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Carnival under Corona conditions (archive image)
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A clear message to everyone: The Düsseldorf carnivalists only want to allow those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered to celebrate in the next season.
A negative corona test is therefore not sufficient.
"We (...) will not allow entry to our events if there is only a negative corona test," said the managing director of the Düsseldorf Carneval (CC) committee, Hans-Jürgen Tüllmann, of the "Rheinische Post".
“That's not enough for us to protect ourselves from the virus.
With this we also want to call for people to be vaccinated. "
The Cologne Carnival Festival Committee has not yet wanted to commit to such a measure.
"We're still discussing this," said a spokeswoman on Tuesday.
The Düsseldorf regulation is certainly not absurd and also an option for Cologne.
But there is still a little time until the start of the new carnival season on November 11th.
Therefore, one can wait a little longer to see how things develop, said the spokeswoman.
At the beginning of 2020, the carnival celebrations were one of the reasons for the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Germany.
The district of Heinsberg became the first hotspot in the republic as a result of a carnival session.
In the past carnival season, the celebrations did not take place due to the pandemic situation.
The world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro was also canceled this year due to the corona pandemic.
zob / dpa