Drastic events require drastic measures. So Stuttgart has just made a special regulation because of the current Corona crisis.
- The corona virus * has long since reached Germany.
- Various measures have already been taken to declare war on Covid-19 .
- Prostitution is to be banned in Stuttgart from now on.
Stuttgart - Covid-19 - five letters and two digits, which have already led to a large number of measures in Germany to curb the spread of the lung disease . Since the Corona virus reached us a few weeks ago, various events have been canceled and some facilities have been closed. From now on prostitution is even to be banned in Stuttgart .
Because of the corona virus: Stuttgart closes brothels
Stuttgart or its mayor Fritz Kuhn was the first city in Germany to make a decision in the corona crisis that came as a surprise to some, but sounds all the more plausible to others. From now on, all brothels in the capital of Baden-Württemberg should be closed. This infection protection decree hits over 100 such establishments and a total of almost 4,000 prostitutes particularly hard.
Stuttgart prostitution ban has far-reaching consequences
"Now it is important to limit social contacts to the bare essentials," Fritz Kuhn is quoted by the SWR. For the Mayor of Stuttgart, this includes not only the closure of museums or discotheques , but also of cathedrals. "This regulation hits us very hard," brothel operator John Heer complains to bild.de about the consequences of that infection control decree, because it could prove to be far more far-reaching than initially expected for him and his institution.
What happens to the prostitutes after the brothel closures?
For example, the prohibition of prostitution for the army came at a very short notice and surprisingly on Friday afternoon: "We could not act in this regard, especially with regard to women," explains the boss in the City Eros Center in Leonhardsviertel . It is still unclear what will happen to the women; where to go, whether to book flights to their home countries or the like. "We feel very alone here and cannot act accordingly," continued the 53-year-old.
Corona crisis paralyzes Freudenhaus in Stuttgart
In addition, the length of the closures is unclear; Heer suspects, however, that it will apply until after Easter - corresponding to the school closings in numerous German states, as they have just been announced due to the Corona crisis. For the Baden-Württemberg brothel operator, the closure of his facility means particularly high losses because he expects a loss of EUR 100,000 a month. Even if the Corona crisis subsided again or the prostitution ban was lifted, it would still take a while for them to start operating again, Heer predicts. On the other hand, he seems to doubt whether it would have been necessary to close his cathouse, because the 53-year-old promises high standards in his facility.
Was the Stuttgart prostitution ban really inevitable?
"Due to the new prostitute protection law 2017 we have extreme security measures and I do not think that there would be a greater risk of infection here than in a restaurant, for example, which interestingly cannot be closed in Stuttgart," said John Heer in an interview. He can no longer change the situation as a reaction to the current Corona crisis either way. The virus has long since reached Baden-Württemberg, where over 400 cases have already been tested positive.
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