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19 Jan 2021
Germany will put those who ignore quarantine rules into detention centres, including at least one repurposed refugee camp in the state of Saxony.
Other states say they will use hospitals and juvenile detention centres to hold violators.
According to a report from the
Daily Mail, state governments can forcibly detain violators under the Disease Protection Act, which the German federal government renewed in November.
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Saxony’s Interior Minister Roland Wöller said on Monday that it would only be used as a last resort and would require a court order.
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Germans who refuse to quarantine after being exposed to Covid will be held in detention centres under new rules prepared by regional authorities.
The eastern state of Saxony has confirmed plans to hold quarantine-flouters in a fenced-off section of a refugee camp set to be build next week.
The regional state claimed that the facility will only be used for people who have repeatedly flouted lockdown rules around self-isolation.
Baden-Württemberg in south-west Germany will use two hospital rooms to detain repeat offenders, who will be guarded by police.
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