The carnival in Cologne starts on November 11th.
The incidence is increasing.
When celebrating, special corona rules apply - the situation in the news ticker.
Today, November 11th, the Cologne Carnival starts *
Strict corona rules apply in Cologne * - only those who have been vaccinated or recovered are allowed to celebrate
The situation on site in the news ticker.
11.00 a.m.:
The start of the carnival in Cologne evidently meets with great interest.
On Thursday morning, a queue in front of the locked party zone in the old town already stretched hundreds of meters.
"I haven't expected the queue for so long," said Tim (35), who had come from Berlin and was disguised as a cardinal.
The high corona incidences would not have deterred him, he said.
“In itself it is the safest thing there is.
It's 2G, it's outside, we are all vaccinated, we have no previous illnesses. ”A friend of Tim said the trip with the ICE from Berlin to Cologne was riskier.
10.55 a.m.:
In a few minutes the time has come.
Then it is 11.11 a.m. in Cologne ...
10.45 a.m.:
Corona violations can threaten high fines at the Carnival in Cologne. * For example, if you visit a pub without 2G proof, you have to pay 250 euros, according to the city of Cologne.
Anyone caught with a falsified vaccination or recovery certificate even has to pay 1000 euros.
Carnival in Cologne: high corona penalties threaten
But it can also be expensive for Cologne hosts who do not adhere to the Corona rules.
If you do not check the 2G certificates, this costs 500 euros per guest, according to the city.
A temporary closure of the company would then also threaten.
An overview of penalties for the Cologne Carnival:
Visits to restaurants / bars without 2G proof: 250 euros each for guests
If guests come with falsified G-certificates: 1,000 euros per guest
If hosts do not check 2G certificates: 500 euros per guest
10.35 a.m.:
For the professionals of 1. FC Köln there will be on 11.11.
the first training of the new session takes place.
As video recordings of the club on Twitter show, numerous professionals of the FC have disguised themselves: striker Anthony Modeste, for example, as a doctor, trainer Steffen Baumgart as a unicorn.
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Anthony Modeste, striker of 1. FC Köln, has on 11.11.
disguised as a doctor.
© Eduard Bopp / Imago Images
10.30 a.m.:
The Heumarkt in Cologne is filling up.
Backstage, behind the big stage, more and more carnivalists arrive - including the Prince Guard, the old towners and the loyal hussars.
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In Cologne starts on November 11th.
the carnival.
Numerous celebrants are already gathering on the Heumarkt.
© Political Moments / Imago Images
Carnival on 11/11
in Cologne: Heumarkt is filling up
The “Appelsinefunke” from the Nippes vigilante are already on site.
For the revelers, meanwhile, when the temperatures are frosty: coffee instead of Kölsch.
Most of the celebrants should turn around here by 11:11 a.m. at the latest.
10.15 a.m.:
The Mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker, has the traditional reception in the town hall on Thursday (11.11.2021) for the start of the carnival on 11.11.
canceled.
The reason for this is that the Carnival Prince Sven I was infected with Corona.
The Cologne triumvirate, consisting of prince, farmer and virgin, has therefore canceled all appointments.
Cologne: Carnival on November 11th - OB cancels town hall reception
After all: The normally on 11.11.
The due signing of the session contract would have been canceled this time anyway because the triumvirate signed for two sessions last year.
Because of Corona, the triumvirate remains in office for two years as an exception.
On the other hand, it's a shame: guests from Israel and the USA also took part in the reception this time.
They are descendants of members of the Small Cologne Club (KKK), the only Jewish carnival club in Cologne during the Weimar Republic.
Some of the members escaped from the Nazis abroad after 1933.
Today the Kölschen Kippa Köpp see themselves in the tradition of the Small Cologne Club.
Carnival in Cologne: high corona incidence on 11.11
Update from November 11th, 10:00 a.m.:
The corona incidence in Cologne continues to climb.
The value is now 212.5.
The day before (November 10th, 2021) the value was 205. The State Center for Health reports that there were a total of 363 new corona infections in Cologne.
Nevertheless, the Cologne Carnival starts.
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The carnival starts in Cologne on November 11th.
© Chai von der Laage / Imago Images
The WDR will broadcast the opening of the session on November 11th.
live from the Cologne Heumarkt: An overview of what the broadcaster broadcasts on TV and radio. *
Update from November 10th, 8:22 pm
: Shock before the start of the Cologne Carnival.
The designated prince of the Cologne triad, Sven Oleff, tested positive for Corona *.
Carnival in Cologne: Prince infected with corona virus
For 11.11.
As a precaution, all appearances of the designated triumvirate around Prince Sven I *, Jungfrau Gerdemie (Dr. Björn Braun) * and Bauer Gereon (Gereon Glasemacher) * were canceled by the traditional corps of Old Town Cologne.
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The designated Cologne triumvirate canceled all appointments - because of Corona.
© Festival Committee Cologne Carnival
The prince is double vaccinated and has no symptoms.
According to the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee, he tested positive for the virus in a routine corona test.
"Sven Oleff feels good under the circumstances." The Cologne triumvirate * had met several times in the past few days.
Therefore, as a precaution, the public appearances were canceled.
Carnival Cologne: Incidence jumps over 200 - strict corona rules on 11.11.
First report from November 10th, 3:27 p.m .:
Cologne - The
Cologne Carnival
traditionally starts on
November 11th
.
at 11:11 a.m.
But in 2021 everything will be a little different.
It is a carnival that takes place despite the corona pandemic.
Thousands of people come together on Thursday in many different places and places in Cologne to celebrate together.
More than 10,000 people are expected at the carnival opening at Heumarkt in Cologne's old town * - even though the incidence in the carnival stronghold is over 200.
Like Cologne on 11.11.
the carnival starts *, reports 24RHEIN * live in the news ticker.
Carnival Cologne on November 11th: Strict Corona rules
At the start of the
Cologne Carnival
on November 11th.
the
2G rule applies
Only those who have
recovered
or have been fully
vaccinated
are allowed to celebrate
2G applies at
Heumarkt
and around Zülpicher Platz
2G applies in
pubs
and bars when carnival is celebrated there
2G applies to outdoor and indoor carnival events
Just a few days before 11.11.
the city of Cologne tightened the corona rules that apply at the start of the carnival.
If you want to celebrate the Carnival in Cologne, you have to observe the 2G rule *.
Only those who have been vaccinated or recovered can celebrate with it.
The 2G rule applies to carnival events, in pubs and in the closed party areas * in the city.
However, there are exceptions - for example for people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.
11/11
in Cologne: This is how Cologne celebrates the start of the carnival
Opening of the session at the Heumarkt
Area around Zülpicher Platz
The main event will take place on November 11th at two locations.
focus: Cologne city center * and Zülpicher Platz.
The area around the Heumarkt in the old town is cordoned off.
Only those who have a ticket and have been vaccinated or recovered can come in here.
Strict Corona rules also apply to the popular student and party district on Zülpicher Platz *.
Cologne: "Corona carnival and not a carnival as we otherwise know it"
"In view of the increasing number of infections and the situation in the intensive care units, we have decided to take this step," said Cologne's Mayor Henriette Reker *, explaining the stricter corona rules.
The incidence in Cologne has been climbing steadily for days *, after the value 192 on Tuesday, the incidence rose to 205 on Wednesday. Can you celebrate carefree under these circumstances?
"But it is still a Corona carnival and not a carnival as we otherwise know and would like to have again," said North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul *.
"The pandemic is not over yet, on the contrary - the number of infections is higher than ever."
want to celebrate in Cologne: observe the corona rules, get tested and "keep your distance!"
11.11. in Cologne
11.11.
is the traditional beginning of the carnival session.
The start of the 5th season will be celebrated at 11:11 a.m.
In Cologne in particular, there are individual parties and events throughout the city that celebrate the start of the session.
The motto of the 2022 carnival session is
“Everything has a zig”
*.
There is criticism, also from experts.
"The carnival can become a superspreader event *," said the SPD politician and health expert Karl Lauterbach *.
2G must strictly apply to interiors, including controls.
"But even then, indoor events are a huge
risk
." (Red with dpa / AFP)
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