The motto is to stay at home. With the enticements of vacation and sun not so easy for many. Concerns are increasing in some tourist areas in Bavaria.
- Day trippers are currently undesirable in Bavaria's tourist areas .
- The coronavirus * and exit restrictions force the population to avoid these places.
- Politics appeals to reason.
Munich - Blocked parking lots for hikers, closed green areas and increased police controls: Those who want to go on a longer excursion are not welcome. In view of the start of the holiday and the good weather outlook, Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) appeals to the "reason of the population" to strictly adhere to the initial restrictions on containing the corona virus: " It makes no sense to drive tens of kilometers to a popular excursion location, where you will inevitably encounter a large number of other excursionists, ”said Herrmann. Nothing speaks against a walk on a lonely forest path.
Coronavirus: Home Secretary announces increased police controls
The interior minister also announced increased police controls on the way to the well-known destinations. Anyone traveling for no good reason and, for example, going for a walk or an excursion to sunbathe, must be fined 150 euros. If there are several people in a car who do not belong to a household, the amount is due for everyone.
In many Oberland communities , too, there is a lot of concern about day trippers . After hundreds more besieged the jetties on Lake Starnberg on Thursday, the district office took action: all public jetties in the district were closed. The Michael Ende Kurpark in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is cordoned off, parking is prohibited in many hiking car parks. The Alpine Club also urges that no mountain tours be undertaken.
Corona virus: 25,000 violations already in Bavaria
Since the tightened rules came into force exactly two weeks ago, the police in Bavaria have identified a total of 25,000 violations of the current exit restriction.
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