Cologne tightened the corona rules that apply at the start of the carnival. If you want to celebrate the Carnival in Cologne, you have to observe the 2G rule *. Only those who have been vaccinated or recovered can celebrate with it. The 2G rule applies to carnival events, in pubs and in the closed party areas * in the city. However, there are exceptions – for example for people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.

11/11 in Cologne: This is how Cologne celebrates the start of the carnival

The main event will take place on November 11th at two locations. focus: Cologne city center * and Zülpicher Platz. The area around the Heumarkt in the old town is cordoned off. Only those who have a ticket and have been vaccinated or recovered can come in here. Strict Corona rules also apply to the popular student and party district on Zülpicher Platz *.

Cologne: “Corona carnival and not a carnival as we otherwise know it”

“In view of the increasing number of infections and the situation in the intensive care units, we have decided to take this step,” said Cologne’s Mayor Henriette Reker *, explaining the stricter corona rules. The incidence in Cologne has been climbing steadily for days *, after the value 192 on Tuesday, the incidence rose to 205 on Wednesday. Can you celebrate carefree under these circumstances?

“But it is still a Corona carnival and not a carnival as we otherwise know and would like to have again,” said North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul *. “The pandemic is not over yet, on the contrary – the number of infections is higher than ever.” want to celebrate in Cologne: observe the corona rules, get tested and “keep your distance!”

There is criticism, also from experts. “The carnival can become a superspreader event *,” said the SPD politician and health expert Karl Lauterbach *. 2G must strictly apply to interiors, including controls. “But even then, indoor events are a huge risk.” (Red with dpa / AFP) * 24RHEIN is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

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