Berlin: Germans who repeatedly refuse to quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus will be locked up in detention centres under tough rules drawn up by regional authorities and permitted by emergency powers.
The eastern state of Saxony has confirmed plans to hold quarantine breakers in a fenced-off section of a refugee camp, to be constructed next week.
Berliners stay distanced at a vaccine centre.Credit:Getty Images
Three further states – Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg and Schleswig-Holstein – have also either already created such facilities or are in the process of doing so, a report in Die Welt newspaper stated on Sunday.
In Baden-Württemberg, two hospitals will have rooms reserved for repeat offenders, which will be guarded by police. Brandenburg will use a section of a refugee centre, while Schleswig-Holstein will use an area within a juvenile detention centre.
