On the first day of the opening of clubs and discotheques in Berlin after a long Corona break, there was a police operation because of the large crowd in front of a club in the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
Several people suffered panic attacks, a man fainted and a woman was taken to the hospital, police said on Saturday.
Around 1,500 to 2,000 people crowded the courtyard of the Kulturbrauerei on Schönhauser Allee in front of one of the clubs there on Friday evening.
The police arrived with around 70 emergency services and cleared the yard.
Clubs and discotheques have been allowed to open again in Berlin since Friday.
Those who have recovered and those who have been vaccinated must also be tested if they want to go on the dance floor.
Large number of visitors in Oberndorf
In Austria, the end of almost all corona restrictions in front of a discotheque led to tumultuous scenes.
According to the police, a few hundred night owls gathered hours before midnight in front of the dance hall in Oberndorf near Salzburg.
Some visitors lost consciousness in the crowd, the police reported.
Ten police officers had to intervene and let the club open early to defuse the situation.
One injured person had to be treated by the Red Cross.
According to the information, many of the visitors were from neighboring Bavaria.
In the end, only half of those waiting were able to go to the discotheque.
Night gastronomy had been closed in Austria for two years due to corona.
The opening of the nightclubs is one of the comprehensive relaxations that have come into force in Austria since Saturday.
There are no access restrictions, no upper limit for events and no more curfew.
There is still an FFP2 mask requirement in parts of the trade.
In addition, the regulations in nursing homes and clinics are stricter.
On top of that, the capital Vienna does not participate in all opening steps.
For the time being, she is sticking to the 2G rule in the catering trade and an FFP2 mask requirement that applies almost everywhere.
The reason for the easing is the stable situation in the clinics.
The seven-day incidence in Austria is around 2,200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which is about twice as high as in Germany.