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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - On New Year's Eve, the North Rhine-Westphalian state government appeals to citizens to comply with the regulations on contact restrictions in public, also in the private sector.
As at Christmas, there will be no random controls at home.
“But if you think he or she has to go overboard with a big party, then we will intervene.
(...) This is legally possible.
As always with the police, the focus will be on the proportionality of the measure, ”said Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) of the German Press Agency.
“The police will weigh up.
I also trust in the common sense and tact of police officers. "
According to the requirements of the valid Corona Protection Ordinance of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, meetings with friends or family on New Year's Eve in your own four walls are not limited by the number of guests.
The following applies to public spaces: five people from a maximum of two households.
A spokesman for the NRW Ministry of Health pointed this out on Tuesday.
However, parties and similar celebrations are prohibited.
«And partying means celebrating.
And that can be decided very quickly: is it a peaceful dinner or is it a party.
It's easy to see, ”said Reul.
Corona Protection Ordinance