The city government announced Tuesday that those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from a Covid-19 infection can enter Berlin‘s legendary dance clubs, which are a pillar of the German capital’s nightlife and economy.
Clubs, as one of the last sectors to reopen, should be able to benefit from the new policy starting this weekend, according to the Berlin government, which also announced that the mask requirement would be removed.
This summer, some venues began allowing guests to enter outdoor spaces with proof of vaccination, recovery, or a current negative Covid-19 test, as well as mask wear.
The Berlin government is following a judge’s order by allowing clubs to open doors to both their indoor and outdoor spaces, according to Dilek Kalayci, the city’s top health official.
On August 20th, the administrative court ruled that the city’s previous ban on public dance events enacted in response to the pandemic could not be extended to the vaccinated and recovered.
The re-opening represents a slight shift toward a ‘2G’ rule in some venues, which means that only geimpft (vaccinated) or genesen (recovered) people are allowed in.
This strategy was implemented last Friday in Hamburg, effectively preventing people who haven’t been injected (or who have recently recovered from Covid) from accessing a variety of public spaces.
However, Berlin is still a long way from a blanket 2G rule: for the time being, other establishments such as restaurants and cafeterias will be required to “review proof of testing, vaccination, or recovery and bar those without such proof from entering.”
