Cohesion in the corona crisis: Italy sings - A new social action is emerging in Germany

In the Corona crisis, beautiful gestures also arise between people in many places. While singing in Italy, social action is now also being established in Germany.

• The corona virus is currently completely changing life in Europe.
• This creates various social actions.
• In Germany there is now clapping in many places to say thank you.

Berlin - The corona virus * currently ensures that public life in many places is completely shut down or at least restricted. In contrast to Italy *, there are no curfews in Germany yet . Nevertheless, stores remain closed in many places, while supermarket employees or nursing staff continue to work at full speed.

While in the corona crisis, for example with a view to buying hamsters *, complain about the selfishness of others, social actions also emerge that show cohesion in society. From Italy, videos of people singing on balconies and windows caused a sensation all over Europe - they set a sign of hope and humanity. And while singing also took place in Bamberg, for example, another social trend now seems to be establishing itself in Germany

Corona virus promotes cohesion: Italy sings - Germany claps

In Berlin, for example, people stood on their balconies at 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening and clapped for minutes. Similar scenes had already taken place in Cologne the day before. They all followed a call for solidarity action in the Corona crisis, which had been disseminated through social networks. "Now it's time to show cohesion and recognition!" It said. "Come to your windows and balconies tonight and applaud the people who are still working for us and society."

The #applause should also apply to #solidarity for everyone in the #world, all countries that are now trying to save our #life! Thanks to everyone for your courage, your help, your commitment! Make every evening applause 21h for these people! #FlattenTheCurve # COVID2019 # KilltheVirus pic.twitter.com/Hi5PpxXGFZ

The applause in residential areas also led to exchanges among neighbors who hadn't had anything to do with each other until then : they greeted each other with shouts or shining cell phones across the street. Strong participation was reported from several districts in the center of Cologne, such as Ehrenfeld, the Agnesviertel and the Südstadt. The 35-year-old Annabell said on Wednesday: "It was a good feeling in the situation."

Clapping in the Corona crisis: Hamburg, Leipzig, Cologne, Berlin and many more are participating

In other places, including Hamburg and Leipzig, people clapped for helpers on Tuesday. They shared videos of it on social media. Who is the first to call in Germany is not known. But there are already calls to continue this action every evening.

Chancellor Angela Merkel should speak this sign from her soul. Merkel once again warned of cohesion in Germany in a TV address * on Wednesday.

Someone came up with the idea of ​​applauding every day at 9:00 p.m. who bravely did their job in the #corona crisis. Eimsbüttel thinks it's great! #WirvsVirus #clap # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/S93L82YXXB

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