In the state capital of Hanover, the police of good Friday was not opened until Easter Sunday, while 156 proceedings for offences, for example, because hikers kept to the rules for minimum distance to each other. A police spokesman in Hanover, rated the figure as “relatively low”. The vast majority of the population have kept to the rules.

The police were in the Hanover Region, especially around the Steinhuder sea and the Maschsee on the road, both places belong to the most popular destinations in the Region. There it was in bright sunshine while it is true that most people have, however, been reasonable, if the officials you have mentioned, and on violations noted.

Fully relaxed, the location was, according to the police in Cuxhaven. “We have had no Trouble,” said a local official. The use of the kilometre-long beach in Cuxhaven is for tourists until further notice forbidden – it had been the Easter weekend, but not since. “The citizens here in the North seem to be reasonable,” said the policeman.

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