It is a preventive step. The spa parks in Garmisch-Partenkirchen are closed now. The police chief fears that not only locals choose the facilities as a place to relax on weekends, but also unreasonable day-trippers.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Christian Langenmair wants to be on the safe side. The new chief of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen police inspection has therefore Mayor Dr. Sigrid Meierhofer (SPD) asked that the spa parks in Garmisch and Partenkirchen should no longer be accessible to the public until further notice. Meierhofer passed the request on to Michael Gerber, managing director of GaPa Tourismus GmbH, under which the spa parks are located. Gerber ordered the two facilities to be closed. A spokeswoman said that this was done to protect the general public. "Corresponding information is also attached to the entrances."
Langenmair was forced to follow the procedure he used to orient himself in places like Rosenheim and Munich. "This is a mere precaution. We want to break the chain of infection. ”He fears that the sunny weather and the warm temperatures that are predicted for the weekend will attract many people to the spa gardens, who will then settle on the numerous benches to enjoy the sun's rays. "Something like this is not covered by the exceptions," says the police council. He had feared that not only locals would choose the spa parks as a haven for weekend relaxation, but also unreasonable day-trippers. "We want to prevent that."
According to Langenmair, the Bavarian government's guidelines in the fight against the further spread of the coronavirus must be met meticulously. "We want to save lives with it." He wants to do that with strong forces, "says Langenmair. That means: There will be more police officers deployed on a weekend than usual to "step on the unreasonable".
According to town hall spokeswoman Annika Röttinger, the closing of the various parks in Murnau is “not planned”. The administration appeals to the citizens "to adhere to the requirements of the exit restriction and to use the green areas for exercise in the fresh air, but not for residence". So far, the Murnauer have been exemplary.
