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Krefeld / Berlin (dpa / lnw) - One of the initiators of the nationwide campaign by shop owners who want to reopen next Monday despite the ban is a beautician from Krefeld.
The Krefeld city administration announced on Thursday that controls were being carried out to determine whether the corona protection ordinance was being complied with.
The beautician can also count on a visit.
Unlawful business openings would be punished with a fine of 2500 euros.
A police spokeswoman said the police would provide help if asked by the security service.
Under the keyword #Wirmachenauf, calls to traders are circulating on social media to open their businesses despite the lockdown.
A sporting goods retailer in Rosenheim caused a sensation.
However, he has since withdrawn the announced opening of his business next Monday.
The Krefeld beautician said he had no choice but to open it because otherwise he would be bankrupt at the end of the month.
The state aid is not sufficient and has not yet arrived for December.
According to the "Rheinische Post", the beautician had contacts with leading figures in the lateral thinking initiative, but denied belonging to it.
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The trade in Germany issued calls to open shops and restaurants despite the lockdown, meanwhile, a rejection.
"Effective and rapid control of the pandemic is the top priority for retailers," said the German Trade Association in Berlin.
The general manager of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association, Ingrid Hartges, said: “With all due understanding for the maximum frustration, displeasure and growing despair, we appeal to entrepreneurs not to open the restaurants and not to violate the law. »
On Tuesday evening, the federal and state governments agreed to extend the closings until the end of the month.
The #Wirmachenauf campaign made the desperation of many companies clear, the trade association said.
"The trade is currently making a great sacrifice in the context of fighting the pandemic."
Meanwhile, a counter-movement has formed on social media channels such as Twitter: Under the hashtag #WirmachenEuchDicht, proponents of the measures are calling for criminal charges to be filed immediately if illegal business is opened.