Corona outbreak at 2G party in cult club: 2500 people contacted

After the first night of partying since the corona lockdown, several people became infected with the corona virus.

Despite the 2-G rule.

Berlin - The Berlin techno club Berghain is actually notorious for its tough door.

The coronavirus got past it anyway.

At least 19 people infected with corona, more than 2500 contact persons.

This is the conclusion of the first club night in Berghain for a long time.

After the first night of partying in Berghain: At least 15 people infected with corona

The infection numbers come from the

According to this, all infected people are fully vaccinated and show mild disease courses. Fifteen of the infected people live in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, which is also where Berghain is located. The four other people affected are spread across other districts of Berlin, a district spokeswoman announced on Tuesday evening. With an attendance list requested by the health department, 2500 club visitors have been contacted so far. The event took place on the first weekend in October, it was the first club night since the Corona lockdown.

The outbreak caused perplexity and surprise among those responsible, the 2G Corona rule applied to the party.

"The vaccination records were - as far as we can see - conscientiously checked by Berghain," said the district spokeswoman.

The district recommends that the party-goers from the first weekend in October have themselves tested and, if they have symptoms, have a PCR test done.

After the Corona outbreak in Berghain: criticism of the 2G rule - "does not work"

As reported by the dpa, Berghain initially had no comments. The techno club had drawn attention to the 2G rule in a self-deprecating video in the run-up to the first event. Travesty artist Ades Zabel alias Edith Schröder explained in the video uploaded on the website how to get past the hard door of Berghain. There were also explicit instructions on digital vaccination records and registration.

The reactions in the network are annoyed, many are critical of the 2-G concept.

"Tell someone!

Who would have expected that? ”Asks a Twitter user rhetorically.

"2G with Covid certificate works - not!" Writes another.

At least one user shows a little humor: "And you thought there were only venereal diseases in Berghain," she says of the Corona outbreak.