15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A man with an umbrella walks through the rain in downtown Dusseldorf. Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float on abortion rights in Poland drives through the Old Town. The Dusseldorf carnivalists have sent eight of their famous "motto cars" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures will not travel through the city as a procession, but separately. Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float with a figure of Russian President Putin being kicked in the crotch by a little Nawalny drives through the Altstadt. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures will not travel through the city as a procession, but separately. Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float on which a figure is supposed to represent a cross between Armin Laschet (CDU), Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and CDU Federal Chairman, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bearing the inscription "Weiter Merkeln mit Armin Laschet" (Continue Merkeln with Armin Laschet), drives through the Old Town. The Dusseldorf carnivalists have sent eight of their famous "motto cars" out on the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures will not travel through the city as a procession, but separately. Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float with a figure with an opened skull, above it a brain with wings and the inscription "Querdenkmal" drives through the old town. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures will not travel through the city as a procession, but separately. Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Temmenhausen: Emergency services work at the scene of an accident on the Autobahn 8 near Temmenhausen. Photo: Ralf Zwiebler/dpa - ATTENTION: Person(s) have been pixelated for legal reasons

15 February 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: People mourn at a street crossing in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen district, where flowers and candles commemorate the victims of a fatal traffic accident last Saturday. According to police investigations so far, two pedestrians had been hit by a car because the driver was travelling at a significantly excessive speed. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

15 February 2021, Italy, Cortina d'Ampezzo: Alpine skiing: World Cup, combined, women: Francesca Baruzzi of Argentina skis in competition on the track. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

15 February 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Cars drive past a paint marker where a victim of a fatal traffic accident last Saturday was lying in the Sachsenhausen district of Frankfurt (longer shutter speed shot). According to police investigations so far, two pedestrians had been hit by a car because the driver was travelling at a significantly excessive speed. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

15 February 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: People mourn at a street crossing in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen district, where flowers and candles commemorate the victims of a fatal traffic accident last Saturday. According to police investigations so far, two pedestrians had been hit by a car because the driver was travelling at a significantly excessive speed. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

PHOTO MONTAGE: Corona vacation Easter bewildered after the early travel warning Archive photo: A pensioner, old man walks in swim shorts and a striped T-shirt along the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Old age, walk, walk on the beach, retirement. Old, old. Senior. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Usually only locals bathe in the Atlantic, | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Woman in a bathing suit stands alone, lonely on the empty beach and looks at breaking waves, surf. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Usually only locals bathe in the Atlantic, | usage worldwide

PHOTO MONTAGE: Corona holiday Easter bewilderment after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Woman in a bathing suit stands alone, lonely on the empty beach and looks at breaking waves, surf. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Usually only locals bathe in the Atlantic, | usage worldwide

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15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unna: Carnivalist Helmut Scherer parades with what is probably the smallest Rose Monday procession in the world. So that no spectators crowd the roadside, the 86-year-old has moved his soloist spectacle to the city's hospital grounds this year, in keeping with the corona. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float with a figure meant to represent US President-elect Donald Trump grilling over a fire is presented in front of the float construction hall and photographed by photographers. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out on the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unna: Carnivalist Helmut Scherer (l) parades with his probably smallest Rose Monday procession in the world across a helipad for rescue helicopters and is accompanied by his "master of ceremonies" Stephan Koerdt. So that no spectators crowd the roadside, the 86-year-old has moved his soloist spectacle to the city's hospital grounds this year, in keeping with the corona. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

15 February 2021, Potsdam: Thomas Ho? (left), director of the "Abenteuerland" kindergarten in Potsdam, together with Minister Franziska Giffey (right) and the Mayor of Potsdam, Mike Schubert (second from right), show a quick test. Behind them is Kristina B?hm, head of the local health centre. The employees of this day-care centre have been taking the saliva tests, which have been carried out twice a week before going to work in Brandenburg since the beginning of February, at home. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unna: Carnivalist Helmut Scherer marches in what is probably the world's smallest Rose Monday procession, accompanied by media representatives. So that no spectators crowd the roadside, the 86-year-old has moved his soloist spectacle to the city's hospital grounds this year, in keeping with the corona. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unna: Carnivalist Helmut Scherer parades with his probably smallest Rose Monday procession in the world across a helipad for rescue helicopters. To prevent spectators from crowding the roadside, the 86-year-old has moved his soloist spectacle to the city's hospital grounds this year, in keeping with the corona. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: KOMBO - The combo of two single images shows a political motto car with the figure to the Coronavirus, which drives at the Rosenmontagszug on 24.02.2020 on the market square in front of the historic city hall (o), and on today's Rosenmontag. (to dpa "Shrove Monday: Cool showers instead of confetti rain on Dusseldorf K?") Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Motto float, on which a figure is supposed to represent a mixture of Armin Laschet (CDU), Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and CDU Federal Chairman, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, which bears the inscription "Weiter Merkeln mit Armin Laschet", stands in front of a float hall. Behind it is a float with a figure of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not supposed to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unna: Carnivalist Helmut Scherer at what is probably the world's smallest Rose Monday procession, holding up a sign that reads "Trotz Lockdown auf die Pauke hau'n". So that no spectators crowd the roadside, the 86-year-old has moved his soloist spectacle to the city's hospital grounds this year, in keeping with the corona. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float on abortion rights in Poland is presented in front of the float building hall. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float on abortion rights in Poland is presented in front of the float building hall. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A motto float on which a figure is supposed to represent a cross between Armin Laschet (CDU), Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and CDU Federal Chairman, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bearing the inscription "Weiter Merkeln mit Armin Laschet", stands in front of a hall. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not supposed to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: A connecting bridge of the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus is reflected in the glass facade. The parliament building houses various offices of the Bundestag and their deputies. It was named after the politician Jakob Kaiser. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: The anchored boats in Rummelsburg Bay are surrounded by a thick layer of ice. In the coming days, temperatures are expected to become much milder. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, Rottweil: Two jesters wearing masks over their Carnival masks kiss during a parade in the town of Rottweil. Although officially banned due to restrictions in the fight against the coronavirus, the so-called "jester's jump" is one of the most important events of the Carnival in this town in southwestern Germany and took place without incident. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: Frozen ships lie in the Rummelsburg Bay. In the coming days, temperatures are expected to become much milder. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: Frozen ships lie in the Rummelsburg Bay. In the coming days, temperatures are expected to become much milder. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A lost medical mask lies in the snow. Saxony-Anhalt will remain in lockdown at least until the beginning of March. The state government only wants to relax in a few places. But before the next federal-state switch, the cabinet wants to present a long-term strategy for returning from the lockdown. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Motto floats with figures. intended to represent the corona virus (r-l) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are presented in front of the float construction hall on Rose Monday. The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" out onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not supposed to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: A squirrel plucks wool from a sheepskin lying on a chair in a garden in Tempelhof. Squirrels do not hibernate, but only hibernate, which they interrupt for one to two hours every day to feed. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ice floes, which have formed after days of severe frost in the water, float on the Elbe. But now it is supposed to get warmer from day to day so that the snow of the past week will melt. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A lost medical mask lies in the snow. Saxony-Anhalt will remain in lockdown at least until the beginning of March. The state government only wants to relax in a few places. But before the next federal-state switch, the cabinet wants to present a long-term strategy for returning from the lockdown. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A lost medical mask lies in the snow. Saxony-Anhalt will remain in lockdown at least until the beginning of March. The state government only wants to relax in a few places. But before the next federal-state switch, the cabinet wants to present a long-term strategy for returning from the lockdown. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: Boats are surrounded by a thick layer of ice in Rummelsburg Bay. In the background, the frozen water is used for ice skating and sledding. In the coming days, the temperatures are expected to become much milder. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ice floes float on the Elbe, which have formed after days of severe frost in the water. But now it is supposed to get warmer from day to day so that the snow of the past week will melt. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ice floes float on the Elbe, which have formed after days of severe frost in the water. But now it is supposed to get warmer from day to day so that the snow of the past week will melt. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

15 February 2021, Berlin: A squirrel sits on a pile of wood in a garden in Tempelhof. Squirrels do not hibernate, but only hibernate, which they interrupt for one to two hours every day to feed. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: A squirrel plucks wool from a sheepskin lying on a chair in a garden in Tempelhof. Squirrels do not hibernate, but only hibernate, which they interrupt for one to two hours every day to feed. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: A squirrel plucks wool from a sheepskin lying on a chair in a garden in Tempelhof. Squirrels do not hibernate, but only hibernate, which they interrupt for one to two hours every day to feed. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ice floes drift around a barge moored in the area of the Rothensee lock. In the course of the week it should get warmer from day to day and the snow of the past week will thaw. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Jacques Tilly, float builder, stands in front of a motto float on which a figure is supposed to represent a cross between Armin Laschet (CDU), Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and CDU Federal Chairman, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bearing the inscription "Weiter Merkeln mit Armin Laschet". The Dusseldorf carnivalists sent eight of their famous "motto floats" onto the streets on Rose Monday. Due to the pandemic, the larger-than-life caricatures were not supposed to roll through the city as a procession, but separately. The route remained top secret to avoid crowds. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ice floes drift around a barge moored in the area of the Rothensee lock. In the course of the week it should get warmer from day to day and the snow of the past week will thaw. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

15 February 2021, Berlin: Boats are surrounded by a thick layer of ice in Rummelsburg Bay. In the background, the frozen water is used for ice skating. In the coming days, the temperatures are expected to become much milder. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Ice floes drift around a barge moored in the area of the Rothensee lock. In the course of the week it should get warmer from day to day and the snow of the past week will thaw. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Erich walks with his ship, which symbolically sails through a sea of coronaviruses, through the Severinstor, where the Rosenmontagszug normally starts. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, Greece, Athen: An officer checks the personal details of a man who came for vaccination. The center, which became operational Monday, will house 96 vaccination sites. When it is fully developed, an estimated 150,000 vaccinations could be given per month. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa

15 February 2021, Greece, Athen: A man waits for a shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination center. The center, which became operational Monday, houses 96 vaccination sites. When it is fully developed, an estimated 150,000 vaccinations could be given per month. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier: Malu Dreyer (SPD, M), Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, accompanied by Rhineland-Palatinate Member of Parliament Sven Teuber (SPD, l), distributes bags of "Trierer Mauschen" carnival biscuits in the city centre on Shrove Monday, here to a passer-by. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: A man wearing a carnival cap stands in a street in Dusseldorf's old town. The Rhineland street carnival actually reaches its climax with the Rose Monday parades. Due to Corona, however, the classic parade through the city is cancelled this year. Photo: Fabian Strauch/dpa

15 February 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, D?mitz: The icebreaker "Wisent" breaks up the ice cover at the mouth of the Elde into the Elbe. (Aerial photo with a drone) The frosty weather of the last few days has caused ice to form on rivers, lakes and canals. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bad Urach: A woman takes a photo of an icy stream at Guterstein Waterfall. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bad Urach: A woman takes a photo of the partially frozen Guterstein waterfall. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bad Urach: Two women walk along the partly frozen Gutersteiner waterfall. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Soldiers of the German Armed Forces stand in a mobile laboratory at the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU, 2nd from left), Minister of Defence, visits the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, Italy, Cortina d'Ampezzo: Alpine skiing, World Championships, combined: Simon Jocher from Germany competes on the track. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, Austria, Wien: The "Burgermeister-Krapfen" (mayor's doughnut), a typical carnival pastry, is covered with white icing and green sugar pearls that are supposed to represent viruses, and on top there is a syringe filled with egg liqueur as an antidote. It was developed by a Viennese bakery chain after the behaviour of some mayors in Austria was criticised for pushing vaccination. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz: Two guardswomen walk through the city center with Helaugru?. The parade is cancelled because of Corona. Rosenmontag is considered the "highest holiday" in the state capital, on which most people in Mainz normally have the day off. This year, however, offices, daycare centers and supermarkets, for example, are open and thus employees have a normal working day. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Laatzen: A robin searches for food in the snow in the Leinemasch. For 50 years, the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (Nabu) and the Society for the Protection of Birds (LBV) have been nominating a "Bird of the Year". In the anniversary year now for the first time the population may select up to 19. March their favorites. With over 200,000 votes cast, the robin is currently in the lead. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Various test tubes for diverse pathogens are on display during a presentation by the German Armed Forces in a high-security laboratory at the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A Jeck rides an electric scooter to the Severinstor, where the Rosenmontagszug normally starts. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU,r), Minister of Defence, visits the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, Austria, Wien: Several "Burgermeister-Krapfen" (mayor's doughnuts) as typical carnival pastries covered with white icing and green sugar pearls, which are supposed to represent viruses, and on top with a syringe filled with egg liqueur as an antidote, lie among other baked goods in the display of a bakery. The "Burgermeister-Krapfen" was developed by a Viennese bakery chain after the behavior of some mayors in Austria was criticized as vaccine-pushing. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa

15 February 2021, Austria, Wien: The "Burgermeister-Krapfen" (mayor's doughnut), a typical carnival pastry, is covered with white icing and green sugar pearls that are supposed to represent viruses, and on top there is a syringe filled with egg liqueur as an antidote. It was developed by a Viennese bakery chain after the behaviour of some mayors in Austria was criticised for pushing vaccination. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU,M), Minister of Defence, puts on a smock during her visit to the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, Saxony, Dresden: Ice lies at low temperatures on the frozen Elbe meadows in front of the Old Town with the Frauenkirche (l-r), the Standehaus, the Town Hall, the Hofkirche, the Georgentor, and the Hausmannsturm. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU,M), Minister of Defence, stands in a laboratory during her visit to the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU,r), Minister of Defence, visits the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Soldiers of the German Armed Forces work in a high-security laboratory at the Institute for Microbiology of the German Armed Forces. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Soldiers of the German Armed Forces work in a high-security laboratory at the Institute for Microbiology of the German Armed Forces. The institute is a military research facility and is providing support in the Corona pandemic. Its mission is to develop procedures and measures to protect against diseases caused by biological warfare agents and other dangerous pathogens. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A Jeck rides an electric scooter to the Severinstor, where the Rosenmontagszug normally starts. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, Czech Republic, Warnsdorf: Empty is a street in the early morning in Warnsdorf, a small Czech town on the German border. Germany's tightened entry rules at the border with the Czech Republic to protect against dangerous variants of the coronavirus came into force on the night of Feb. 14, 2021. Photo: Daniel Schafer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A Jeck with FFP2 mask and disguise stands at the Severinstor, where normally the Rosenmontagszug starts. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, Greece, Athen: A man receives a vaccination of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus. The vaccination center, which became operational Monday, houses 96 vaccination sites. When it is fully developed, an estimated 150,000 vaccinations could be given per month. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: Some fools of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg walk through the Obertor at ten o'clock sharp. The police broke up the gathering immediately after it began. Witches and fools had to take off their masks and were able to walk through the city center without putting on their mouth-nose-protection. Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

dpatop - 15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rottweil: Two fools with surgical masks over their faces kiss on Shrove Monday. Due to the Corona pandemic, the Narrensprung was officially cancelled, but some fools were still out and about. The Rottweiler Narrensprung is one of the highlights of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival and one of the traditional parades in the southwest. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: Some fools of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg walk down the Markstra?e. The police broke up the gathering immediately after it began. Witches and fools had to take off their masks and were able to walk through the city center without putting on mouth-nose protection. Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

15 February 2021, Slovenia, Bled: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the island of Blejski Otok in Lake Bled at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. Bled Castle can be seen in the background. Pokljuka will host the Biathlon World Championships from 10-21 February 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: The beadle (r) of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg removed the mallet from a bell after he was forbidden to ring the bell. The police broke up the meeting immediately after it began. Witches and fools had to take off their masks and were able to walk through the city centre without putting on their mouth-nose-protection. Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

15 February 2021, Berlin: Chairs and tables stand in the snow in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Due to the Corona pandemic, many shops and restaurants remain closed until 7 March. Photo: Kira Hofmann/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

15 February 2021, Slovenia, Bled: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the island of Blejski Otok in Lake Bled at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. Bled Castle can be seen in the background. Pokljuka will host the Biathlon World Championships from 10-21 February 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: The beadle (l) and the Butzhansel of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg walk down Markstra?e. The beadle (M) measures the correct distance with a batten. The police broke up the meeting immediately after the beginning. Witches and fools had to take off their masks and could walk through the city centre without putting on their mouth-nose-protection. Please make license plates unrecognizable Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, St. Goarshausen: At the level of the district of Wellmich, which belongs to the town of St. Goarshausen, the construction of the Middle Rhine Bridge is planned. There are only six ferry connections between Mainz and Koblenz on 80 kilometres of the Rhine. A bridge over the Middle Rhine has been discussed for half a century. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: Some fools of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg walk through the Obertor at ten o'clock sharp, while the police observe the goings-on. The police broke up the gathering immediately afterwards. Witches and fools had to take off their masks and could walk through the city center without their masks on. Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Lehrte: Police officers and employees of the accident research department of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) stand next to a lorry on the B65 trunk road after an accident. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a lorry on the B65 this morning. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa - ATTENTION: The license plate of the car involved in the accident has been pixelated for legal reasons

15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Lehrte: Employees of the Accident Research Unit of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) stand next to a truck on the B65 trunk road after an accident. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck on the B65 trunk road this morning. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa - ATTENTION: The license plate of the car involved in the accident has been pixelated for legal reasons

15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Lehrte: An emergency doctor stands after an accident on the B65. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck on the B65 this morning. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa - ATTENTION: The license plate of the car involved in the accident has been pixelated for legal reasons

15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Lehrte: Police and emergency doctors are standing by after an accident on the B65. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck on the B65 this morning. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa - ATTENTION: The license plate of the car involved in the accident has been pixelated for legal reasons

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: A jester of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg talks to police officers who break up the gathering immediately after it began. Witches and jesters had to take off their masks and were able to walk through the city centre without putting on mouth-nose protection. Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

15 February 2021, Slovenia, Bled: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the island of Blejski Otok in Lake Bled at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. Bled Castle can be seen in the background. Pokljuka will host the Biathlon World Championships from 10-21 February 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

15 February 2021, Slovenia, Bled: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the island of Blejski Otok in Lake Bled at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. Bled Castle can be seen in the background. Pokljuka will host the Biathlon World Championships from 10-21 February 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

15 February 2021, Slovenia, Bled: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the island of Blejski Otok in Lake Bled at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. Bled Castle can be seen in the background. Pokljuka will host the Biathlon World Championships from 10-21 February 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Empty beach, parasol, deserted, abandoned, ? | usage worldwide

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, St. Goarshausen: Local politicians talk in St. Goarshausen near the world-famous Loreley Rock about the regional planning procedure for the construction of the Middle Rhine Bridge, which was initiated today. There are only six ferry connections between Mainz and Koblenz on 80 kilometers of the Rhine. A bridge over the Middle Rhine has been under discussion for half a century. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

15 February 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ravensburg: The beadle (l) and the Butzhansel of the Schwarze Veri Zunft Ravensburg walk down Markstra?e. The beadle (M) measures the correct distance with a batten. The police broke up the meeting immediately after the beginning. Witches and fools had to take off their masks and could walk through the city centre without putting on their mouth-nose-protection. Please make license plates unrecognizable Photo: Felix Kastle/dpa

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, St. Goarshausen: There is only one ferry ramp in St. Goarshausen near the world-famous Loreley Rock at the site where the construction of the Middle Rhine Bridge is planned. There are only six ferry connections between Mainz and Koblenz on 80 kilometres of the Rhine. A bridge over the Middle Rhine has been under discussion for half a century. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, St. Goarshausen: There is only one ferry ramp in St. Goarshausen near the world-famous Loreley Rock at the site where the construction of the Middle Rhine Bridge is planned. There are only six ferry connections between Mainz and Koblenz on 80 kilometres of the Rhine. A bridge over the Middle Rhine has been under discussion for half a century. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

15 February 2021, Slovenia, Bled: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the island of Blejski Otok in Lake Bled at the foot of the Pokljuka plateau. Bled Castle can be seen in the background. Pokljuka will host the Biathlon World Championships from 10-21 February 2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, St. Goarshausen: At the level of the district of Wellmich, which belongs to the town of St. Goarshausen, the construction of the Middle Rhine Bridge is planned. There are only six ferry connections between Mainz and Koblenz on 80 kilometres of the Rhine. A bridge over the Middle Rhine has been discussed for half a century. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

15 February 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, St. Goarshausen: There is only one ferry ramp in St. Goarshausen near the world-famous Loreley Rock at the site where the construction of the Middle Rhine Bridge is planned. There are only six ferry connections between Mainz and Koblenz on 80 kilometres of the Rhine. A bridge over the Middle Rhine has been under discussion for half a century. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

15 February 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: A Corona quick test lies on a table at the "Abenteuerland" daycare center during a visit by Federal Family Minister Giffey and Potsdam Mayor Schubert. The spit tests have been used by daycare educators since the beginning of the month to test themselves twice a week at home before work. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Breaking waves on the beach behind two parasols, Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Usually only locals bathe in the Atlantic, usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Surfer with surfboard in the evening sun. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Empty, empty. ? | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. A dog is sitting under a parasol next to the beach towel and his master's bag. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. ? | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Empty beach, parasol, deserted, abandoned, ? | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Two abandoned parasols are stuck in the sand. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Usually only locals bathe in the Atlantic, usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: A pensioner, old man walks in swim shorts and a striped T-shirt along the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Old age, walk, walk on the beach, retirement. Old, old. Senior. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Usually only locals bathe in the Atlantic, usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: A woman in a bikini stands on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril and looks into the distance on 08/21/2020. | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. A woman in a bikini is sitting on her beach towel in the sand. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. ? | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter disbelief after the early travel warning Archive photo: Little going on on the beach of Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. A young woman in a bikini stands lonely and abandoned, alone on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean-a gull and a pigeon keep her company, Portugal's tourism industry is also suffering massively from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The beaches on the Atlantic are hardly populated - tourists stay away. Empty, empty. ? | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter bewilderment after the early travel warning Archive photo: A woman in a bikini on the beach at Tamariz Beach in Estoril on 08/21/2020. Few tourists go on holiday in Portugal during the coronavirus pandemic. | usage worldwide

Corona holiday Easter bewildered after the early travel warning Archive photo: Free Corona tests at German airports, such as here at Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich on August 24th, 2020. Travelers with face mask, mask and luggage after arrival. Arriving passengers will now receive a free corona test at the airport. It is a voluntary offer - compulsory tests for returnees from risk areas are being discussed further. Travelers returning from vacation can have themselves tested for the corona virus free of charge. ? | usage worldwide

15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Lehrte: A police vehicle drives across the B65 trunk road with flashing blue lights after a traffic accident. The German Weather Service warns of black ice and slippery roads due to snow, sleet and rain. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

15 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Hanover: The river Leine flows over the weir at the Leininsel (long shutter speed). For the coming days, meteorologists predict temperatures above freezing and thaw. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

15 February 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Daycare center director Thomas Ho? demonstrates a Corona quick test at the "Abenteuerland" daycare center during a visit by Federal Family Minister Giffey and Potsdam Mayor Schubert. The spit tests have been used by daycare educators since the beginning of the month to test themselves twice a week at home before work. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A covered carnival float showing the church of the village of Keyenberg, a lignite excavator and a caricature of North Rhine-Westphalia's prime minister and CDU party leader Armin Laschet is parked on Roncalliplatz in front of the cathedral. Greenpeace protests against Laschet's climate policy with the carnival float of the Dusseldorf float builder Jacques Tilly. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Daycare center director Thomas Ho? demonstrates a Corona quick test at the "Abenteuerland" daycare center during a visit by Federal Family Minister Giffey and Potsdam Mayor Schubert. The spit tests have been used by daycare educators since the beginning of the month to test themselves twice a week at home before work. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa

15 February 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Daycare center director Thomas Ho? (l) demonstrates a Corona quick test at the daycare center "Abenteuerland" next to Franziska Giffey (SPD, r), Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, and Mike Schubert (SPD, 2nd from right), Mayor of Potsdam. In the background is Kristina B?hm, head of the local health department. The spit tests have been used by daycare educators since the beginning of the month to test themselves twice a week at home before work. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A carnival float showing the church of the village of Keyenberg, a lignite excavator and a caricature of North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister President and CDU party leader Armin Laschet is parked on Roncalliplatz in front of the cathedral. Greenpeace protests against Laschet's climate policy with the carnival float of the Dusseldorf float builder Jacques Tilly. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A carnival float showing the church of the village of Keyenberg, a lignite excavator and a caricature of North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister President and CDU party leader Armin Laschet is parked on Roncalliplatz in front of the cathedral. Greenpeace protests against Laschet's climate policy with the carnival float of the Dusseldorf float builder Jacques Tilly. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A carnival float showing the church of the village of Keyenberg, a lignite excavator and a caricature of North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister President and CDU party leader Armin Laschet is parked on Roncalliplatz in front of the cathedral. Greenpeace protests against Laschet's climate policy with the carnival float of the Dusseldorf float builder Jacques Tilly. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

15 February 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: A Corona quick test lies on a table at the "Abenteuerland" daycare center during a visit by Federal Family Minister Giffey and Potsdam Mayor Schubert. The spit tests have been used by daycare educators since the beginning of the month to test themselves twice a week at home before work. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa

15 February 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, D?mitz: The icebreaker "Wisent" breaks up the ice cover in the approach to the port of D?mitz on the Elbe. (Aerial photograph taken with a drone) The freezing weather of the last few days has caused ice to form on rivers, lakes and canals. Photo: Jens Buttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa