The organizers of the Corona demos on Theresienwiese failed with their constitutional complaint. But protests continue: This Saturday for the first time at two locations.
- People on the Theresienwiese in Munich have demonstrated against the corona restrictions several times .
- At the weekend there are even three protest actions in Munich .
- Scientists advise silent protest.
Munich - Last weekend they canceled their protest in protest. "Every time we experience unbearable arbitrariness and adversity, unequal treatment and hindrance to our right to demonstrate," said the organizers of the Corona demo on Theresienwiese. Background: Due to the protection against infection, the municipal district administration department had repeatedly trimmed the demo to 1,000 participants, even though 10,000 were registered. The organizers therefore lodged a constitutional complaint. According to lawyer Christopher Hallhuber, who represents the critics of the corona measures, the development of the number of corona cases means that no acute danger to the general population can be derived “that justifies such massive interventions in fundamental rights”. The judges in Karlsruhe obviously see it differently. An urgent application to the Federal Constitutional Court for full right to demonstrate has been rejected, the lawyers of the organizers are considering further steps. Spokeswoman Alexandra Motschmann: "Nevertheless, we are still amazed at the unequal treatment of the demonstrations, Black Lives Matter 'and our fundamental rights demos ." As reported, 25,000 people came to Königsplatz on Saturday to protest against racism. Signed up were significantly fewer.
Two Corona demos at the weekend in Munich
There will also be a demonstration this Saturday. The organizers of the Corona demo have received two protests for the first time. A demo was requested with 10,000 participants from 3 to 5 p.m. on Theresienwiese , another with 5000 participants in the same period for the Königsplatz . The district administration department once again approved both events for only 1000 participants.
"We are very excited to see how the police will be handled this Saturday, when last week 25,000 people gathered in Königsplatz for 'Black Lives Matter' ", the organizers write.
Anti-racism demo on Sunday at Odeonsplatz
A presumably large demonstration for human rights and against racism under the impression of the violent death of George Floyd in the USA is said to take place again this weekend: on Sunday at 12 noon on Odeonsplatz .
Demos and Corona: Experts advise silent protest
Meanwhile, scientists have found that the risk of infection increases when protests are louder . "The advice is to demonstrate silently," says virologist Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) in Hamburg. “If you scream a lot for a long time, a lot of droplets fly, and that's where aerosols are generated.” These fly further than one and a half meters and could increase the risk of transmission. However, it has not been finally clarified what role aerosols play in the spread of the virus.
Protests in the times of Corona: the louder the riskier
Christian Kähler from the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich pragmatically advocates quiet demos: "If it is loud and I want to talk to someone, I automatically get closer to them or speak louder." But the louder you are talk, the more droplets you produce - the risk of infection increases.
Corona new infections in Munich at low value
The city reported another newly infected person on Friday. Health officer Stephanie Jacobs saw this as "a sign of the success of our efforts to contain the corona pandemic ." However, one still has to wait for the assessment of the long-term infection. Events relevant to infection hygiene were generally only reflected after a delay of ten to 14 days. Jacobs recommends continuing to “avoid large crowds, keep a distance and, where this is not always reliably possible, wear a mouth-and-nose cover *”.
by Sascha Karowski and David Hutzler (dpa)
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