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As of today over 1.000 Berliners have lost their lives with or because of the coronavirus. 42 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours alone.

Again over 1.500 new cases were reported in a 24h time frame. That means that currently more than 200 per 100.000 Berliners catch the virus over a time period of 7 days.

Currently all shops, except for grocery stores, book stores, pharmacies and other stores selling things of daily need, are closed. As are all bars, clubs, theaters, cinemas and restaurants. The only exception is take away food and food delivery. And of course you can order things from some stores either online or by email or telephone.

People are asked to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This means that you’re basically only allowed to leave your home for a good reason like going grocery shopping, visiting a doctor or doing sports. Yes, going for a walk is considered sports.

Drinking alcohol outside is currently prohibited – and meeting somebody outside or at somebody’s home is quite restricted. Meeting people is not considered a good reason that would justify leaving your home. And also a maximum of 5 people from a maximum of two different households may meet – but of course it is not recommended to meet anybody at all.

Stay safe. Stay home. Stay Berlin.

Happy Holidays anyways.

See also:

• Hard lockdown: The updated rules (Exberliner)
• What exactly are Germany’s Christmas celebration rules? (The Local )
• Diese Corona-Regeln gelten in der Hauptstadt (Tagesspiegel, German)
• Current case numbers for Berlin and Brandenburg, data, graphs, info (RBB, German)

Due to the Corona virus many many places, venues and locations had to close down for quite a while. Also the language school in Kastanienallee was temporarily closed – as was the food stand in front of the school and the sign next to it.