Posted on 08/23/2020 10:07:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai
German lawmakers are calling for a ban on private parties, after the number of coronavirus infections in the country reached a four-month high.
Saskia Esken, chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party, said those continuing to hold parties at home were risking the freedoms of others in society.
“We must not risk forcing kindergartens and schools to close again and that children to stay at home for weeks because we have allowed an increased infection rate by holding family celebrations with too loose rules,” she told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS).
Ralph Brinkhaus, parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Union, said it was “quite natural” that once the lockdown ended, people had “wanted to go out to meet friends and visit their families.”
“Unfortunately, with the beginning of summer, a certain carelessness has spread — as you can see by the full beaches on the Baltic Sea or the crowds of young people everywhere in Germany, especially on the weekends.” …
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When was the last time Germany banned all other parties...
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