The wild parties with hundreds of tourists without a protective mask and safety distance have on Mallorca, a crucial epilogue: for the First time, concluded on the Spanish island in the middle of the summer, all places of amusement in the heart of the mainly German tourists often visited the "ball man" at the Playa de Palma forced.

The infamous "beer" and "ham street" be placed immediately and for the time being, for two summer months in a dry place. The sin mile Puerto Ballena in the British stronghold of Magaluf to the West of Palma, was affected by the forced closures, said the regional government on Wednesday.

The indignation is great

Germans and the British had taken care of on the weekend for "Chaos", the island newspaper "Última Hora" was the headline. Drunk men and women without the mouth-nose masks had embraced, among other things, in the crowded African street traders, flirting, gegrölt - and, as numerous Videos have shown, not in the least to the Corona-rules be damned.

The indignation was great. Not only on Mallorca and in Spain but also in Germany. So the Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU) said to the wild Goings-on in Mallorca: "We need to be very careful not to, that the ball man is a second Ischgl."

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200,000 jobs are at stake

The Balearic Minister for tourism Iago Negueruela a clear message was the announcement of the measures now at hand: "We don't want to have these antisocial tourists here. You are not to come", said the socialist politician. You should not allow, "that a few of the harmful to the Image of the Islands of damage" and the successes of the Balearic Islands in the fight against the pandemic risked.

Negueruela warned, you will not hesitate to take the measures, if necessary, also to other areas of the island to expand. "The health goes. And without health, there is also no economy." 200,000 jobs were at stake. Depending on the development of an extension and a reduction of the forced closures are conceivable.

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protesters take to the streets

not only the guests, but also local owners, which is not ensured order have been Criticized. Administration Minister Isabel Castro recalled that since Friday a fine catalogue, according to which in the case of violations of the Corona-rules at parties, especially as the local owners, but also organizers of celebrate self-occupied private flats with penalties of up to 600,000 euros.

Before the press conference, including a ban on "Malle" a rich tradition, the long straws for the common Drink was promulgated, there were about 500 operators of night clubs and discos in Palma in the Protest to the streets. These farms have a capacity of more than 300 guests, on all four of the Islands you are not allowed to open due to Corona yet. Are affected also the cult of the local "mega Park" and "king of beer". The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as "Without tourism, we die," and demanded the re-opening of their establishments.

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"The Germans just live in a different world,"

However, you are on Mallorca in the minority. The dispute is not solved, the new measures so far. The 40,000 inhabitants of S'Arenal, where the ball man, have a great fear of the Coronavirus. "Of course I have the jitters. The Germans just live in a different world," said a Playa-resident of the German press Agency.

The Vice-President of the hotelier Association of Mallorca (FEHM), María José Aguiló, condemned the illegal parties "in the strongest possible terms". "This anti-social and irresponsible behaviour puts at risk the health of all people." The Hoteliers are aware of the economic consequences of the long Corona-lock downs in Spain is only too well - and not want, under any circumstances, that it is not repeated.

And, of course, you don't have to hear the critical responses from Germany. The Doctors-pot unktionär Frank Ulrich Montgomery spoke to NDR Info about the possibility of a forced quarantine for Mallorca-tourist. That would be like a death knell for an industry that makes on the Balearic Islands for huge sales.

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Date Of Update: 15 July 2020, 18:26