Dirk Neubauer is a kind of Boris Palmer from Saxony.
Under his leadership, the small town of Augustusburg in the Ore Mountains started the first model project for openings in the Free State.
A negative quick test from the city's test center gives citizens and visitors access to restaurants, beer gardens and the castle.
Even hotels are allowed to reopen over Easter and accommodate vacationers.
In an interview, he explains how Neubauer, a member of the SPD, did it.
WORLD:
In the district of central Saxony, to which Augustusburg belongs, the incidence is 170.7 according to the Robert Koch Institute.
Isn't that an obstacle?
Dirk Neubauer:
In Augustusburg we are even over 300.