- The ban on standing and hanging, which was introduced in the last week, I think is the most idiotic.
What is the difference between people standing for two or ten minutes, or walking next to each other?
It is absurd, says Nico Weiland in Düsseldorf.
Problems have arisen when large numbers of strollers crowd along the promenade and enjoy the spring sun.
The police have no easy task to disperse couples and small groups who are drinking beer or eating takeaway food.
In the cities in the Ruhr area, the police have issued fines of several tens of millions of kronor to so-called corona sinners.
In Hamburg, a young man was recently filmed running with a police car in his heel. The police were about to fine him after he hugged his friends in the park - a violation of the distance and contact rules. But the young man tried to escape. Many who have seen the film have reacted to the actions of the police, who have been called both overbearing and disproportionate. They are now being investigated for misconduct.