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Baunatal (dpa / lhe) - The model project for testing opening steps in the corona pandemic has started in the north Hessian city of Baunatal.

A spokeswoman announced on Monday.

In a designated area in the city center, retail stores and outdoor restaurants first opened.

The cinema can start on April 15th.

The offers can initially only be used by citizens of Baunatal - provided they have a daily, negative Corona test.

The state of Hesse had selected three municipalities that could test easing for a limited time.

In addition to Baunatal (Kassel district), this also includes the city of Alsfeld.

The Vogelsberg town had already started on Thursday - here only retail stores in the old town are allowed to open for the time being.

Anyone who wants to shop in Alsfeld also needs a current and negative test for the corona virus.

Dieburg in southern Hesse has also been designated as a model municipality, but does not want to introduce any easing for the time being.

The health department can currently not guarantee complete contact tracking, it said to justify.

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The model projects are also viewed critically in view of their start in the third corona wave.

According to the Robert Koch Institute, the incidence, i.e. the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days, was 118.3 in the Kassel district, 189.3 in the Vogelsberg district and 98.0 in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district .

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