Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - The last day of the Corona year 2020 is also dominated by the pandemic.

On New Year's Eve, parties are prohibited this year, in some places in North Rhine-Westphalia there are additional exit restrictions at night - and rockets and firecrackers are also likely to hiss much less often and so otherwise pop at the turn of the year.

NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) urged people on Wednesday to stay at home on Thursday and under no circumstances to celebrate parties.

«Anyone who breaks the rules will feel state sanctions.

It's a matter of life and death, there is no room for New Year's Eve fun. "