andAt the beginning of the pilot project in Berlin, several club visitors were positive about it coronavirus To be tested. At Club Kitkat, where one of the three PCR testing centers set up specifically for the project is located, more than 2,000 PCR tests were conducted on Friday. Florian Kainzinger, managing director of Think.Health Hygiene Solutions, which is in charge of the test, said: “So far, several active participants have been identified and tickets blocked.” It is only possible to enter the club in the event of a negative result. It should not be distinguished whether people have been vaccinated.
Berlin Cultural Senator Klaus Lederer (Klaus Lederer)left) Are optimistic about the health risks of the pilot project, which will allow six clubs to be opened in the capital this weekend. “I believe we have pulled in all the safety lines that can be pulled in here,” Lederer said in front of Club Metropol in the fashion district of Schöneberg on Friday night. In the club and five other clubs, you can dance again for two nights from Friday to Sunday-without mask and distance, but the PCR test result is negative. 2000 tickets were sold in a short period of time.
Dance without a mask
The first group of guests arrived in Metropol at 10:00 in the evening. Inside, the guests took off their masks. Klaus Lederer was also “very happy” with the launch of the project: “The club culture is part of the city’s DNA,” the politician said.
The Berlin club had to close a year and a half ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Through #UnitedWeStream, they broadcast music from the empty dance floor to many living rooms. At the same time, according to health regulations, it is allowed to dance outside again. Dance activities have not yet been allowed to enter. The “Restart Club Culture” pilot project aims to show the internationally renowned Berlin club scene a new perspective 18 months after Corona-Aus.
