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Berlin (dpa / bb) - The police and fire brigade are prepared for the turn of the year in the capital with a large number of emergency services.
Strict conditions apply in Berlin in view of the corona pandemic.
Parties are allowed with a maximum of five adults from your own household and from one other household.
In addition, 56 firefighting zones are designated.
Rockets and children's fireworks may only be burned outside of these areas.
Berlin's Senator for the Interior, Andreas Geisel (SDP), called on people to stay at home and welcome the New Year there.
According to their own statements, the police are deployed with a good 2900 personnel.
In addition, 850 employees from the professional fire brigade are available at the turn of the year as well as more than 520 volunteers from the volunteer fire brigades.
Interior Senator Geisel will visit emergency services on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by Federal Family Minister Franziska Giffey, who is also the SPD state chairwoman.
Police chief Barbara Slowik had said: “The challenges that the Berlin police faced throughout the year are now also reflected in New Year's Eve and so we are flexible and able to deal with surprises that cannot be ruled out in such an operation react prudently. "
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New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve there is a nationwide ban on gathering and gathering.
In addition, the sale of New Year's fireworks was generally prohibited.
The aim is to relieve emergency services and hospitals that are already working at their limit during the corona crisis.