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Hildburghausen (dpa / th) - The southern Thuringian district of Hildburghausen wants to seal itself off from winter sports visitors due to the high number of infections.

From next Monday, day trips for the purpose of sporting activity and exercise in the fresh air in the district area are prohibited.

This emerges from the new regulation of the district, which was published on Saturday.

The Masserberg excursion destination, popular with winter sports fans, is located in the district.

The residents of the district are only allowed to exercise or exercise in the fresh air within a radius of 15 kilometers from their place of residence. The ban applies until the end of January. The seven-day incidence - the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in one week - was 424.1 on Saturday, according to the district office.