![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) * WhatsApp service * About Us ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # No parallels between GDR 1953 and Germany 2021 April 23, 2021, 10:38 a.m. (CEST) In areas with particularly high corona infection rates, nighttime Curfews ensure that fewer people meet and infect. There are such curfews in Halle an der Saale (today Saxony-Anhalt) in June 1953. Similar to today's Federal Republic of Germany, the GDR in 1953? In a Facebook post with a The picture of the decree of June 17, 1953 suggests this. The only one The difference is that today there is no order to shoot. RATING: The comparison is misleading. In the GDR, Soviet imposed At that time, most districts declared a state of emergency To suppress demonstrations against the SED regime. Today's Exit restrictions are democratically legitimized and are intended to prevent infections prevent with the coronavirus. FACTS: The “order” about the state of emergency in Halle shown in the post comes from June 17, 1953. On this day, around a million people protested in Eastern Berlin and the rest of the GDR were largely peaceful against the bad ones Living conditions. To stop the demonstrations, the Soviet authorities imposed 167 of 217 districts declared a state of emergency. They declared martial law and officially took over government power in large parts of the GDR. About 50 People died, around 15,000 were killed in connection with the protests arrested. Up to 60,000 gathered in the city of Halle an der Saale on June 17th People on the Hallmarkt - despite the state of emergency. Two Soviet ones Tanks were placed in the market square and one was in effect from 9 p.m Curfew. The protests were suppressed - eight people died, 43 were injured. While the state of emergency in the GDR was imposed by the Soviet Union the Bundestag in March 2020 due to the spread of the coronavirus "Epidemic situation of national concern" has been declared. This gives the covenant special powers to issue regulations directly without the consent of the Federal Council issued - for example on tests and vaccinations. In March 2021 the exceptional situation became extended. On April 21st, the Bundestag approved the so-called "Federal Emergency Brake" decided. It stipulates that in areas with high numbers of corona infections Exit restrictions should automatically apply between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Many federal states had previously had exit restrictions for areas high infection rates, including Saxony-Anhalt, which includes Halle belongs to the Saale. Paragraph 13 of the country's Corona Protection Ordinance, for example allowed districts and independent cities to impose exit restrictions Areas with an infection rate of 200 infected people per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days (seven-day incidence). The exit restrictions in 1953 in the GDR are consistent with the current situation not comparable. In addition: Despite the pandemic, demonstrations are taking place today Germany protected by the Basic Law. This is also pointed out by the Corona Protection Ordinance of the State of Saxony-Anhalt in Paragraph 2. Facebook post (archived: Foundation House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany on the uprisings of 1953 osten/17-juni-1953-volksaufstand.html (archived: City of Halle during the popular uprising in 1953 Events//17-June-1953/17.juni1953_halle_15062018.pdf (archived Federal Commissioner for Stasi Records (archived: Federal government on the epidemic emergency de/themen/coronavirus/pandemische-lage-prolonged-1872464 (archived: Corona Protection Ordinance of the State of Saxony-Anhalt anhalt.de/fileadmin/bibliothek/Politics_und_Verwaltung/Geteilte_Ordner/Corona_Verfassungen/Documents/20210416__1._AEVO_11._SARS- COV-2-EindV.pdf (archived: \-- Contact the dpa fact check team: faktencheck@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
The exit restrictions in 2021 caused by Corona are comparable to the situation in the former GDR in June 1953