The corona situation in Munich is tense.
Before Easter, the police are concerned that the weather is now showing its best side.
Munich - 21 degrees and pure sunshine - a lot of Munich residents are drawn to the outdoors!
And that is exactly what worries the police union (DPolG).
Because the dream weather * means that often many people celebrate or meet in groups.
Not infrequently, the distance regulations * are disregarded.
"Compared to last year we have a more aggressive overall mood," says the Bavarian DPolG state chairman Jürgen Köhnlein.
People are more stressed.
"We as the police have gained experience from past holidays, but we are going into this extended Easter weekend with certain fears."
Coronavirus: Munich police had to evacuate Hackerbrücke - 100 to 200 officers additionally on duty at the weekend
The police only had to clear the Hackerbrücke on Tuesday evening.
A police car drove slowly over the bridge and asked the people who had made themselves comfortable on the parapet to get down and leave the bridge.
The reason: Too little distance.
The Munich police will keep an eye on the Hackerbrücke and other popular places such as the English Garden, the Isar floodplains and the Gärtnerplatz at the weekend, said a spokesman for the
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Between 100 and 200 officers will also be on duty.
Corona in Munich: Police expect numerous demos - "Police are becoming a buffer stop for criticism of politics"
In addition, the police union expects numerous demos, as usual at Easter.
But especially meetings of Corona opponents are a challenge for the police, because the officials would feel the displeasure of the people.
"The police then become a buffer stop for criticism of the policy," said Köhnlein.
How many demos will take place at Easter, the district administration department could not say on Wednesday.
Many demos have been registered, but these will only be approved at short notice.
This also includes events by Corona * opponents.
One thing is certain: on Saturday there will be an Easter march from 11 a.m. from Geschwister-Scholl-Platz.
A peace rally is planned at Königsplatz around 12 p.m. and a joint closing event around 12:30 p.m.