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Contact ban due to corona virus: What is currently allowed in NRW and what is not?

2020-04-03T06:30:28.148Z


The ban on contact was extended in North Rhine-Westphalia to further slow the spread of the coronavirus. If you don't stick to it, you have to pay. Here is all the information:


The ban on contact was extended in North Rhine-Westphalia to further slow the spread of the coronavirus. If you don't stick to it, you have to pay. Here is all the information:

  • In order to prevent the further spread of the corona virus , there is currently a ban on contact .
  • Anyone who does not comply with the regulations set by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia must pay hefty fines and even expect to be notified.
  • But there are exceptions that are still allowed despite the Covid 19 pandemic .

Dortmund - The Coronavirus * is currently spreading further in NRW . In order to counteract this, the contact ban applies at least until April 19, as RUHR24.de * reports. But what does that actually mean?

Contact ban due to corona virus in NRW: There are already severe penalties for car trips

Take a trip together in the car with friends , have an atmospheric barbecue in the sunshine or cough up someone - many people probably do not know that they are currently making everyday things punishable because of the new regulations on the corona virus.

In order to contain the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 and the resulting disease Covid-19 in NRW , a few things should be taken into account in everyday life. This includes, for example, trips by car . Because here the regulations are a bit more complicated.

No contact in NRW: These trips by car are permitted despite the risk of corona virus

It is permitted that two people are seated in one car at the same time. An exception applies to families with several children. You can continue to travel together with the vehicle .

There is a gray area for carpooling to work and on the way home afterwards. According to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, there is no ban for employees who have to work * in the office instead of in the home office during the corona virus, since these are "mandatory professional reasons".

Since the coronavirus is still spreading in NRW *, it is still advisable to avoid such common routes as much as possible in order to protect yourself and others from a possible infection with the coronavirus .

Contact ban on corona virus in NRW: Dortmund police punish drivers

However, if you drive and get caught with several friends in your free time, you have to expect a penalty and sometimes dig deep into your pockets. Since this is an administrative offense , not only a fine of 200 euros per person is payable, but also an advertisement.

# Corona pandemic: We are consistently taking action against inconsiderate speeders and violations of the ban on contact

The majority is leading by example and only leaves the four walls on necessary occasions. Useless driving around is absolutely not necessary!
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- Police NRW DO (@polizei_nrw_do) March 29, 2020

During inspections on the wall in Dortmund , the Dortmund police recently checked cars in which more than two people were sitting.

Living together despite a ban on contact: this is allowed

But punishments are not only threatened when driving together. Anyone who does not abide by the visit ban and is caught must pay a fine of 200 euros according to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

However, if several people live together, there are some exceptions to the ban on contact in NRW . For example, shared flats (WGs) in which more than two non-related people live together do not violate any guidelines because they are "domestic communities".

Contact ban against coronavirus in NRW: These exceptions exist at the meeting

It is also permitted, but not recommended, to change the accompanying person within one day despite the ban on contact . So it is possible to go jogging with someone - at a sufficient distance - and then go shopping with another person.

Since the ban on contact only applies to public spaces and more than two people, couples can also continue to see each other.

Grilling and picnicking despite the ban on contact has expensive consequences in NRW

However, if you are in a park with a large group and are still barbecuing or having a picnic, you will get a fine of 250 euros because of the violation of the Corona Protection Ordinance of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia .

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Barbecue in the park is currently prohibited in NRW due to the ban on contacts and will be punished.

© Jörg Carstensen / dpa

If you prefer to go to the snack bar instead of barbecuing during the corona virus , you could also say there in a fat box. According to the new guidelines, the consumption of "food or beverages within 50 meters of the catering establishment in which the food was purchased" costs the customer 200 euros due to the corona virus .

Visiting a shopping center such as the Thier-Galerie in Dortmund for fun in the spare time even costs the visitor double.

Notice of assault: coughing up can be punishable

There is also a hefty punishment for coughing up another person. Anyone who demonstrably does this deliberately has to expect a report of attempted or completed bodily harm, even because of the high risk of infection by the corona virus.

The amount of the penalty then depends on "whether the 'coughing up' is infected and the 'coughed up' is infected", as the state of North Rhine-Westphalia describes.

Funerals and weddings during coronavirus: These regulations apply in NRW

The ban on contacts also has a major impact on private events such as funerals and weddings. So burials of the earth and urns as well as prayers for the dead are only allowed "in the closest family and friends".

The same rules apply to civil weddings. As congregations are currently not allowed to hold services because of the corona virus , church marriages have to be postponed if possible. malm

* RUHR24.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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