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(S +) Insulted, bitten and beaten: The overwhelmed corona inspectors (S +)

12/18/2021, 7:47:38 AM

Who should enforce the corona protection rules? Public order offices and the police have too few staff. The emergency services encounter pandemic-tired, sometimes aggressive citizens.

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Employee of the Lübeck public order office during a 3G control on the bus: "Disappointment and anger"

Photo: Markus Scholz / dpa

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