Hanna Modrakowski sews face masks for herself and her family. Although she has been interested in sewing for a long time, she has only now discovered the activity as a hobby for herself. Wearing masks has been compulsory in most stores and on public transport since April 27. Pirna, 2020.
Dr. Volkhard Bangert is an internist and has been retired for eight years. At the start of the first lockdown measures on March 13, he was asked by the Daun health authority if he could help out: »The work has completely changed my current daily routine. It's almost like it used to be, except that I get tired much faster, which is certainly due to my age. Personally, I experience the pandemic, perhaps it sounds absurd, as a professional challenge that is filled with many positive impressions and reminds me of good times during my active years. It makes me happy to be able to use my professional skills once again.« Daun, 2020.
Spectators in their cars during the »PSD Bank Flight Night« on June 12. It was Germany's first professional spectator event since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions on social contacts resulted in a radical halt to leisure and sporting events. However, visits to drive-in cinemas were allowed again over the summer, as spectators are far enough apart and isolated. This athletics event serves as a fundraising gala. Such events tend not to have any economic added value. Düsseldorf, 2020.
Lisa-Marie Steinberg is a booker for the Berlin-based company Loft Concerts. With the start of the lockdown, it had to postpone or cancel over 95 events. She has been on short-time work since March 13 and is trying to fill five hours a week with work. It doesn't always work out. Berlin, 2020.
A student at Hanover Medical School (MHH) checks the data of a pupil. In a joint study by the MHH and Leibniz Universität Hanover, staff and pupils at the Schillerschule grammar school are to be tested for COVID-19 for the rest of 2020. The aim of the research is to find out how the novel coronavirus behaves in young people. Hanover, 2020.
Birgit Nowack sees the measures and restrictions in place as a dangerous encroachment on her fundamental rights. It is not the virus that poses a threat to society, she says, but the psychological stress caused by the current regulations. Birgit Nowack has also noticed stress and inner pressure in herself: »although I'm doing really well with my house and garden and no financial worries – unlike many others.« Neustadt am Rübenberge, 2020.
Two clubbers in the parking lot of the Index discotheque in Schüttorf. It is still not clear when events such as concerts will be possible again. In order to save his family business, club owner Holger Bösch asked the health authorities whether it would be possible to operate if his guests did not leave their cars. At the same time as the first easing of restrictions, it agreed to Bösch's request to hold »car discos«. Schüttorf, 2020.
